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6 tips to help you find courage to decide to pursue your passion

By Richard Tyson The early months of a new year often find us considering opportunities for improvement, innovation and growth. It is a time when we are motivated to reset, recharge and/or recommit. We are faced with decisions of choosing how we will allocate our time, talents…

Crazy and costly minimum wage laws: Be careful what you wish for

By Veronique de Rugy We have a saying in France that goes something like this: “With enough ‘ifs,’ we could put Paris in a bottle.” In other words, if you assume away all the difficulties of the real world, you can achieve miracles. This proverb was all I could think about when…

Despite his other shortcomings, Trump sure knows how to play the press

By Robert Pembroke I am not a fan of Donald Trump and I did not vote for him. I voted for my best friend by writing in his name for president. Trump is boisterous, overbearing, annoying and has funny-looking hair. But Trump, for all his faults, is a master at manipulating the…

A Davos meet without America may foreshadow a world without America

By Fareed Zakaria The atmosphere at the recent 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, reflected the global picture perhaps more genuinely than in years past — and the painting is not very pretty. The mood there was subdued, cautious and apprehensive. There wasn’t not…

Economic conditions have more to do with black unemployment than racism

By Thomas Sowell Seventy-one years ago last month — in January 1948 — a black, 17-year-old high school dropout left home. The last grade he had completed was the ninth grade. He had no skills, little experience and not a lot of maturity. Yet he was able to find jobs to support…

Newsletter - 1-28-19

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, January 28, 2019 Growth is slowing but recession not in view of summit speakers By Brice Wallace Slower growth.That was the gist of economic forecasts presented recently at the Utah Economic Outlook &…

Growth is slowing but recession not in view of summit speakers

By Brice Wallace Slower growth. That was the gist of economic forecasts presented recently at the Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit, but speakers focused on the “growth” component of the phrase. Juliette Tennert, director of economic and public policy research at the…

3% more jobs in 2018, jobless rate stays level

Job growth in Utah finished 2018 above 3 percent, according to figures released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. The total number of Utahns holding jobs climbed to 1,542,600 at the end of the year, up 47,200 jobs since December 2017, a rise of 3.1…

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Jan 26

Glacier acquires First National Bank of Layton

Glacier Bancorp Inc., headquartered in Kalispell, Montana, has acquired First National Bank of Layton (FNB) and its holding company, FNB Bancorp. The purchase of the Layton-based bank is Glacier’s 21st acquisition since 2000 and its 10th transaction in the past six years. FNB…

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Jan 26

Hillcrest Bank expands into Utah, Samuelson named area president

Hillcrest Bank, a division of National Bank Holdings Corp. (NBH) of Greenwood Village, Colorado, has expanded into Utah with the intent of serving commercial and business banking clients along the Wasatch Front, the company has announced. Chet Samuelson, formerly of Wells Fargo…

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Jan 26

CircusTrix adds to growing park portfolio

Provo-based CircusTrix, self-proclaimed to be the largest owner, operator and franchisor of trampoline parks in the world, has acquired Planet 3 Extreme Trampoline Parks of Flint, Michigan. CircusTrix also recently bought Rockin’ Jump and Sky Zone trampoline parks in California.…

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Jan 26

DigiCert completes acquisition

Lehi’s DigiCert Inc. has completed its acquisition of the QuoVadis Group, a worldwide cybersecurity and connectivity company based in Switzerland. DigiCert is a leading transport layer security certificate (TLS) provider in the cybersecurity space and will add QuoVadis’ position…

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Jan 26

Shutdown hits nonprofits

The ongoing federal government shutdown is affecting Utah charitable organizations on two separate fronts, according to a recent survey by the Utah Nonprofits Association. Foremost among the concerns expressed by UNA members is the stoppage in the flow of federal funds that keep…

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Jan 26

Shopko bankruptcy closes 13 Utah stores, leaves just seven open

Utah seems to be taking the brunt of another round of Shopko store closures. The Wisconsin-based retailer filed for bankruptcy protection last week and announced the closing of 38 stores — 13 of which are in the Beehive State. The chain announced the closing of 40 stores last…

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Jan 26

Record industrial property delivery leads strong commercial real estate year

Utah commercial real estate had another strong year in 2018 across all property types along the Wasatch Front, according to the 2018 Year-End Market Report from commercial real estate firm Newmark Grubb ACRES. The report breaks down how each property type performed in 2018 and…

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Jan 26

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 1-28-19

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Zions Zions Bancorporation NA, based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $217 million, or $1.08 per share, for the 2018 fourth quarter. That compares…

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Jan 26

Business Tech: Cost of cybersecurity keeps going up, but its importance isn't going down

By David Black You don’t need to be a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) to see how debilitating a cyberattack is for small businesses and e-commerce sites. As the volume of attacks continue to increase, all businesses need to take every provision to…

Trump is paving the road to revised overtime pay with good intentions

By Veronique de Rugy Back in 2016, the Obama administration passed an overtime-pay regulation that would have required employers to pay overtime for salaried employees who earn less than $47,476 per year. But its implementation was blocked by a federal judge in November 2016 in…

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Jan 26

Agony of Brexit reminds us that the EU is a great idea gone astray

By Fareed Zakaria As we watch Britain going through the paroxysms relating to Brexit, it is easy to view its decision to leave the European Union as an act of foolishness, a self-inflicted wound that will impoverish Britons for years to come. Europe is Britain’s largest market,…

‘Value equation': A term every small-business owner must be familiar with

By Robert Pembroke There is only one way that healthcare can really be reformed and that is through the marketplace. The World Health Organization ranks the United States as the 37th-healthiest country in the world. Not only are Americans not as healthy as the rest of the world,…

Industry Briefs 1-28-19

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 • Employers Council is inviting all Utah businesses to participate in its 2019 Utah…

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Jan 26

Editorial Cartoon: Toxic Masculinity

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Jan 26