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Industry Briefs - 8-14-17

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. AGRICULTURE • Salt Lake City has announced that a second round of funding is open for local…

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Aug 13

Newsletter - 8-7-17

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, August 7, 2017 Developer picked for downtown commercial, residential project By Brice Wallace Development of a project called “The Exchange” is advancing with the selection of developers by Salt Lake…

Developer picked for downtown commercial, residential project

By Brice Wallace Development of a project called “The Exchange” is advancing with the selection of developers by Salt Lake City. Downtown SLC Partners LLC, a joint venture between Giv Development and Domain Cos., was the winner of a request for proposals to develop the former…

Home prices continue steady climb in Utah

If you’re holding on to that home, hoping for the value to keep going up, the most recent home price report from property information and analytics provider CoreLogic has good news for you. The CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) for the Wasatch Front showed a 2.2 percent increase…

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Aug 7

Need a new car? You can now shop for one at Overstock.com

Salt Lake City-based Internet retailer Overstock.com Inc. has launched a new online car-buying platform, Cars by Overstock. According to a release from the online giant, the platform helps customers navigate every aspect of the car-buying process, starting with the ability to…

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Aug 7

Salt Lake City officials take next steps in establishing 'Cultural Core'

By Brice Wallace Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County are taking the next steps in an effort to market downtown Salt Lake City as a “Cultural Core.” Work on the joint project for enhancing and promoting arts, culture and entertainment in the area started in December 2010, and…

$1.1 billion deal turns Purple golden

What a difference a few months makes. Purple, an Alpine-based bedding manufacturing startup that got into the mattress business in earnest just over a year ago, has announced a merger with Global Partner Acquisition Corp. (GPAC) of Thornwood, New York, that values the company at…

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Aug 7

Clark to head Go Banyan

Orem-based Go Banyan Inc., a patient engagement software platform provider, has appointed Carine Clark as president and CEO. Under Clark’s leadership, the company will continue to expand beyond its origins in the dental industry to serve adjacent healthcare verticals, the…

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Aug 6

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - 8-7-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Huntsman Huntsman Corp., with main offices in Salt Lake City and Texas, reported net income of $183 million, or 69 cents per share, for the second quarter. That compares with $94 million, or 36…

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Aug 6

Editorial Cartoon: Donate Brain - Now

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Aug 6

Business Tech: Thinking of moving to the cloud? Here are five things to look out for

By Mike Herrington There is a lot to think about when selecting a cloud solution for your business. Do you go with public or private cloud? Do you opt for a flat-rate fee or a utility-based model for billing? Are there regulations that prevent you from storing data on a public…

When disaster strikes: Four steps to saving your business

By Richard Tyson In my work as a business coach to CEOs over the past 28 years, I have come to understand that no one escapes trials and tragedies. Although we strive for continuous success, it’s simply not the nature of life that any of us avoid problems. While most of these…

Legal Matters: More secrets to guarding your secrets

This is the second in a two-part series on the protection of trade secrets. Part 1 ran in the July 31 issue of The Enterprise. Pursuing the Thief If your company does find itself in the unfortunate and unenviable position of having its trade secrets stolen, it should take swift…

CFPB’s misguided arbitration rule represents no favor for consumers

By Veronique de Rugy When it comes to identifying the worst government agency, it’s hard to pick just one. It’s equally hard not to immediately think of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. There’s just something particularly off-putting about an agency that is so…

Amid Trump’s chaos, the world begins to deal with an irrelevant U.S.

By Fareed Zakaria In London recently, I met a Nigerian man who succinctly expressed the reaction of much of the world to America these days. “Your country has gone crazy,” he said, with a mixture of outrage and amusement. “I’m from Africa. I know crazy, but I didn’t ever think I…

Don't think there are shapeshifters in Salt Lake? You bet there are

By Robert Pembroke In her great new book The Smear, Sharyl Attkisson details how the movers and shakers control what you see, what you think and how you vote. She calls them shapeshifters and America has more than its fair share. Salt Lake City is not immune to shapeshifting.…

Industry Briefs - 8-7-17

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. ACCOUNTING • Ernst & Young LLP has promoted Chris Okawa and Mark Peterson to partner in its Salt…

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Aug 6

Newsletter - 7-31-17

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, July 31, 2017 $20 million in grants will launch new Eccles economics institute The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has announced the establishment of the Marriner S. Eccles…

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Jul 30

$20 million in grants will launch new Eccles economics institute

The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has announced the establishment of the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis with the support of a $10 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Marriner…

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Jul 30

New TV series to shoot in Utah include Costner's 'Yellowstone'

By Brice Wallace For several years, state officials promoting film and TV production in Utah worked diligently to get a TV series — any TV series — to shoot in the state. Now there are several. The latest is “Yellowstone,” a drama series starring Kevin Costner, which will shoot…

Poll: Utahns stay confident about economic status

Despite a minor dip in July, the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) remained statistically flat, indicating a continued confidence among Utah consumers in their economic outlook. The CAI dropped 1.0 point from 115.2 in June to 114.2 in July. Consumer confidence in…

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Jul 30

Report: EDUtah efforts result in 9,336 new jobs created, kept at 34 firms

By Brice Wallace An organization contracted with the state to recruit companies to Utah and grow existing ones reports having 34 project wins during the 2016-17 fiscal year, resulting in 9,336 jobs created or retained. The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), a…