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Probst funeral homes sold

Memorial Mortuaries and Cemeteries, a group of wholly owned subsidiaries of Salt Lake City-based Security National Financial Corp., has acquired Probst Family Funerals and Cremations LLC of Midway. Probst Family Funerals was established in 2013 and began its operations in…

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Mar 9

Wide array: Passengers will have variety of food options as airport names vendors

Whether you have a hankering for burgers, breads or brews, the Salt Lake City International Airport will have a wide range of tastes available next year when the first phase of the airport’s redevelopment is completed. The airport announced recently that 23 restaurant concepts…

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Mar 9

Next summer to see $7.6 million in improvements at Deer Valley

Alterra Mountain Co., owner of Park City’s Deer Valley Resort, has announced it will invest $7.6 million in capital improvements at the ski resort in time for the 2019-2020 winter season. The effort is part of a half-billion-dollar investment in the company’s 14…

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Mar 9

UofU scientists nearing cost-effective process for turning algae into fuel

Biofuel experts have long sought a more economically viable way to turn algae into crude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets. University of Utah researchers believe they have found an answer. They have developed an unusually rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal…

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Mar 9

Succeeding in your Business: There are some cold-calling methods that just might work

By Cliff Ennico “I run a one-person consulting service that provides marketing, public relations and other image and branding consulting services to large corporations. “I generate most of my new business through personal networking. The problem is that personal networking is…

Industry Briefs 3-11-19

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. CONTESTS • The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC), Utah’s largest collegiate entrepreneur…

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Mar 9

Editorial Cartoon: Tired of Profits?

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Mar 9

When will we learn? The lessons of protectionism come the hard way

By Veronique de Rugy Protectionism begets protectionism. The latest example of this sad state of affairs comes to us via the U.S. International Trade Commission. It ruled in January that American producers of line pipe are being hurt by imports of large-diameter line pipe from…

Linda McMahon’s 'Ignite' tour proves entrepreneurship is alive and well in America

By Dan Nordberg This year marks Linda McMahon’s third year leading the U.S. Small Business Administration as its administrator and I am proud of the great work that she — and our whole agency — has accomplished over the past few years in advocating for America’s small…

No deal is better than a bad deal if you don’t intend to keep your deals

By Fareed Zakaria It appears that Pres. Trump decided that a bad deal with North Korea was worse than no deal, a reasonable conclusion that suggests he and his team were approaching this important issue with the seriousness it deserves. One of the challenges with North Korea is…

Newsletter - 3-4-19

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, March 4, 2019 Economic forecast: Northern Utah about to start catching up By Brice WallaceWhile Utah's economy is booming, Northern Utah's is lagging, but that should change in the future, according to…

Economic forecast: Northern Utah about to start catching up

By Brice Wallace While Utah’s economy is booming, Northern Utah’s is lagging, but that should change in the future, according to speakers at a recent economic outlook gathering. Brandon Fugal, chairman of Colliers International in Utah, said Davis and Weber counties could…

Attitudes index off a tad; Utahns remain optimistic

Utahns remain confident in their economic situation, but seem to be hedging their bets just a little, according to the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) released last week for the month of February. The CAI decreased 0.1 points to 113.8 in February and showed a…

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Mar 2

Chamber joins coalition pushing USMCA adoption

The Salt Lake Chamber joined more than 200 companies, business and trade organizations and associations calling for congressional approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement announced earlier this year by Pres. Donald Trump. The new coalition represents farmers and…

Staff

Mar 2

Stericycle to shut down incinerators, not move

An Illinois-based company that has operated a medical waste incinerator in North Salt Lake will close down the facility and not move it to Tooele County as previously announced. Stericycle has been working to move the facility since the Utah Division of Air Quality fined the…

Staff

Mar 2

Park City whiskey co. sold

Park City’s High West Distillery has been sold to Constellation Brands, a Victor, New York-based Fortune 500 beverage company. The company, founded by Dave Perkins in Park City’s Old Town in 2004, has posted double-digit, year-over-year volume growth for the past three years and…

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Mar 2

Utah’s tech industry employment increases at more than twice the national rate

Everyone knows that the tech and innovation industry is important to Utah’s economy. But a new study from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah has put numbers to that importance.{mprestriction ids="1,3"} The research, which was released recently on…

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Mar 2

MWCN honors Merit Medical founder Fred Lampropoulos as Entrepreneur of the Year

MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has announced the 2019 recipient of its Entrepreneur of the Year award. Fred Lampropoulos, chairman, founder and CEO of Merit Medical Systems, was recognized as someone who has demonstrated outstanding achievement by building an…

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Mar 2

We just don't like to pay our taxes

Utahns just don’t like to file their taxes. So says a recent survey from online coupon website offers.com. In fact, they’d give up some pretty important things to get out of meeting the April 15 deadline. For instance, 35 percent of Utah consumers would rather give up their…

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Mar 2

Industry Briefs 3-4-19

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. ACCELERATORS • Applications are being accepted until March 13 for the spring cohort of RAMP , a…

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Mar 2

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-4-19

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Extra Space Extra Space Storage Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders and unit holders of $162.3 million, or $1.20 per share, for…

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Mar 2

SL Chamber joins U.S. Chamber in commercial partnership with Israel

The Salt Lake Chamber has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Chamber of Commerce to join forces on a program promoting stronger commercial ties between Utah and Israel, particularly in the water sector. In a release, the local organization said it…

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Mar 2