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Boart Longyear introduces Veracio

Boart Longyear Group Ltd., a West Valley City-based mining service company, has announced that its Geological Data Services division will now operate as a separate company called Veracio, also to be based in Utah. The company said Veracio will combine science and digital…

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Mar 4

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Picklr launches franchising

The Picklr, a Uintah, Weber County-based indoor pickleball company with seven locations in Utah and Colorado, has announced plans to take its indoor pickleball concept to the franchise arena. “We are excited to be adding indoor facility infrastructure to the fastest-growing…

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Mar 4

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WorkforceQA buys Tenn. Firm

WorkforceQA, a Salt Lake City-based employee compliance screening solutions provider, has acquired Corporate Medical Services (CMS), a Chattanooga, Tennessee-headquartered third-party administrator. Founded in 1995, CMS serves over 4,000 companies, managing their drug testing…

Optimism: A critical component of successful leadership

Richard Tyson Realistically, we all know that business — and life — will regularly deliver doses of both success and failure. We also recognize that we are not predisposed to react in a positive, optimistic manner when we experience setbacks. However, studies by noted…

Corporate Financial Reports 3-6-23

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Merit Medical Systems Merit Medical Systems Inc., based in South Jordan, reported net income of $33.4 million, or 58 cents per share, for the 2022 fourth quarter. That compares with $20.6…

Legal Matters: ‘Sandbagging’ provisions in M&A transactions governed by Delaware law: The risk of remaining silent

Thomas R. Taylor Delaware has long been the preferred state in which to organize companies doing business in the United States. The preference for Delaware law relates primarily to its corporate law statute, the Delaware General Corporation Law (the Delaware act), and the…

Succeeding in Your Business: What to look for in franchise documents (Part 2 of 2)

Cliff Ennico Here are five more questions to ask when reviewing a franchise’s Franchise Disclosure Document: No. 6. Is the Management Team Seasoned and Well-Experienced? Don’t gloss over the management biographies in the back of the FDD; take out a magnifying glass and pay close…

Want to improve your work culture? Try Philotimo

Bob Nelson Philotimo, literally, “the love of honor,” is a sense of love for family, community and country. It’s a joyful hospitality and sense of nobility enshrined in Greek culture. The notion that we all have an obligation to one another to make things better, to have a sense…

Economist: Jobless rate signals likely recession

Brice Wallace The signs all point in one direction: A recession is coming. That’s the thinking of a prominent economist and researcher who recently spoke at an economic look-ahead gathering in Ogden. Among those signs are the national unemployment rate nudging up, according to…

Despite obstacles, 2021 sets records for Utah’s tourism

Utah’s travel and tourism industry saw record visitation and spending in 2021, according to the latest annual industry report released by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. The report notes that 2021 visitor spending was up 49.5 percent from 2020 to a…

For second time in a year, Steward makes deal to sell Utah properties

CommonSpirit Health, a Chicago-based hospital system, has announced that it will acquire Steward Health Care’s facilities in Utah through its wholly owned subsidiary, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado (CHIC), based in Engelwood, Colorado. Another CommonSpirit-affiliated…

Rob Hitchcock named president and CEO of Salt Lake City's SelectHealth

Rob Hitchcock has been named as president and CEO for Salt Lake City-based SelectHealth. He has also been appointed a member of the Enterprise Leadership Team for Intermountain Health, the parent company of SelectHealth. Hitchcock had been the interim president and CEO of…

Bridge buys Connecticut firm

Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., a Salt Lake City-based real estate investment manager, has announced its acquisition of Newbury Partners LLC, an investment manager that specializes in acquiring limited partnership interests in private equity funds through secondary…

As COVID-19 assistance wound down, Utah eviction filings rose in 2022

The number of housing eviction filings in Utah rose last year but were still lower than before COVID, according to statistics recently released by the Rental Housing Association of Utah. Eviction filings totaled 6,335 in 2022, which was 39.5 percent higher than 4,542 in 2021 but…

Report: 60% of workers are ‘sleepworking’

American Fork-headquart-ered Domo, a cloud platform that provides solutions such as data integration and business intelligence for enterprise, has released a new report on worker productivity and strategic engagement, which found that access to company data and modern technology…

Succeeding in Your Business: What to look for in franchise documents (Part 1 of 2)

Cliff Ennico “I was recently laid off from a corporate job and have decided not to return to corporate America. I’m thinking about buying a franchise, but their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is over 100 pages long, and I really don’t know where to begin. Do you have any…

Business Tech: Is an antivirus enough for your system or do you need to add EDR?

Bahar Ferguson Protecting system endpoints from cyber threats and viruses is an important component of your organization’s cybersecurity strategy. An “endpoint” can be any end-user device, including a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone that can access your network.…

BUSINESS BANKING UPDATE: What might happen if the U.S. creates a central bank digital currency?

Every Weber and Davis county resident — and every Utahn — should know Branden P Hansen For most consumers and businesses, depositing money into their bank accounts and exchanging money with another pe rson or business has become part of the everyday digital life. Employers…

UTAH COUNTY UPDATE: Chamber membership full of advantages for your Utah County business

Curtis B. Blair The aims of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce are three-fold: 1. Provide the leadership to develop a thriving community, 2. Bring together key influencers to facilitate pro-business policy, and 3. Be the voice for business using our platform to influence and…

Corporate Financial Reports 2-27-23

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Nu Skin Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., based in Provo, reported net income of $57.2 million, or $1.15 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. That compares with a net loss of $9.2 million, or 18…

Industry Briefs 2-27-23

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 • The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has appointed David Rowley as chief…

TI bets big on Utah: $11B factory and 800 new jobs

Brice Wallace Texas Instruments Inc. will build a semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Lehi in what it described as the largest economic investment in Utah history. The $11 billion project will create roughly 800 additional information technology jobs as well as thousands of…

Dental products company to build factory in Lehi

A company focused on digitizing the dental industry will expand in Lehi, adding 200 jobs at a manufacturing site over the next eight years. Claire Manufacturing I Inc., a new subsidiary of Zima International Inc., doing business as Dandy, will build a manufacturing operation at…

All-Star visitors are gone, but they left a lot of dollars behind

Brice Wallace The game is over, but regardless of who won, the NBA All-Star Weekend activities are expected to be an economic slam dunk for the Salt Lake City area. Visitors coming into town, spending money at hotels and restaurants, and attending the slew of weekend activities,…

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Feb 18

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