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Cox answers administration threat to sue states over mask mandate ban

The Biden administration has threatened to use “all available tools,” including legal action, against Republican-led states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures as the COVID-19 pandemic picks up steam with the delta variant becoming prevalent.…

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Aug 29

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SLC company launches cash lottery to encourage employee vaccinations

Alsco Uniforms, a Salt Lake City based uniform and linen rental company, has launched an employee lottery to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among its workers. The company has set aside $130,000 for the project and dubbed its lottery “Vax to the Future.” In a prepared statement,…

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Aug 29

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Biden ties federal healthcare payments to nursing home staff vaccine status

Reuters has reported that Pres. Joe Biden has announced his administration will require employees at nursing homes to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of the facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid government healthcare programs. Biden cited a study…

FEMA provides an additional $6.7M to Utah for C-19 disaster response

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has approved more than $6.7 million in additional public assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Utah. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4, 2020. FEMA has provided…

‘Resume anxiety’ keeping 20% of C-19 job losers from going back to work

One in five workers who are still unemployed due to COVID-19-related layoffs are not looking for a job because they don’t want to update their resumes. Gen Xers, ages 45 to 54, are most reluctant to revise their resumes, with 26 percent citing that reason, according to a survey…

More companies, fewer jobs as COVID year a mixed bag for EDCUtah

By Brice Wallace The 2020-21 fiscal year was a mixed bag for the corporate recruitment and retention efforts of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization won 37 projects for the state during the July-through-June…

SL County home sales down for second month

Fewer available listings and higher home prices slowed home sales for the second consecutive month in July in Salt Lake County. In July, there were 1,602 overall homes sold — including single-family, condominiums, townhouses, mobile and recreational — down 25 percent from 2,131…

Fidelity National launches Utah title operations

Fidelity National Financial of Jacksonville, Florida, is launching a title insurance operation in Salt Lake City under the name Fidelity National Title Agency of Utah LLC. Although the company has operated in Utah for many years, the new operation will have a physical presence…

Utah Inland Port Authority to build first private supply chain LTE/5G network

The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) has announced a partnership with QuayChain Technologies of Los Angeles to build and operate the world’s first private LTE/5G network dedicated to the supply chain. The Intelligent Crossroads Network (ICN) aims to create the foundation for a…

State launches apprenticeship website

Utah’s commissioner of apprenticeship programs announced the launch of the state’s first comprehensive apprenticeship website, apprenticeship.utah.gov . “As businesses struggle to hire enough workers and as many Utahns are striving to earn a living wage, there is no better time…

Allegiant adds warm-weather flights from Provo

Las Vegas-based Allegiant has added nonstop service from Provo to two warm-weather locations with one-way fares as low as $39, the airline announced. The new destinations include Houston via the William P. Hobby Airport beginning Nov. 18 and Palm Springs, California, via Palm…

Sorensen to head Fortis Utah office

Fortis, a state-chartered bank headquartered in Denver and with a Utah office, has named Jeremy Sorensen as the commercial market president for the Utah market. As market president. Sorensen will lead the strategy and management of the bank’s commercial banking team in Utah in…

Mo’Bettahs names Ertmann as president

As it prepares to more than double in size by the end of 2022, Hawaiian fast casual restaurant chain Mo’Bettahs has announced the appointment of a new president. Co-founders and brothers Kalani and Kimo Mack have named Rob Ertmann to lead the company as it ramps up expansion…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-30-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Security National Financial Security National Financial Corp., based in Salt Lake City, reported after-tax earnings from operations of $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30. That compares…

Succeeding in Your Business: Hate emails like I do? Turn them into cash

By Cliff Ennico As frequent readers of this column know, I am not the biggest fan of email. Each day I find myself answering at least 40 emails on matters relating to my law practice, the books I’ve written, upcoming speaking engagements and messages from old high school friends…

UTAH COUNTY UPDATE: Provo's invitation to all: 'Welcome home'

By Keith Morey When I came to Provo in 1986 to attend Brigham Young University, I was struck by the beauty of this community so nicely nestled up against the mountain. As I stood on campus and looked up at the enormous "Y" on the mountain, I felt like I was home. So it is very…

Eight keys to winning gold in your business

By Angela Civitella The greatest athletes in the world have returned from Tokyo where they competed for gold in the Summer Olympics. As fun as it is to watch these men and women with their super-human strength doing things most of us will never be able to accomplish, there are…

Industry Briefs 8-30-21

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 . BANKING • TAB Bank , Ogden, has provided a chemical manufacturer in Texas with a $9 million…

Malouf receives major rural tax credit, will create 4,200 new jobs

By Brice Wallace Malouf Companies is making itself comfortable and at home in Utah. It’s getting help from the state. Malouf, famous for its home furnishings products, has committed to expanding its Cache County headquarters, adding up to 4,200 jobs over the next two decades.…

Enterprise founder George Gregersen dies at 86 in SLC

George Gregersen, founder and publisher of The Enterprise for more than 50 years, died Aug. 15 following a fall at his home in Salt Lake City. He was 86. Gregersen spent his early career in the real estate and securities industries in Salt Lake City. While building a successful…

Nobody's GDP is outdoing Utah's

Any way you measure them, Utah’s recent GDP numbers are astounding. GDP, or gross domestic product, is the standard measure of the value-added created through the production of goods and services in a region — country, state or city — during a given period. Andrew DePietro,…

FEMA provides an additional $3.1 million to UofU Hospital & Clinics

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided $3.1 million in public assistance funding for the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics COVID-19 response. The assistance was made available under the disaster declaration issued last year. FEMA has provided a total…

Most parents would support school closures, Qualtrics study finds

Parents are about to send their kids back to school for the second time during a global pandemic and the majority (56 percent) say they are more worried this year than last about the health and safety of their kids, according to a new study by Qualtrics, a Provo-based experience…

SBA reopens application process for Shuttered Venue Operators Grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration has reopened the application process for eligible Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) applicants seeking economic aid for live entertainment small businesses, nonprofits and venues. The SVOG program has so far awarded $8.4 billion in…

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