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Report: Utah reaching 70% immunity would decrease C-19 cases by 94.7%

If Utah can reach a COVID-19 immunity level of 70 percent through vaccination, it would decrease the number of statewide COVID-19 cases by 94.7 percent, according to a new study released by Epistemix, a computational modeling software company that develops simulations to model…

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Jul 5

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SBA renews council to address COVID relief inequities in underserved areas

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reconvening the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The council will address the inequality of implementation of COVID programs within underserved communities.…

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Jul 5

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Pandemic contributing to severe blood shortage, Red Cross reports

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and people began to hunker down in their homes, they also delayed needed medical treatment, fearing infection in hospital and clinic settings. But now that the pandemic is winding down, those who delayed seeking treatment have begun…

Huntsman opens first-in-the-area $31M proton radiation therapy center

A new radiation treatment option for people with cancer is now available at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). The Sen. Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center is the first of its kind in the Mountain West and one of only 37 such centers in the U.S. The $31 million,…

Rio Tinto Kennecott and BYU researchers partner to improve reclamation at mine sites

Rio Tinto Kennecott and Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers are joining forces to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to improve reclamation at the Bingham Canyon Mine. In June 2020, a group of students and professors from the BYU Department of Plant and Wildlife…

Wingers restaurant chain promotes Howard to president

Wingers Restaurant & Alehouse, a fast-casual restaurant franchiser based in Salt Lake City, has named Brandon Howard president of the company. He was previously chief operating officer after joining the company as director of franchise operations in 2018. “During his time at…

Health Catalyst buys Twistle

South Jordan-based Health Catalyst Inc., a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Twistle Inc., an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based healthcare patient engagement…

YESCO announces leadership transition

Salt Lake City-based sign company YESCO has announced a transition in its executive leadership. Fourth-generation family members Ryan, Joshua and Nathan Young have been named to the Young Electric Sign Co. board of directors. In addition, Ryan Young has been named president and…

Gamifying your business: Eight essential elements

By Richard Tyson Over my 50-plus years as a businessman, I have ebbed and flowed on my views of what author and business guru Jack Stack has called “The Great Game of Business.” During periods of success and prosperity, business is, indeed, a great game. But in times of grinding…

Succeeding in Your Business: ‘Oh, our CEO isn’t really part of the management team’

By Cliff Ennico “I started a web-based business a couple of years ago and set it up as a limited liability company (LLC) owned by me and two other investors. “I was involved in a couple of other projects at that time, so I hired someone I knew would be familiar with the business…

THROUGH THE CRYSTAL BALL: Experts at an Envision Utah event take a stab at predicting the impact of COVID-19 on the future of Utah real estate

By Brice Wallace A few economic experts and a government official spent one recent afternoon looking into the proverbial crystal ball, trying to predict the impacts that COVID-19 will bring to Utah’s future. Some changes will be long-term and structural. From a real estate…

E-COMMERCE and its impact on Utah's soaring industrial real estate market

By Chris Liddell For the past decade, the industrial sector has been one of commercial real estate’s shining stars. Though new industrial buildings seldom draw the attention that a new skyscraper might, the local — and national — industrial market has been red hot and shows no…

How do the changes in the investment property lending rules affect local investors?

By John Serfustini The demand for housing in Utah is high, thanks to a strong economy and job market that attract people to, and keep people in, the Beehive State. Economic forecasters foresee the demand continuing to grow as the population continues to swell, making investment…

REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY

By Bahar Ferguson Technological advancements have brought the people together and made it easier to connect with each other. This is certainly true in the real estate industry, where agents are able to connect with motivated buyers and sellers more quickly than in any other time…

Industry Briefs 7-5-21

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. ASSOCIATIONS • NAIOP Utah , a commercial real estate development association, has announced its…

What pandemic? Ski industry puts best year ever in books

By Brice Wallace Not many industries, companies or individuals can describe the past 12 months or so “our best year yet.” But that is the case with the Utah ski industry, which, despite the impacts of COVID-19, broke its record by having more than 5.3 million skier days during…

Low jobless rate presents problem: unfilled positions

With the Utah jobless rate dropping again in May to 2.7 percent, some employers are finding it tough to fill positions — especially those in the entry-level and service industry categories. According to Yvette Woodland of the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), people…

Civica launches unit to market high-cost generic meds

Lehi-based Civica Rx Inc. has launched a new operating unit designed to lower the cost of select high-cost generic medicines. The unit, to be named CivicaScript, will be headed by Gina Guinasso, who comes to Civica from OptumRx, a United Health Group company, where she was…

Lottery is off the table but vaccine incentives are still being discussed

Although a state-sponsored lottery offering a chance at prizes for those who get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been deemed a violation of the Utah Constitution, some sort of incentives may still happen. In a COVID update during his monthly news conference on PBS Utah, Gov.…

COVID-19 rental assistance since March 2021 reaches $17.14 million

Data collected and analyzed from Utah’s pandemic-related joint Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) now shows that $17.14 million in federal ERAP funds have been paid out in Salt Lake County, helping 12,190 Salt Lake County residents since March. Three months into the new…

Not vaccinated? Your friends may start shunning you, survey finds

A recent survey by biotechnical products distribution company MyBioSource.com found that nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of Utahns who have received the COVID-19 vaccination will avoid contact with unvaccinated friends and colleagues. This is compared to a national average of 48…

Survey: When pandemic ends, a lot of U.S. workers will seek new jobs

Twenty-seven percent of U.S. employees plan to leave their employer as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, according to a new national employee survey from Eagle Hill Consulting. More than a quarter (29 percent) of workers expect to leave their job in the next year. The numbers are…

Lack of European tourists may cost Utah 2.3 percent of its GDP this year

Personal finance website WalletHub has released a study that quantifies the financial losses due to the lack of European tourists in the United states due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel bans. According to the report, Utah stands to lose as much as 2.3 percent of its…

SL County hires actor for campaign to encourage residents to get shots

The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) has unveiled a new public awareness radio campaign featuring “Sex and the City” actor Mario Cantone in a series of spots extolling the virtues of getting COVID vaccinations. But for Cantone — best known as Charlotte’s friend…

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Jun 27

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