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Draper home to ticker reseller's new 400-employee call center

StubHub, an online ticket reseller based in San Francisco, has opened its new call center in Draper. The company celebrated the occasion with a reception for employees, government officials and media last Wednesday. StubHub announced in May that it would be closing its call…

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Oct 14

WTC launches student program

Women Tech Council has launched the Student Innovators program (WTCSI) aimed at increasing the number of women in STEM fields and careers by helping more women complete STEM degrees. To do this, WTCSI will integrate students with industry, provide visibility and leadership…

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Oct 14

Business and energy leaders encourage RMP not to change 'wattsmart'

Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) recently proposed reducing its incentive-driven “wattsmart” program by 32 percent beginning in 2018. A coalition of business and community led by Utah Clean Energy have joined in asking Rocky Mountain not to cut what the group considers to be a highly…

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Oct 14

Online tool will help new SLC businesses

Salt Lake City has launched a new online tool designed to make the zoning and permitting process easier and more efficient for those starting a new business. OpenCounter is a customized guide to help applicants achieve their project goals while outlining the required permits and…

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Oct 14

GOED career program honored by developers group

The Utah career pathways program in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) recently was honored by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The council presented GOED with a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award in the category of…

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Oct 14

UofU agrees to source 50 percent of its power from carbon-free generation

Alta View Sports Medicine has joined the Granger Medical Clinic group of independent, physician-owned medical facilities. The merger brings the total of orthopedic specialists at Granger to 13 across the Salt Lake Valley. Granger also announced the addition of Dr. Steele…

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Oct 14

I maintain that the DOC should be renamed the Department of Cronyism

By Veronique de Rugy I have long said that the Department of Commerce should be renamed the Department of Cronyism. First, apart from the Census Bureau and the Patent and Trademark Office, the department mostly functions as a one-stop shop for special interests. Second, in a…

Blaming shooting incidents on mental illness is a cop-out; call it what it is

By Fareed Zakaria “He’s a sick man, a demented man,” said Donald Trump, trying to explain the latest mass shooting in the United States. We hear this view expressed routinely, after every new incident. But it is a dodge, a distortion of the facts and a cop-out as to the…

Story of Nordea Bank and how our wise politicians can learn from it

By Robert Pembroke A Sept. 7 Wall Street Journal story by Josef Joffe” titled “Germany’s Boring Election is Nothing to Snore At” said, “[Friedrich] Engels famously predicted that, after the revolution, the ‘rule over men’ would be replaced by the ‘administration of things’ — by…

Industry Briefs - 10-16-17

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. GOVERNMENT • The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) has added a new…

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Oct 14

Newsletter 10-10-17

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Meeting speakers: Geothermal potential barely touched in Utah By Brice Wallace While Utah is ranked third among states in geothermal power generation, speakers at an energy conference…

Meeting speakers: Geothermal potential barely touched in Utah

By Brice Wallace While Utah is ranked third among states in geothermal power generation, speakers at an energy conference last week believe the state has barely drilled the surface of its potential. Behind only California and Nevada, Utah has three geothermal projects that…

Biotech firm agrees to buy vacant West Jordan Fairchild building

After sitting empty and idle for three years, the former home of Fairchild Semiconductor in West Jordan is set to have new life. PolarityTE, a biotech startup in Salt Lake City, has agreed to purchase the property for about $21 million. The deal transferring the 60-acre site…

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Oct 8

Salt Lake City home prices continue climb

Home prices in the Salt Lake City market continue to show a steady increase, according to data released last week by Californian-based property data and analytics company CoreLogic. The CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) showed a 0.7 percent increase in the prices that Utah homes…

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Oct 8

Three to be inducted into Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame

The Utah Technology Council (UTC) has announced three inductees to its Hall of Fame: Aaron Skonnard, Amy Rees Anderson and Patrick M. Byrne. The three will be inducted Nov. 10 at the annual black-tie Hall of Fame Gala at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. In…

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Oct 8

Lofgren tabbed as NAIOP developer of the year

Commercial real estate development association NAIOP Utah has named Dan Lofgren of Cowboy Partners and Cowboy Properties as 2017 NAIOP Utah Developer of the Year. The association said the honor was bestowed because of Lofgren’s impact on Utah’s commercial development landscape,…

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Oct 8

Funds available for renewable energy projects

Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program is now accepting funding applications for renewable energy projects. The program, funded by more than 44,000 Blue Sky customers, is available to help cover the cost of installing renewable energy systems for non-residential,…

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Oct 8

Safety grant apps available

The Utah Labor Commission has about $700,000 it wants to award in the form of grants to help Utah organizations improve workplace safety. The commission has begun accepting applications from businesses and other entities for Workplace Safety grants for 2018. The grants help…

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Oct 8

Editor Cartoon: Because It's Easy

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Oct 8

SkyWest continues to grow

St. George-based SkyWest Inc., holding company for SkyWest Airlines has reported that it has entered into aircraft purchase agreements and capacity purchase agreements to acquire and fly 15 additional new aircraft with Delta Air Lines and five additional new aircraft with Alaska…

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Oct 8

Spring2 Technologies now part of Eide Bailly family

Technology consulting company Spring2 Technologies of Sandy has become part of Eide Bailly LLP, a regional CPA and business advisory firm, the company has announced. The Spring2 staff will join the technology practice of Eide Bailly and move into Eide Bailly’s existing Lehi…

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Oct 8

Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center design team announced

The design team for the planned Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center (MVPAC) has been named in a release from Salt Lake County and Taylorsville city. Method Studio, a Salt Lake City-based architecture firm, and The Shalleck Collaborative of Berkeley, California, a theater planning…

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Oct 8