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Solar goal: 20% of U.S. production by 2030

By Brice Wallace With sunny skies outside and optimism inside, proponents of solar energy outlined a plan last week calling for solar to provide one-fifth of U.S. electricity generation by 2030. Kicking off the Solar Power International gathering of about 20,000 people at the…

UMPA will buy electricity from ePower’s Clover Creek project

Salt Lake City-based renewable energy producer sPower has entered into an agreement with the Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA) to provide power to the agency from a new solar installation in Juab County. UMPA is an energy co-op established in 1980 that provides power to Levan,…

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Sep 29

Jobless rate flat; Utah job creation best in country

For the third straight month, Utah’s unemployment rate held steady at 2.8 percent in August, meaning just over 45,000 were out of work and actively seeking employment. The national jobless rate also remained unchanged at 3.7 percent in August. Meanwhile, the state’s nonfarm…

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Sep 29

Utah consumers stay optimistic, marginally worried about China situation

Utahns may be hedging their bets a little about things like the future of business in the state, but they are still pretty optimistic about the economic situation as a whole. The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) increased 6.2 points to 119.3 in September, fueled…

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Sep 29

Overstock names Johnson permanent CEO

The board of directors of Salt Lake City-based online retailer Overstock.com has made the appointment of Jonathan Johnson as CEO permanent. Johnson had been serving as interim CEO since Aug. 22, when Patrick M. Byrne resigned as CEO and board member of the company following his…

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Sep 29

Collective Health opens new Lehi campus

Collective Health, a San Francisco-based company that deals in the handling of healthcare insurance, has announced its expansion with the opening of a new Customer Experience Center in Lehi. The new location will immediately employ about 100 and Collective has plans to grow to…

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Sep 29

SBA awards WTCUtah $50,000

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) will receive a $500,000 grant to support export growth among small businesses through SBA’s competitive State Trade Expansion Program. This year’s award to WTC Utah is a $200,000…

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Sep 29

Listen Tech buys Canadian firm

Bluffdale-based Listen Technologies Corp., a provider of assistive listening systems, has acquired AudioConexus Inc., a marketer of multilingual tour services based in Kingston, Ontario. AudioConexus helps sightseeing tour operators engage visitors with technology and services…

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Sep 29

Economic development report due in October

By Brice Wallace A comprehensive review of state government’s economic development activities could result in minor changes rather than a comprehensive overhaul. In briefing the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board at its September meeting, Val Hale, GOED’s…

CBRE: SLC tops nation inflexible office space growth

Salt Lake City is the fastest-growing flexible office space market in the U.S., according to a new report from commercial real estate company CBRE. Flexible office space is defined as leased space that can be converted to light industrial and then back again to office space. The…

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Sep 29

Women employees buy Sun Print Solutions

Sun Print Solutions, a West Valley City sheet-fed and digital printer, has been purchased by two of its longtime employees. Sara Deneau and Jennifer Burrell are the new owners, making the company Utah’s largest women-owned printing company, the owners claim. The company, which…

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Sep 29

Succeeding in Your Business: You know you have a going online retail business when ...

By Cliff Ennico It’s the most commonly asked question eBay and Amazon sellers ask me: “I’ve been selling on eBay/Amazon/Etsy/wherever for a while, but I don’t know if I should treat it as a hobby or a business.” Sooner or later, every online seller has to make the fateful…

Legal Matters: Why you can’t just let your third-party administrators run on autopilot

By Brooke Nelson If your company has outsourced the administration of your health or retirement plans to a service provider, you may be at more risk for liability than you think. Overseeing employee benefit plans comes with no shortage of administrative tasks. There are legal,…

Business Tech: Are you 'living' in the 21st century or just 'existing' in it?

By Bahar Ferguson Sure, you may be living in the 21st century, but are you actually living in the 21st century? No, this isn’t a trick question. Existing in the 21st century and dwelling in the 21st century are two completely different things. To find out which one you’re doing,…

There are the nine major mistakes that can doom a company’s marketing

By John Graham Marketing has never been a laidback, trouble-free game anyone can play. Today, it’s far more perilous than ever, particularly since prospective customers are moving targets. Just when you think you have them figured out, they’ve moved on. If you don’t know what…

Editorial Cartoon: Hero's Journey

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Sep 29

Industry Briefs 9-30-19

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 • Val Hale , executive director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic…

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Sep 29

'Pay gap' reflects women's choices, not employer discrimination

By Veronique de Rugy Does capitalism help or hurt women? I recently participated in a debate on the topic at the Cato Institute. While preparing for the event, I learned many fascinating facts that may interest feminists who claim the best way to help American women is for the…

Timely wisdom shed on Trump Iran policy from an ancient source

By Fareed Zakaria “The enemy gets a vote.” American military leaders are fond of using that line. Gen. James Mattis used it so often that it is sometimes attributed to him. In fact, it is a nugget of wisdom dating back to Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist, who counseled…

Newsletter - 9-23-19

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, September 23, 2019 Medical cannabis laws leave employers dazed Brice Wallace One public vote, a compromise bill, special legislative sessions and two amendments later, Utah's medical cannabis situation…

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Sep 22

Medical cannabis laws leave employers dazed

Brice Wallace One public vote, a compromise bill, special legislative sessions and two amendments later, Utah’s medical cannabis situation and its potential effects on employers remains in a haze. Hoping to clear the air a bit, Ryan Nelson, Employers Council’s Utah president,…

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Sep 22

Vivint merger nets $700 million and a probable move to public

Provo-based security and home-automation giant Vivint Smart Home could be a public company later this year, thanks to a merger with Mosaic Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose company formed in October 2017 for just such an occasion — acquiring an established firm and taking it…

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Sep 22