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Program offers broadband discounts during pandemic for eligible users

A coalition of state agencies have joined forces with Utah Communities Connect, an organization promoting digital equity in the state, to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that helps…

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Hotel market shows signs of recovery heading into second half of the year

The continued rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations and additional stimulus funds have strengthened the foundation for the recovery of the U.S. lodging industry, according to the February 2021 edition of Hotel Horizons. For the hotels in the Salt Lake City metropolitan statistical…

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May 16

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More Utahns like Biden's handling of COVID than his overall job performance

While only 44 percent of Utahns approve of the overall job that Joe Biden is doing as president, 52 percent approve of the way he is handling the coronavirus pandemic. Those are the findings of a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll reported last week. Among…

Some restrictions being eased as state reaches legislated 'endgame'

Utah has achieved the three metrics established by the state Legislature that signal the beginning of the end of COVID-19 pandemic. HB294, nicknamed the “endgame bill,” established benchmarks for removal of restrictions established by public health orders. Those benchmarks were…

Utah women report fewer career advancement chances amid COVID-19

According to a new report from the Utah Women and Leadership Project, the COVID-19 pandemic has created career advancement challenges for Utah’s women. The program has been studying the impact COVID-19 has had on Utah women, especially their ability to advance in their careers.…

Seattle business consulting firm Slalom to open SLC office, will grow to 100 employees

Slalom, a Seattle-based business consulting firm, has opened a Salt Lake City office and expects to bring 100 jobs to the area in its first few years in Utah. Slalom said its business concentrates on helping other businesses accelerate digital transformation by enhancing…

SBA, UAMMI sign pact to unify efforts

The U.S. Small Business Administration Utah District Office and the Utah Advanced Materials Manufacturing Initiative have signed a strategic alliance memorandum (SAM) to unify the efforts of the two organizations, share information and align essential services and resources to…

Christensen to head Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle, the Midvale-based fast-food restaurant chain, has named Kasey Christensen as president. “I am pleased to announce the promotion of Kasey Christensen to president of Arctic Circle restaurants,” said Gary Roberts, CEO of Arctic Circle. “Kasey’s proven leadership…

Orem's Avetta to acquire Australian software company Pegasus

Orem-based supply chain management software company Avetta has agreed to acquire Pegasus of Newcastle, Australia. Pegasus is a supplier of worker competency management software and services. Its products are used by more than 100 hiring clients, including BHP, Lendlease and…

Long new CEO of Veritas Funding

Bryce Long has been promoted to CEO of Salt Lake City-based mortgage lender Veritas Funding. Long will move up from his current position as the company’s president and chief operating officer effective Oct. 1, when co-founders and current co-CEOs Tim and Elizabeth Roush step…

Atlas R.E. buys Black Aspen

Atlas Real Estate, a Denver-based full-service real estate company specializing in investment brokerage, property management and institutional acquisition, has acquired Black Aspen Management Corp., a property management company based in Holladay. Under terms of the transaction,…

Women’s Business Center launches women-owned business directory

A directory of women-owned businesses in Utah — hailed as the first of its kind in the state — has been launched. The Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) unveiled the directory at UtahWomenOwned.com as a free resource in support of Utah’s small-business community. “The…

Succeeding in Your Business: When worlds collide: Seller financing and SBA loans

By Cliff Ennico “I read your recent column on selling a business and found it very useful when someone approached me a month ago offering to buy my small retail business. My wife and I have been thinking about retiring in Florida for some time now, so we felt that now was the…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-17-21

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 $47.4 million, or 91 cents per share, for the first quarter ended March 31. That compares with $19.7 million, or 36 cents…

Pure announces leadership changes

Pure Healthcare, the Salt Lake City parent company of Pure Infusion Suites, has announced changes to its senior leadership team. Joshua D. Smith has been appointed CEO and Joshua T. Tandy, who has been acting CEO, will continue as a member of the company’s board of directors.…

Drought relief funds available

Small nonfarm businesses in 13 Utah counties and neighboring counties in Colorado and Wyoming are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, said Tanya N. Garfield, director of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations…

Industry Briefs 5-17-21

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 • NACM Business Credit Services , Salt Lake City, has named Tyler Steenblik of…

Attorney: Talk to employees about vaccinations

By Brice Wallace When it comes to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, companies thinking about vaccinations should be heavily involved in conversations. That the suggestion of Michael Menssen, an employment law and business litigation attorney at Stoel Rives who recently had an…

Firm aiming for its HQ to be first business ‘living building’ in Utah

Salt Lake City design firm Architectural Nexus has taken advantage of the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic to complete a major renovation of its headquarters, with the goal of becoming the first commercial building in Utah to achieve Living…

Disinfection co. moving HQ from San Fran to SLC

A company specializing in using ultraviolet light to disinfect large areas has tabbed the Salt Lake City area for its corporate headquarters. Founded last year in San Francisco, R-Zero expects to double its current headcount to 100 by the end of the year at 345 W. Bearcat Drive.…

Hard-hit restaurants can now apply for relief funds through SBA portal

Applications are now being accepted from eligible businesses for relief monies from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, according to U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman. The online application process will remain open to any eligible establishment until all funds…

Missionaries should get shots, church says, requires them for foreign service

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has advised all of its missionaries to protect themselves against COVID-19 by receiving the available vaccine. For those called to serve in other countries, immunizations are a requirement, including the coronavirus vaccine. The…

Survey: Pandemic has driven better level of personal wellness awareness

According to a recent survey conducted by Young Living, an essential oils company based in Lehi, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven a greater level of awareness and understanding of personal wellness and heightened the importance of self-care and mental health. In the survey,…

IHC part of study to find effective treatment for severe C-19 symptoms

Researchers at Salt Lake City’s Intermountain Healthcare have launched a study in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a number of other scientific institutions worldwide to examine effective treatments for severe cases of COVID-19, known as acute…

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