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Dental Select acquired by Ameritas Life of Nebraska

Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of Lincoln, Nebraska, has acquired Sandy’s Dental Select. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Dental Select is a licensed third-party administrator and insurance agency that now serves more than 470,000 customers with…

Staff

May 10

Firms acquired by eLearning Bros

Learning solutions company eLearning Brothers of American Fork has acquired rapid authoring tool developer Trivantis and Edulence, a marketer of virtual reality course building software. The acquistions give eLearning Brothers “a unique learning ecosystem to better serve even…

Staff

May 10

Loan fund established to help Magna repair damages caused by March's earthquake

In response to the damage caused in Magna by the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on March 18, the Salt Lake County Redevelopment Agency has created the Magna Main Street Revolving Loan Fund. The agency transferred $569,835 into a fund and began accepting applications from…

Staff

May 10

Legal Matters: Pandemic pause: Intellectual property strategies during a unique business environment

By Danny Barber Most Utahans will admit that the COVID-19 pandemic caught businesses by surprise. I was no different and first learned that the illness was in my own community while sitting next to tourists on a ski lift at Park City Mountain Resort. The next day, that ski…

UofU one of the state’s most important economic assets, new study shows

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has released a study spotlighting the immense impact the University of Utah has on the state’s economy. The study’s authors estimate the UofU’s direct employment of 39,300 jobs makes it the largest employer in the state. Further, they estimate…

Staff

May 10

Crisis cycle for a business leader comes in three phases

By Bahar Ferguson We had certainly heard of the virus in January. But on a trip to follow the Utah Jazz to Boston and New York in early March, you could see its impact emerging. While we didn’t know what it would look like, it was clear things were different. Admittedly, a lot…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-11-20

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Pluralsight Pluralsight Inc., based in Farmington, reported a net loss of $35.3 million, or 34 cents per share for the first quarter ended March 31. That compares with $19 million, or 25 cents…

Staff

May 10

Succeeding in Your Business: How to negotiate with your landlord or franchisor during pandemic

By Cliff Ennico “I operate three hair styling salons as a franchisee of a big nationwide franchise. My state government has shut down our operations because of the coronavirus pandemic as we are considered a ‘nonessential business.’ As the projections for our state to reopen get…

Editorial Cartoon: Ventilator

Staff

May 10

Industry Briefs 5-11-20

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. ACCOUNTING • Tanner LLC , a Salt Lake City-based certified public accounting firm, has advanced…

Staff

May 10

San Francisco spotlights politicians' need to brush up on economics

By Veronique de Rugy Have you ever wondered why it seems like some places have a high concentration of elected officials with little to no economic knowledge whatsoever? I have. While I don’t have a solution for this deficiency, I’d like to highlight one city in particular where…

This pandemic is too important to leave decisions to the scientists

By Fareed Zakaria For all of us who have watched with mounting terror as Pres. Trump offers the public a series of half-baked ideas and hunches on how to handle, treat and cure COVID-19, the solution seems obvious: Follow the science. Trump’s detractors have taken up this…

Hibbs Homes USA

St. Louis-Based Custom Home Builder Bringing “Better-Built Custom Homes” to Salt Lake City Region The Hibbs Homes team is excited to announce we will soon begin construction on our Energy-Efficient custom homes in Salt Lake City market. We have long been an innovator in the…

Staff

May 6

Newsletter 5-4-20

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, May 4, 2020 Businesses opening; owners must make plans & be nimble By Brice Wallace As Utah moves toward reopening businesses that were closed because of COVID-19, a few speakers during a recent webinar…

Businesses opening; owners must make plans & be nimble

By Brice Wallace As Utah moves toward reopening businesses that were closed because of COVID-19, a few speakers during a recent webinar had a few broad suggestions for those companies. Make plans. Make those plans industry- and company-specific. Be nimble because those plans…

Bridge loan program has awarded $12 million through two phases

Nearly 1,150 Utah small businesses and nonprofits received loans in a state program designed to aid those hurt by the impacts of COVID-19. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) recently announced that 1,149 companies and organizations were awarded loans totaling…

Staff

May 3

Cancellations and postponements

The following are events that have been included in The Enterprise Calendar listings and subsequently have been postponed or canceled, or have been removed from the organizers’ website calendars. This is not a complete list of postponements or cancellations. Check with…

Staff

May 3

Utah manufacturers join in effort to provide 'A Mask for Every Utahn'

Gov. Gary R. Herbert has announced a partnership between the state of Utah and the Utah Manufacturers Association (UMA) to coordinate efforts for the initiative “A Mask for Every Utahn.” Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox joined Herbert at a press event to introduce the program. On the…

Staff

May 3

Eligible SNAP recipients to receive additional food assistance benefits

The Utah Department of Workforce Services will begin issuing additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits up to the maximum allotment based on household size for the months of April and May, to eligible individuals and families. “There are many Utah…

Staff

May 3

Medsential announces availability of quick-results antibody test kits

Medsential, a Salt Lake City-based healthcare products company, has announced that it is now offering COVID-19 rapid antibody tests to laboratories and healthcare workers nationwide. The test, company officials say, can be conducted with only a finger prick. In an emailed…

Staff

May 3

SkyWest to receive $438 million through Payroll Support Program

Sky West Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SkyWest Airlines has entered into a Payroll Support Program Agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department to receive a total of approximately $438 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act…

Staff

May 3

Utahns Against Hunger surveys food pantries, identifies critical needs

In response to increased demand for emergency food because of the economic downturn and stay-at-home orders, Utahns Against Hunger surveyed pantries across the state of Utah. During the month of April, UAH heard from 77 organizations of the more than 120 organizations with a…

Staff

May 3