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https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Information increases survival rate in active-shooter situation By Brice Wallace If an armed man or woman intent on inflicting harm enters a workplace or business, among the defenses…

Information increases survival rate in active-shooter situation

By Brice Wallace If an armed man or woman intent on inflicting harm enters a workplace or business, among the defenses available to those inside is being armed with information. Knowing such basic things as all the possible exit routes, places to hide and even ways to hide can…

Rosy job market still bolstering Utah confidence

Despite a mild uptick in concern over their paychecks keeping up with increased prices, Utah consumers continue to feel fine about their financial future. The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) increased 1.4 points to 114.9 in August. The CAI stayed about level with a…

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Sep 3

Utah, Mexican state sign energy export agreement

Utah's Governor’s Office of Energy Development (OED) has signed an agreement with the Mexican state of Baja California's Ministry of Economic Development to promote collaboration in advancing infrastructure, technology and global market access for Utah’s energy resources.…

Staff

Sep 3

Smith’s stores bagging plastic

Smith’s Food & Drug Stores has announced a plan to phase out the use of single-use plastic bags and transition to reusable bags across its stores by 2025. “As part of our Zero Hunger/Zero Waste commitment, we are phasing out use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags and transitioning…

Staff

Sep 3

Sandy Chamber launches program

The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Key Bank to sponsor a program aimed at helping existing business owners prepare for growth. Called the Business Accelerator Academy, it is a hands-on program that provides the knowledge to create and manage a customized,…

Staff

Sep 3

Gardner report: Utah's life sciences industry brings huge economic impact to state

A total of 130,439 jobs, $7.6 billion in personal income and 13 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) — that’s a lot of economic impact. But that’s what a new study from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah says Utah’s life sciences industry meant…

Staff

Sep 3

Dealertrack DMS relocating

Dealertrack, a New Hyde Park, New York-based developer and marketer of automobile dealership software, is moving its Utah operations to a new 112,000-square-foot building in Draper. Located at 13705 S. 200 W., the facility will be the home to the company’s Dealer Management…

Staff

Sep 3

Lariat Partners-backed Offen Petroleum buys Overland Petroleum of St. George

St. George-based fuel distributor Overland Petroleum has been purchased by Offen Petroleum, an independent fuel distributor based in Commerce City, Colorado. Offen is a portfolio company of Lariat Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm. Owned and operated by the Snow and…

Staff

Sep 3

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 9-3-18

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 fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 4. That compares…

Staff

Sep 3

Industry Briefs - 9-3-18

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. ASSOCIATIONS • Darren Jensen has been elected to the Direct Selling Association ’s board of…

Staff

Sep 3

Editorial Cartoon: Ostrich Skin?

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Sep 3

Looking for better engagement from your employees? Try gamification

By Richard Tyson It’s Thursday, 5:30 a.m., and I’m two miles west of Roswell, New Mexico. I’m 868 miles into my twentieth bicycle journey across the United States. The sweat is dripping off my face onto the concrete floor of my basement gym. Yes, I’m in my home in Utah — and I’m…

Business Tech: Virtualization may be answer to economical and efficient IT

By David Black Implementing a virtualization strategy in your business could yield many benefits. Virtualization is the process of utilizing specific software to create a virtual environment, such as virtual servers, desktops and networks. If you are interested in reducing IT…

More than half of American kids live in homes getting government assistance

Terence Jeffrey is substituting for Veronique de Rugy, who is off this week. Will they be called “The Welfare Generation?” Today, they are Americans under 18 years of age growing up in a country where the majority of their peers live in households that take “means-tested…

Staff

Sep 3

Maybe the civility dialogue should start with my Saturday 'breakfast club'

By Robert Pembroke David Brooks of The New York Times and a lady from the NAACP were on PBS news recently discussing civility. Brooks advocated taking the contentious issues, such as abortion, contraception and gay marriage, down to the local level but the NAACP lady said, “No,…

Tennessee Senate race will tell Republicans if fealty to Trump is sufficient

George Will is filling in for Fareed Zakaria this week. The easternmost bit of Tennessee is east of Atlanta, the westernmost bit is west of New Orleans, and all of this horizontal state is the epicenter of 2018 politics. Its U.S. Senate race will reveal whether, for Republicans,…

Staff

Sep 3