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Dominion pulls trigger on Questar name change

In a move that has been widely anticipated since Questar Gas merged with Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. in September 2016, Dominion Questar has been renamed Dominion Energy after a vote by corporate shareholders. Dominion Energy’s Utah-based natural gas utility will…

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Jun 11

UEC releases pay reports

Utah’s Employers Council recently published two job compensation surveys designed to help Utah organizations keep current and competitive with employee salaries. The 2017 “Utah Benchmark Compensation Survey” (benchmark survey) and the new “Information Technology Compensation…

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Jun 11

St. George's Town & Country Bank merges with People's Intermountain

People’s Intermountain Bank, the parent company of Bank of American Fork, and Town & Country Bank Inc. of St. George have announced an agreement to merge. The Town & Country Bank office and the Bank of American Fork branch in St. George will be combined in January 2018. Upon…

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Jun 11

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 6-12-17

Sportsman’s Warehouse Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., based in Midvale, reported a net loss of $4.5 million, or 11 cents per share, for the quarter ended April 29. That compares with net income of $300,000, or 1 cent per share, for the same quarter a year earlier. Net sales…

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Jun 11

Traditional utilities, solar energy companies and public interest groups are seeking an equitable and sustainable rate structure for residential rooftop power generation

Striking a balance By Frances Johnson With settlement discussions underway regarding a proposal from Rocky Mountain Power to alter the rate structure for residential solar customers, many solar companies, interest groups and individual customers are speaking out against the…

Energy sector not exempt from struggle to find qualified workers

By Brice Wallace It’s been a common refrain in Utah: an industry struggling with finding skilled employees. Most often, the focus has been on the high-tech industry, but recently it was the energy sector singing the tune and trying to find ways to make young people aware of the…

Utah is making strides in adopting clean energy and fueling resources and it’s the construction industry leading the way

Investing in the alternative Air quality is a matter everyone cares about — especially in Utah, a state that experiences some of the nation’s most extreme winter inversions. When inversion conditions combine with high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) the air pollution is…

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Jun 11

Bloomberg exec: We need to think of new energy technologies as mainstream

By Brice Wallace New energy technologies “should not be called alternative energy anymore,” according to an industry watcher. Speaking at the Governor’s Utah Energy Development Summit in Salt Lake City, Ethan Zindler, head of U.S. research for Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance Ltd.…

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Jun 11

Business Tech:Managing your technology department: Work smarter, not harder

By Mike Herrington Managing your businesses technology solutions doesn’t have to be akin to summiting Everest. Cool new tools allow you to work smarter and not harder, achieving your business technology objectives with relative ease. As a teenager growing up in Minnesota, I was…

The ‘dead on arrival’ Trump budget gets credit for spotlighting needed cuts

By Veronique de Rugy Love it or hate it, the recently proposed 2018 federal budget is dead on arrival. Some say that’s because it’s unrealistic. Some contend that it’s too harsh on discretionary spending and/or too soft on calling for needed reform to some mandatory programs.…

Trump’s ‘elemental’ approach may cost U.S. leadership of Western world

By Fareed Zakaria We now have a Trump Doctrine, and it is, in its conception at least, the most radical departure from a bipartisan American foreign policy since 1945. In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and national security…

Prescription for small-business rebirth: The 15 percent solution

By Robert Pembroke Recently I had a conversation with my daughter about why she left her private practice and went to work for a large medical center. She said there were two reasons: First, it was very difficult to keep up with all the paperwork required to collect money from…

Industry Briefs 6-12-17

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice@slenterprise.com. The submission deadline is one week before publication. AGRICULTURE • The Downtown Farmers Mark et has opened at Pioneer Park, 300 S. 300 W., Salt Lake…

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Jun 11

Newsletter - 6-5-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, June 5, 2017 OR to Denver? Still contracted for SLC through 2018 By John RogersEveryone in Denver seems to be gearing up for a huge semiannual outdoor industries trade show to makes its debut in the…

OR to Denver? Still contracted for SLC through 2018

By John Rogers Everyone in Denver seems to be gearing up for a huge semiannual outdoor industries trade show to makes its debut in the Colorado capital in January. The Denver Post ran a story on May 26 under the headline “It’s official: SIA Snow Show sells to Outdoor Retailer…

Plans announced for downtown Class A office tower on Main St.

A pair of Texas-based real estate development firms have announced plans to build a Class A office tower in downtown Salt Lake City. A joint venture consisting of Patrinely Group of Houston and San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Co. said the complex, dubbed 650 Main, will be a…

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Jun 5

Confidence in Utah economy remains strong

Utah consumers continue to be feel confident about the state’s economy. The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) remained statistically flat in May, dipping just 0.8 points from 112.6 in April to 111.9. Consumer confidence in Utah has registered above 110 since June of…

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Jun 5

Hispanic Chamber meet focuses on 'business side of business'

By Brice Wallace For much of the recent Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (UHCC) Convention & Expo, the emphasis was not on “Hispanic” as much as “business.” Alex Guzman, president of The Marketing Factory and chairman of the UHCC board, noted that the gathering included the…

Utah gets cash from Target data breach settlement

The Utah Attorney General’s Office and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection have announced that Utah has joined with 46 other states and the District of Columbia in an $18.5 million settlement with the Target Corp. to resolve the states’ investigation into the retail…

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Jun 5

Ally No. 1 Internet bank, tops for millennials

Midvale-based Ally Bank, the banking subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc., scored dual wins for Best Internet Bank and Best Bank for Millennials on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine’s 2017 Best Banks list. An article highlighting Kiplinger’s top picks among banks and credit…

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Jun 5

DATC audit: Accountancy errors, 'no money missing'

A state audit released last week revealed reporting problems involving millions of dollars at the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The problems apparently stem from the installation of a new computer system. The problems stem from untimely financial reporting but…

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Jun 5