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Utah's U.S. Title purchased by Texas firm

Plano, Texas-based Shaddock National Holdings has purchased Utah’s U.S. Title, headquartered in Bluffdale. U.S. Title will retain its name and current staff and plans to further expand its operations and open new offices at an even faster pace across Utah with the resources of…

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UofU establishes PIVOT Center to expand economic engagement with community

The University of Utah has announced the establishment of a centralized office that will drive the university’s expanding efforts for economic engagement with the Utah community. Named the Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center, the new office…

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Oct 12

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Utah receives record-high STEP grant

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) will receive a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant of $641,000 on behalf of the state, a record-high STEP grant in Utah. The grant will be used to accelerate the growth of…

Workforce Services launches campaign to connect workers with available jobs

The Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) has launched a campaign to help match the unemployed with available jobs. The two-pronged approach includes the “UT Job Support” media campaign and a “Hot Jobs” web portal. With the Dec. 31 end of many federal COVID-related job…

WorldArchives.com acquired

Charles Thayne Capital, a growth-oriented private investment firm focused on technology and based in Chicago, has acquired World Archives, the operator of NewspaperArchive.com, based in Provo. NewspaperArchive.com maintains a leading off-copyright database of digitized…

Seattle produce company buys Muir Farms

Seattle-based Charlie’s Produce, an employee-owned independent produce company serving the West Coast since 1978, has acquired Muir Copper Canyon Farms of Salt Lake City. Muir is a fresh produce and food products distributor. The sale closed in September and no financial details…

Alianza buys Message Hopper

Lindon-based Alianza Inc., a cloud communications platform for service providers, has acquired cloud-native short-message services (SMS) company Message Hopper. Based in Kanata, Ontario, Canada, Message Hopper’s text messaging application helps businesses connect with their…

Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

Salt Lake City-based SwipeClock LLC, a provider of human resources management solutions, has launched SwipeClock Vision, a facial recognition time- clock that is fully touchless. The company said the new product combines the features of biometric security with the non-contact…

The four basic employment survival skills: Making sure you always have a job to go to

By John Graham No one in business was prepared for what happened when the coronavirus invaded the U.S. Overnight, it literally upended the nation’s economy, leaving American workers not knowing what to think about the future. While some workers are doing well, others are…

Legal Matters: 'Hey, that’s my idea!' Why protecting your ideas requires more than being first.

By R. Parrish Freeman As the legendary racecar driver Ricky Bobby once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last!” Couple of problems with that. First, Ricky Bobby doesn’t exist, except in our hearts. Second, he’s just wrong. If you’re not first, you could be second, third, fourth…

Succeeding in Your Business: And how about the CCPA? Do I have to comply with it, too?

By Cliff Ennico Last week’s column dealt with the thorny topic of whether or not a web-based business really needs to comply with the European Union’s new (well, fairly new) General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Since the GDPR was made effective in May 2018, a number of…

Industry Briefs 10-12-20

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. CONTESTS • The application deadline for the 2020-21 University of Utah Opportunity Quest…

A lot more questions than there are answers: When you require your employees to return to the office, are you liable if any of them contract coronavirus?

By John Rogers As employers struggle to deal with the “new normal” of trying to maintain their business operations in a time of pandemic, there’s at least one legal issue that continues to gnaw at owners and managers and cause no little stress in the board room. Many businesses…

Misclassifying employees as independent contractors could be costly for your business

By Kathleen D. Weron Employee classification is the practice of labeling workers as either employees or independent contractors. A worker classified as an independent contractor is not covered by basic labor standards, such as minimum wage, overtime pay, workers’ compensation…

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Oct 12

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CONTENT MANAGEMENT: There's a modern alternative to the law office file room

By Bahar Ferguson Law firms are like many other businesses when it comes to information technology — at least in some ways. Any type of business or organization must have some basic document management in place to ensure files don’t get lost or misplaced and basic cybersecurity…

Exploring investment bank engagement agreements in sell-side M&A transactions

By Thomas R. Taylor When the owners of a business decide to sell their company, they will generally engage an investment bank (iBank) to assist with the transaction. An experienced iBank can add significant value to a sellside M&A transaction. However, it’s important that the…

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Utah’s continued momentum in residential and commercial real estate

By Kathryn J. Carlisle-Kesling When you consider the rapidly expanding residential and commercial real estate markets in Salt Lake City and its surrounding suburbs, it brings to mind the highly anticipated 26-minute commute from Cleveland to Chicago via the high-speed hyperloop…

Authority board begins 'intake process' for satellite port sites

By Brice Wallace The Utah Inland Port Authority continues to seek interest from Utah communities that might want a satellite port in their future. At the most recent Utah Inland Port Authority Board meeting, Ginger Chinn, the authority’s managing director of business…

COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements 10-5-20

The following are events that have been included in The Enterprise Calendar listings and subsequently have been postponed or canceled, or have been removed from the organizers’ website calendars. This is not a complete list of postponements or cancellations. Check with…

'Utah is still Utah,' and that will help with the pandemic recovery

By Brice Wallace Utah’s top tourism official is confident in an industry rebound because the same attributes that made Utah such a tourism destination success in the first place will remain after the COVID-19 pandemic. While Utah’s leisure and hospitality industry has been the…

Gardner Institute releases Census Bureau Household Pulse data tool

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah has released a data mining tool to provide Utahns easy access to the Household Pulse Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey provides a rolling view of COVID-19’s impact on households in Utah. While the…

SLC & county leaders urge Utahns to take advantage of available rent help

Utahns that have had trouble paying their rent have been offered help by local governments with funds from the federal CARES Act. But many have not taken advantage of the programs, according Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and other city and county officials. The…

Community Foundation mobilizes $7 million to support nonprofit sector

As part of a nationwide effort by local chapters of the Community Foundation to mobilize funding in light of the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Foundation of Utah (CFU) has mobilized $7.2 million this year in support of critical nonprofit…

Farmers Feeding Utah partners with UPA to help Uinta Basin families

The Utah Farm Bureau’s Farmers Feeding Utah campaign, in partnership with the Utah Petroleum Associations has conducted its latest project to assist farmers and families in rural Utah. The Uinta Basin Miracle Project took place recently in Vernal. In addition to the project’s…

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