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If at first you don’t succeed, get back on the ‘repeal and replace’ horse

By Veronique de Rugy After the recent Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill debacle, Pres. Donald Trump and the House Republican leadership seemed ready to throw in the towel and give up on healthcare reform. Thankfully, a few days later, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that…

Healthcare debacle may present Trump with a chance to get it right

By Fareed Zakaria The recent Republican debacle on healthcare could prove to be an opportunity. It highlighted, yet again, the complexity of America’s system, which continues to be by far the most expensive and inefficient in the advanced world. But Donald Trump could actually…

Self-employeds' perceptions that they will ‘work forever’ may be flawed

By Mark Lund About 20 percent of Americans age 65-74 are still working. A 2016 Pew Research Center study put the precise figure at 18.8 percent, and Pew estimates that it will reach 31.9 percent in 2022. That estimate seems reasonable. People are living longer and the labor…

Ever wonder where does cloud data ends up — and if it's secure?

By Mike Herrington Many business owners find themselves questioning where data that they send to the “cloud” actually goes — and, more importantly: Is that data secure? Cloud providers have redundancy and security that you don’t get if you leave your data on the server in your…

Editorial Cartoon: Sanctuary City

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Apr 10

Industry Briefs 4-10-17

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 • The Salt Lake Chamber has announced several staff changes. In its public policy…

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Apr 10

Newsletter - 4-3-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, April 3, 2017 Guv launches program to put Utah workers in high-skill jobs By John RogersGov. Gary Herbert has taken the first steps in implementing his program for filling 40,000 new high-skill,…

Guv launches program to put Utah workers in high-skill jobs

By John Rogers Gov. Gary Herbert has taken the first steps in implementing his program for filling 40,000 new high-skill, high-paying jobs in Utah over the next four years. First announced in his State of the State Address in January, Talent Ready Utah is a grant program…

Owners advance Summit Powder Mountain plans

By Brice Wallace A few years from now, what is currently a relatively quiet ski resort could be a bustling village featuring lodges, homes and businesses, populated and visited by people focused on the environment, innovation, business and the arts. That’s the plan for Summit…

Utah's 'near-full' employment rate stays steady

Utah’s unemployment rate held steady in February at 3.1 percent, according to figure released last week by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). Although 47,500 Utahns were unemployed during the month and actively seeking work, economists consider 3.1 percent as…

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Apr 3

Former Irish president: U.S. obligated to honor sustainability agreements

By Brice Wallace The United States could put its world standing in jeopardy if it does not honor energy-sustainability agreements and if it lets other countries move ahead in renewable energy technology development. Those sentiments were expressed recently by Mary Robinson, the…

Barker tabbed Sportman's Warehouse president & CEO

Jon Barker has been named president and CEO of Sportsman’s Warehouse by its parent company, Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. The appointment became effective March 31. Barker will direct the marketing, supply chain, operations, compliance and technology functions of the…

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Apr 3

Resorts West sold to U.K. firm

Natural Retreats, a luxury vacation rental management company based in Great Britain, has acquired Park City’s Resorts West. The acquisition is the firm’s 13th since 2015, bringing the total number of properties under management to more than 1,400 in 35 geographic locations in…

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Apr 3

Midwest buys Daw Construction Door and Hardware Division

Midwest D-Vision Solutions, a Salt Lake City-based supplier of glass and glazing, commercial flooring and construction specialty products and services, has acquired the Door and Hardware Division of Daw Construction Group, effective March 15. Daw Construction, founded in 1971,…

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Apr 3

Metro Business Park sold

Alpine Creek Investors LLC of San Diego has purchased the nine-building Metro Business Park in Salt Lake City. The seller was First Industrial Realty of Chicago. Terms were not disclosed. The property, located just off SR201 at 1300 West, contains nine buildings totaling 184,000…

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Apr 3

Confidence in the economy spurs Consumer Attitude Index to major hike

Utah consumers have high confidence that the economy will stay strong over the next six months, according to the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) released last week. The CAI showed a substantial increase in March, jumping 8.8 points to 123.5. The overall CAI…

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Apr 3

Gas prices mean curtailed vacation plans

A new AAA survey reveals Americans are concerned about the higher gasoline prices and will consider traveling closer to home this summer if gas prices increase above current levels. AAA projects the national average price will peak near $2.70 a gallon this summer — a 40-cent…

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Apr 3

Editorial Cartoon - Find and Replace

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Apr 3

Leaders take ownership of their problems, and then they solve them

By Richard Tyson Pres. Harry S. Truman famously stated, “The buck stops here!” By so doing, he acknowledged that the role of U.S. president is inevitably wrapped up in owning and solving problems. Truman’s insight also applies to each of us in our role as leaders. Indeed,…

HR Matters: Rescuing refugees - or - Refugees to the rescue, Part 2

By Ron Zarbock If you’ve ever binge-watched the sitcom “Parks and Recreation” on Netflix, you may be familiar with a thing called “Galentine’s Day.” This holiday, celebrated the day before Valentine’s Day, was a day for women on the show to celebrate their friendships with other…

There’s nothing simple about hiding the burden of taxes

By Veronique de Rugy The deadline for filing federal income tax returns is approaching fast. While this is understandably a frustrating time for many, it’s also the one time during which many taxpayers are confronted with just how much of their earnings are captured by the…

The 60-day IRA rollover rule: Does it apply to your retirement savings?

By Mark Lund If you receive a distribution from your IRA or workplace retirement plan, what will you do with it? You will probably want to arrange an IRA rollover — a common and useful financial move designed to take these invested assets from one retirement account to another,…