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Crews finish Phase 1 of Delta Center rebuild in time for first Mammoth preseason games

Crews lay piping that carries the solution that freezes the ice on the arena floor during the recent remodel of Delta Center. The changes, completed since the end of the 2024-25 hockey season, increased the hockey seating capacity of the venue and eliminated restricted…

Staff

Oct 11

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Utah institutions unite to launch Gail Miller Utah Impact Fund

The philanthropy arms of three Utah institutions have partnered to launch the Gail Miller Utah Impact Fund — a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to create meaningful impact and expand opportunity across the state. The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation, Zions Bank and…

Staff

Oct 11

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Qualtrics to acquire experience management company Press Ganey Forsta in $6.75 billion deal

Provo-based software company Qualtrics has agreed to acquire Press Ganey Forsta, a major provider of experience measurement and data analytics, in a transaction worth $6.75 billion. Based in South Bend, Indiana, Press Ganey Forsta is a data and benchmarking platform in customer…

Buttering up your popcorn brain

You don’t have to tell me — you’re a busy person. Forget work. You’ve got reels to watch and TikToks to write and Reddits to read and Substacks to stack. You’ve got news flashes on sales to get excited about and a world of sports scores to get mad about and, of course, Taylor…

Utah consumer sentiment steady in September, nationally not so much

Utah consumers expressed little change in their attitude about economic conditions in September, but nationally, things aren’t quite as rosy. Utah’s consumer sentiment rose a statistically insignificant 0.3 percent in September, according to the Zions Bank Consumer Sentiment…

Industry Briefs 10-15-25

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . CONTESTS • Proposals are being accepted until Oct. 26 by the University of Utah for the High Tech West 2026 Pitch Competition . Taking place in February and building on what was previously known as the Remote…

People on the Move 10-13-25

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . BANKING • Sunwest Bank , based in Sandy, has appointed Ben Xiang as chief technology and strategy officer. Xiang will guide Sunwest’s technology roadmap. He has more than two decades of experience across…

AI adoption through the eyes of local leaders

The Salt Lake Business Journal recently convened a gathering of construction industry leaders for a roundtable discussion at Maschoff Brennan in Salt Lake City. The following text was edited for clarity and length. Parrish Freeman: Some of you are selling AI products — AI is…

How AI could be sidelining local businesses

Leaders of The Food Truck League notice AI favoring national chains over local favorites. (Photos courtesy of The Food Truck League) Recent feedback from corporate catering events is showing chaos from AI search recommendations. One organization that has seen this problem up…

Some job-seekers turning to AI for interview prep

While some Utahns are worried that artificial intelligence will take away their jobs, one-fifth of surveyed job candidates in the state are turning the tables by using AI to help them land a new position. The survey of more than 3,000 people nationwide by Resume.io shows that 21…

Car buyers are increasingly turning to AI to get better deals

Artificial intelligence is changing the way Americans buy cars, and it’s a transition that is happening quickly. In the first-ever survey of its kind, CarEdge asked 500 car shoppers if they’re using AI tools like ChatGPT to research, compare and negotiate during the car buying…

‘Synthetic candidates’ clogging up hiring process

Utah job-seekers are competing not just with other candidates but also AI-generated “Frankencandidates,” according to the president of background-screening provider Iprospectcheck. The number of “synthetic candidates,” as Matthew J. Rodgers calls them, are on the rise. They…

1 in 10 Utah managers ready to swap workers for AI

Love your boss? Think they love you? Think again. Some love AI even more. One in 10 Utah managers say they would trade you for AI, according to a survey by Trio.dev, a company specializing in software team-building. Among the findings of the survey of more than 3,000 managers…

Survey reveals which Utah employees most worried about AI replacement

If you are a business intelligence analyst in Utah, you’re really worried about AI taking away your job. So says a survey by global outplacement and career development firm Careerminds. It surveyed more than 3,000 employees nationwide to determine which ones are most fearful…

UofU Study finds industrial pollution’s imprint lasts generations

This map shows the industrial facilities that operated near where pregnant women lived that were studied by University of Utah scientists for a new report on the effects of industrial pollution. (Illustration by Sara Grineski et. al., University of Utah Department of Sociology)…

Salt Lake developer receives VC for AI innovations

Salt Lake City-based PassiveLogic has announced that it has raised $74 million in Series C funding to scale its efforts for meeting demand for physical AI. European company Noa, a VC, led the round along with new investors Prologis Ventures, Johnson Controls and PSP Growth. They…

New medical AI tool released to aid in diagnosing postpartum depression

Videra Health, founded in 2019 by cofounders Brett Talbot, Loren Larsen and Mark Newman, released the first AI-powered postpartum screener on Sept. 23. “‘Check on Mom’ is not just a digital tool; it is a public health resource,” said Loren Larsen, co-founder and CEO of Videra…

Report: One-fifth of office workers say AI not improving productivity

Only 21 percent of office workers say that AI is significantly improving their productivity, according to a survey by South Jordan-based enterprise IT and security software company Ivanti. The company’s 2025 Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Report featured a survey of over…

Utahns chatting with AI bots more than two weeks each year

Like chatbots or hate them, Utahns are spending an average of 17 days a year online with them. A survey of more than 3,000 people nationally by IT support provider AllSafeIT shows that Utahns’ average is 17 days, two hours and 36 minutes. “Utahns are now spending their free time…

Olympic-sized opportunity: Gardner Institute says Utah should capitalize on upcoming Games

Utah needs to take advantage of opportunities that will come to the state through its hosting of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. That’s the conclusion of a new study released by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. The report, “Keepers of…

Metal manufacturing plant opens in Tooele

An Arkansas-based metal manufacturing company has opened a plant in Tooele, its westernmost location and eventually home to 90 jobs. Central States Inc.’s 100,000-square-foot facility in the Peterson Industrial Depot is the company’s 13th location and will serve the western half…

Workplace strategies linked to recruiting & retaining women

State leaders continue to boast that Utah is at the “forefront of innovative and awe-inspiring economic opportunity initiatives,” with a robust list of impressive accolades. At the same time, Utah has been ranked by WalletHub as the worst state for women’s equality for the last…

Salt Lake County picks first partners for Salt Palace renovation

Salt Lake County has announced the selection of the first of several partners with which it will contract for the renovation of the Salt Palace Convention Center, a cornerstone of the planned Sports, Entertainment, Culture and Convention (SECC) District in downtown Salt Lake…

Olympic organizers help build snack kits for local schools

The 2034 Olympic Winter Games may be several years away, but Utah’s organizing committee is actively involved in a number of community events and initiatives right now. On Sept. 25, members of the committee joined with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, athletes…

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