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Big-D Construction shuffles leadership

Salt Lake City-based Big-D Construction has made changes to its executive leadership team, according to a release from the company. Cory Moore has been named national president of Big-D’s family of companies. Moore, who most recently served as executive vice president for Big-D,…

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Jul 1

DSU receives EDA grant

Dixie State University in St. George has received a major boost for its Innovation Plaza. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $875,048 grant to Dixie to purchase equipment and support networking activities for the launch of…

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Jul 1

BOX Digital and tZERO sign deal to create token exchange

Overstock.com subsidiary tZERO and BOX Digital Markets LLC have entered into a joint venture which the two companies expect to become the world’s first regulated exchange for trading security tokens. Security tokens are electronic tokens defined as “securities” under U.S. law.…

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Jul 1

Alterra Mountain buys Solitude

Denver-based Alterra Mountain Co. has added another Utah ski resort to its portfolio. The company has announced an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort, following its acquisition of nearby Deer Valley Resort last October. Solitude is a 1,200-acre ski property with 77…

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Jul 1

SLC joins Utah’s C-PACE financing program

Salt Lake City has joined Provo as a member of the C-PACE low-cost financing program for energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicle and water conservation projects. The city’s membership will help advance energy improvements in commercial, industrial and qualifying…

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Jul 1

Leaders have to face the possibility of being occasionally wrong

By Richard Tyson One of the greatest challenges faced by leaders today is overcoming the notion that they have all the answers. This mindset is a function of an unstated set of values that effectively seal the leader off from the ideas of others. These unstated values are: 1. I…

Despite Musk’s tears, Congress must eliminate, not expand, EV tax credit

By Veronique de Rugy For manufacturers of electric vehicles, you might expect the accomplishment of moving their 200,000th unit to be met by celebration. However, because the threshold triggers the reduction of a juicy federal handout that props up electric vehicle sales, we’re…

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Jul 1

Pres. Trump lost the latest battle on immigration, but will he win the war?

By Fareed Zakaria Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate. The policy was mean-spirited and unnecessary. But I do wonder whether this episode will prove to be as…

Utah's loss of Dr. Vivian Lee is Alphabet's - and the healthcare world's - gain

By Robert Pembroke My daughter recently sent me an email that directed me to a website. When I opened the site, it belonged to CNBC, which had published a column by Christina Farr titled “Alphabet’s Verily Has Hired Top Execs to Bring its Science Research into Hospitals and…

Editorial Cartoon: Standing Ovation

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Jul 1

Industry Briefs - 7-2-18

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 • MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) is accepting applications through June 30 for its…

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Jul 1

Newsletter 6-25-18

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, June 25, 2018 UofU wins $140 million grant for Beaver Co. geothermal project By John Rogers Utah is getting into the geothermal energy business in a big way.A research site in Beaver County, operated…

UofU wins $140 million grant for Beaver Co. geothermal project

By John Rogers Utah is getting into the geothermal energy business in a big way. A research site in Beaver County, operated by the University of Utah, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $140 million in continued funding over the next five…

Past ski season down a little, but still pretty good

By Brice Wallace The streak of setting new records for skier visits is over, but Utah still had its sixth-best season ever during the 2017-18 ski season. After setting new highs in both 2015-16 with more than 4.4 million skier days and 2016-17 with nearly 4.6 million, Ski Utah…

Unemployment rate just keeps dropping in Utah

The news for Utah’s jobholders just keeps getting better. The unemployment rate in the state dropped one-tenth of a percentage point in May to 3 percent. Nationwide, the jobless rate dropped the same amount to 3.8 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.…

Staff

Jun 23

Eight companies get Rural Fast Track grants

Eight Utah companies were endorsed for Rural Fast Track (RFT) grants during the June meeting of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. The grant awards previously had been approved by the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board. Companies receiving the grants…

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Jun 23

Studies Weeky tabs McCurdy to replace Rickers as CEO

Studies Weekly, an Orem-based K-6 standards-based curriculum company, has announced that John McCurdy has been appointed its chief executive officer. He succeeds Ed Rickers, who is retiring after 20 years with the company. The change took place on May 1. {mprestriction…

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Jun 23

Five productions set to shoot in Utah as GOED board approves incentives

By Brice Wallace Five new film and TV productions — including two TV series — will be shooting in Utah after being approved for incentives by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. The board approved the incentives during its June meeting. The five…

Harrison named U.S.’s No. 2 physician leader

Modern Healthcare magazine has named Intermountain Healthcare’s Dr. Marc Harrison as the No. 2 most influential physician leader in the nation. Harrison, a medical doctor himself, is the president and CEO of Intermountain. Harrison moved up from No. 10 on last year’s list in the…

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Jun 23

Associated General Contractors announce annual S.I.R. award winners

The Utah chapter of Associated General Contractors has announced the winners of its annual Skill, Integrity and Responsibility Awards (S.I.R.). The presentations were made at the group’s annual award meeting recently. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}Winners in the Building/Industrial…

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Jun 23

15 startups summering at Lassonde

Fifteen student startup companies are engaged in an intense summer program at the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business. Each budding company applied and was admitted earlier this year to be…

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Jun 23

Prospects pay attention when they’re engaged; Here’s how to get - and keep - them talking

By John Graham When asked why salespeople don’t close more sales, a company president answered instantly, “They don’t ask enough questions.” He went on to add, “They’re so focused on getting prospects to buy they don’t engage them. That takes asking lots of questions.” He’s on…