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Pet Expo coming to Utah

The 2018 debut of Salt Lake City Pet Expo is set for July 14-15 at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden. The event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and is free to the public. Pets are welcomed and encouraged to attend, according to organizers.…

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Dec 31

TravelPass buys travel planning website

Lehi-based TravelPass Group, a hotel-booking service serving over 1 million properties worldwide, has acquired Jauntaroo, a travel planning and discovery website, from Vacation Travel Match LLC of Smithfield. Terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Jauntaroo, as well as…

Staff

Dec 31

North Salt Lake-based Orbit Irrigation names Eyring as president

Orbit Irrigation Products has announced that Stuart Eyring has been appointed president of the North Salt Lake-based sprinkler system products manufacturer. He replaces K.C. Ericksen, who will continue to serve on the board of Pro-Mark Inc., the holding company of Orbit and…

Staff

Dec 31

GOED incentives: Two films and a TV pilot set to receive cash rebates from state for production in Utah

Incentives for two film project and one TV production were approved in December by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. A cash rebate incentive of up to $120,752 was approved for Provenance Productions LLC for “Forger,” a feature documentary about the Mark…

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Dec 31

Rural Fast Track awards announced

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its December meeting, endorsed Rural Fast Track grants for eight companies. The grants had been approved by the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board. Recipient companies are: • National Vinyl Products, of Nephi, Juab…

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Dec 31

Editorial Cartoon: Making a list and checking it twice

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Dec 31

For the new year: Eleven self-evaluation questions for today’s leaders

By Richard Tyson The new year is a good time to look back on 2017 to evaluate ourselves. Such introspection is especially appropriate for those who carry the responsibilities of leadership. Having had the privilege of working as a coach to CEOs and business owners for nearly…

Warren’s regulatory expansion is wrong answer to Equifax breach

By Veronique de Rugy In September, we learned that Equifax had suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal information — including names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers — of 145 million Americans. It was the latest in a string of cybersecurity…

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Dec 31

Hoorah, long-promised regulatory and tax reform is finally here

By Robert Pembroke One of our morning newspapers published a column that was as close to being fake news as I have ever seen. The writer’s premise was that the middle-class taxpayers were going to be paying more taxes than they are paying now. Don’t you believe it! The tax…

Newsletter 12-18-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, December 18, 2017 Consultants: SLC's northwest has pros & cons for inland port By Brice WallaceSalt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant has both advantages and disadvantages if it is to be developed as an…

Consultants: SLC's northwest has pros & cons for inland port

By Brice Wallace Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant has both advantages and disadvantages if it is to be developed as an inland port, consultants told a local group recently. Representatives of Cambridge Systematics and GLDPartners — contracted to assess infrastructure, market…

Utah consumer prices stay level

Although it isn’t much, the increase in prices that Utah consumers are paying is running ahead of the national average. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.2 percent from October to November and is up 3.3 percent in the past year, while the…

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Dec 16

Late mortgages still on decline in Beehive State

The rate of mortgage delinquency in Utah continues to improve, according to the latest figures from Corelogic, a California-based property information and analytics firm. In the Salt Lake City market, 3.0 percent of mortgages were delinquent by at least 30 days (including those…

Staff

Dec 16

Despite reports to the contrary, brick-and-mortar stores still doing OK

Whatever you read about brick-and-mortar stores, Linda Wardell is predicting it won’t be an obituary. Speaking at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s “Newsmaker Breakfast” last week, the general manager of retail operations at City Creek Center in Salt Lake City said the 2017…

Staff

Dec 16

Ski resorts still offering bargains on '17-'18 passes

It’s not too late for bargain-hunters who love winter to snatch a good deal for ski passes. Ski Utah reports that skiers at Utah’s resorts have more ski pass options than ever before. They include: • Ski Utah Silver Pass ($3,150), good for 30 days at each Utah resort except Park…

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Dec 16

Central Logic names CEO

Central Logic, a South Jordan-based producer of transfer center software, has appointed Angie Franks as chief executive officer. Franks has been an independent member of the Central Logic board since 2014. She was also appointed board chair, the company said in a release.…

Staff

Dec 16

Listen Technologies acquires Audio Everywhere product line

Listen Technologies of Bluffdale has acquired the Audio Everywhere brand and products from Silicon Valley-based ExXothermic Inc. Audio Everywhere is a line of plug-and-play streaming wireless audio products for use over existing Wi-Fi networks. Listen Technologies said it will…

Staff

Dec 16

Utah students best in country at teaching about personal finance

Utah is the only state in the nation to earn an A-plus grade in teaching high school students personal finance, according to rankings compiled by a Vermont college. The “2017 Report Card on State Efforts to Improve Financial Literacy in High Schools,” prepared by Champlain…

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Dec 16

WTC awards STEP Grants to 38 companies

World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) recently awarded funding to 38 Utah companies as part of the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). STEP is managed by WTC Utah and funded in part through a grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration. “The STEP Grant received a record…

Staff

Dec 16

SLC's Epic Brewing buys California firm

Salt Lake City’s Epic Brewing Co. has purchased Telegraph Brewing Co. in Santa Barbara, California. The acquisition is the first for Epic, which opened in Salt Lake in 2009 and then opened a brewing plant in Denver in 2013, where it brews the beer it distributes to the eastern…

Staff

Dec 16

Healthcare costs low but varied in Utah

A new report from the Utah Foundation on healthcare costs in Utah finds that, while Utah’s per capita healthcare costs are lower than any other state, charges for medical services can vary dramatically from one provider to the next. Those are among the findings published in the…

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Dec 16

Phoenix firm buys Apex Logistics

GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. of Phoenix has acquired American Fork-based Apex Logistics Group, GlobalTranz announced last week in a release. GlobalTranz is a technology-driven freight management company Apex Logistics is a privately held logistics company founded in 2003 and…

Staff

Dec 16