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Committee hires firm to look for site for Utah's inland port

By Brice Wallace A group studying the idea of Utah being home to an inland port has contracted with a Massachusetts-based company to look for potential locations. The Utah Inland Port Committee has contracted with Cambridge Systems (CS) to start an in-depth analysis of sites for…

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Aug 28

Panel: Look to rural Utah for tech employees

By Brice Wallace Clint Betts, the executive director and editor-in-chief of Silicon Slopes, acknowledges that while that organization’s name has traditionally been identified with the area from Provo to Ogden, “if you ask me, I think it should be all of Utah.” With that thinking…

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Utah jobless rate sneaks back up 0.1%

While the nation’s unemployment rate eased down one-tenth of a percentage point in July, Utah’s went the other way by the same amount. July’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 3.5 percent. According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), that means 54,500…

MasterControl moves into new headquarters

MasterControl Inc., a Utah-based provider of enterprise software solutions for the life science industry, has moved into its new corporate headquarters in Cottonwood Heights. The completely renovated six-floor, 154,000-square-foot office building is located in the Old Mill…

KBS buys Varsity Services

Technology-enabled property services provider Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC (KBS) of Oceanside, California, has acquired Salt Lake City-based Varsity Facility Services. Varsity is also a facility services company. Varsity will join KBS as an operating division and will…

Deer Valley Resort sold

Deer Valley Resort near Park City has been acquired by a company recently formed to buy ski properties that now has 13 ski areas in its new portfolio. The purchase continues a trend in recent years of consolidation in the ski industry. The resort announced last week in a news…

Utah tourism's development arm hands out $3.4 million in promotion funds

Several dozen organizations will receive a total of $3.4 million from the Utah Board of Tourism Development to promote their areas to out-of-state travelers. The board made the allocation approvals for cooperative marketing matching funds after receiving 68 applications from…

Utah gets another top economic outlook ranking from 'Rich States'

Utah has kept alive its streak of having the nation’s top economic outlook in an annual competitiveness study. The ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)-Laffer State Economic Competitive Index, also known as the “Rich States, Poor States” report, gave Utah the highest…

Business Roundtable: NAFTA good for Utah and should be expanded

By Brice Wallace An oft-criticized trade agreement actually has benefited Utah and should be expanded rather than weakened, according to a national business organization. Business Roundtable says the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) led to Utah exporting $3.1 billion…

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PillPack opens Utah operations

PillPack, a national mail-order pharmacy, has expanded its footprint in Utah with the opening of a 13,000-square-foot sales and support office in Salt Lake City and an office in Park City, which is the company’s national headquarters for sales, growth and acquisition and…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - 8-28-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Sportsman’s Warehouse Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., based in Midvale, reported net income of $6.6 million, or 15 cents per share, for the quarter ended July 29. That compares with $8.3…

Columns

Cronyism: Politicians have never seen an energy subsidy they didn't like

By Veronique de Rugy Despite the breadth of the current political divide, it appears that there is at least one thing that all politicians can agree upon: energy sector cronyism. The only real dispute is over the preferred beneficiaries. Under Pres. Barack Obama, green energy…

Veronique de Rugy

Columns

Maybe America’s elite should take a racism lesson from the military brass

By Fareed Zakaria Much of America reacted swiftly and strongly to Donald Trump’s grotesque suggestion that there is a moral equivalence between the white supremacists who converged on Charlottesville, Virginia, and those who protested against them. But the delayed, qualified and…

Fareed Zakaria

Columns

Here's a suggestion for a Utah solution to the high cost of its public colleges

By Robert Pembroke German companies want to train because they know schools can’t do it,” a German trade association executive told Tamar Jacoby of The Atlantic. America’s educational system is under pressure to reduce costs and improve results. What we need is a flexible…

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Don't be his next victim!: Act now to protect your next real estate transaction from wire fraud

By James Swan As Labor Day and the symbolic end of summer approaches, the peak home buying and selling season begins to wind down for the year. However, as tempting as it may be to look forward to the long holiday weekend, it’s important to remain vigilant about the threat from…

James Swan

2017 shaping up nicely for commercial real estate

By Mike Farmer The Salt Lake City industrial real estate market is in the middle of yet another banner year, In fact, this market is on par to set new records by the end of the year. That said, a common question we industry insiders are often asked is, “Will it last?” Like many…

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Marty Plunkett, Melissa McIntyre and Dave Heninger

The value of 'placemaking'

By Marty Plunkett, Melissa McIntyre and Dave Heninger In May, CBRE Research released a report titled “Placemaking: Value and the Public Realm” which highlights the value created by transforming buildings into urban spaces that offer well-being, pleasure and inspiration. The…

Cartoons

Editorial Cartoon: Feeling Better

A look at Ogden’s 'untamed' commercial real estate market

By Sky Hazlehurst Ask any Utahn living south of Weber County how they feel about Ogden and you will likely get a lot of negative descriptions — “scary,” “ghetto” and occasionally even “boring.” Next time, ask a follow-up question: “When was the last time you were there?” Ogden,…

Sky Hazlehurst

So, why join a commercial real estate association?

By Shelli L. Menegos Why should you join a real estate association? Is the cost worth it? What will you gain? Will joining increase your business, your network, your knowledge? These are questions which are asked frequently and any organization you are considering joining should…

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'I’ll just buy a new computer' That's probably not the best strategy in dealing with IT problems

By Bahar Sharifan While there are a few industries where the proactive nature of IT management seems to be a bit behind the company’s fully outsourcing or onsite IT staff, some of the most underserved seem to be professionals in the real estate community. Many larger companies…

Bahar Sharifan

Industry Briefs

Industry Briefs - 8-28-17

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. COMMUNICATIONS • AT&T has appointed Matthew Langer as director of sales for its Utah operations.…