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Editorial Cartoon: Peaceful Demonstrations

Staff

Aug 10

Assessing unemployment insurance, incentives and economic activity

By Veronique de Rugy Earlier this year, the U.S. government passed the largest piece of stimulus legislation in our nation’s history. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act included a very generous expansion of unemployment insurance benefits. The idea was to help…

Lewis knew the civil rights fight isn’t a rejection of America’s founding

By Marc Thiessen Perhaps the most poignant moment in the recent commemoration of Rep. John Lewis’ life was seeing him cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge one last time in a horse-drawn caisson, while a line of Alabama state troopers stood at the other end of the bridge — this time to…

Newsletter 8-3-20

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, August 3, 2020 Experts: COVID mental health issues aren't going away soon By Brice Wallace As Utah continues to deal with the physical health impacts from COVID-19, long-term consequences to both…

Experts: COVID mental health issues aren't going away soon

By Brice Wallace As Utah continues to deal with the physical health impacts from COVID-19, long-term consequences to both physical and mental health could linger for many years, according to several healthcare experts. Speaking at a Newsmaker Breakfast hosted by the University…

SAP to take Qualtrics public in biggest IPO in the state's history

By John Rogers In November 2018, the German multinational software giant SAP bought Utah’s Qualtrics for $8 billion — the largest acquisition ever in the state at the time. Now SAP has announced plans to take Qualtrics public in what will likely be the largest initial public…

COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements 8-3-20

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…

Staff

Aug 3

Utah revolving loan fund established by U.S. Department of Commerce

The U.S. Department of Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $2.9 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer revolving loan funds (RLFs) that will provide gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs…

Staff

Aug 3

‘Shop In Utah’ program will help your recovery if you give discounts

A new grant program, authorized by the Utah Legislature and funded by the federal CARES Act, launched last week to help retail business recover from COVID-19 shutdowns. Known as the “Shop In Utah” program, it is managed by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and began…

Staff

Aug 3

Looking for help during pandemic? Task force launches resource website

Utah’s Economic Response Task Force has established a website to help Utah companies identify available resources to meet their needs during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The website is available in English and Spanish to reach a larger portion of the business community, the…

Staff

Aug 3

Utah County has money available for businesses employing less than 100

Utah County has launched a $15 million small-business grant program to assist businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The $15 million Utah County CARES Small Business Grant Program is offered pursuant to funding received…

Staff

Aug 3

'Safe In Utah' grant program provides money to make C-19 safety changes

The COVID-19 PPE support grant program for Utah businesses, known as “Safe In Utah,” continues to accept applications. The $5 million initiative uses federal CARES Act funds as part of Utah’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. It includes grants for a business’s COVID-19…

Staff

Aug 3

Company to build billion-dollar data center

Novva Inc., a new company launched with the backing of Los Angeles real estate investing firm CIM Group, has announced plans to develop Utah’s largest hyperscale data center campus. Located in West Jordan, the campus will be the state’s largest purpose-built, multi-tenant campus…

Staff

Aug 3

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-3-20

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Huntsman Huntsman Corp., with main offices in Texas and Salt Lake City, reported a net loss of $59 million, or 28 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. That compares with net…

Staff

Aug 3

Mozenda merges with Dexi.io

Mozenda, a Pleasant Grove company that markets software for the extraction and manipulation of data from the Internet, has merged with digital commerce intelligence suite Dexi.io, based in London. The combined entity will continue to maintain Mozenda and Dexi as distinct…

Staff

Aug 3

Nation sees a lot of Utah through state's pro sports event television broadcasts

As sports teams and leagues around the world look for innovative ways to get athletes and events back into action, the state of Utah is proving to be a valuable partner. Since late May, over 100 hours of national television and exposure from pro sports events have come to Utah —…

Staff

Aug 3

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

MityLite , an Orem-based manufacturer of commercial furniture, has launched a new line of Protection Shields to help protect the public from contact interaction and the spread of infection. The shields are designed for use in hotels, restaurants, education and government…

Staff

Aug 3

Editorial Cartoon: New Product

Staff

Aug 3

Industry Briefs 8-3-20

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. ASSOCIATIONS • The Utah Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (URMCA) has formed the Concrete Paving…

Staff

Aug 3

Succeeding in Your Business: It's tough figuring out how to compensate sweat-equity players in your startup

By Cliff Ennico “We are starting up a technology company and want to know the right way to compensate our technicians, developers and others who will be helping us grow the business. We don’t want to give them equity at this time because we don’t know how committed they will be…

There is value in not making rash decisions during stressful times

By Veronique de Rugy A wave of hasty firings is sweeping across the country, driven by demands from what some call the “cancel culture.” The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennett ran an op-ed from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, that displeased the paper’s readers and…

Trump interview, Part 2: Dealing with Russia's election interference

By Marc Thiessen Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns by Marc A. Thiessen based on his recent interview with Pres. Donald Trump. Part One appeared last week. During a recent Oval Office interview with me, Pres. Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that, in…