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Dropping the BAT is key to passing tax reform this year

By Veronique de Rugy House Speaker Paul Ryan has made his pitch to the country about tax reform. He wants it, and he wants it before the end of 2017 because, as he said in his prepared remarks, “We cannot let this once-in-a-generation moment slip by.” That’s all well and good,…

Is the U.S. stumbling its way into another decade of war?

By Fareed Zakaria While we have been focused on the results of special elections, the ups and downs of the Russia investigation and President Trump’s latest tweets, under the radar, a broad and consequential shift in American foreign policy appears to be underway. Put simply,…

Speaker Ryan wants to make the tax cuts permanent; Bad mistake, Paul

By Robert S. Pembroke If the Republicans don’t pass a tax bill before the 2018 election, they’re toast. In 1994 there was a swing of 54 Democratic House members and eight Democratic senators to the Republican side. It would take years for the Republicans to regain control if…

Industry Briefs 7-4-17

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. BANKING • Mountain America Credit Union , West Jordan, has opened a branch at 9640 S. State St.,…

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Jul 1

Newsletter - 6-26-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, June 26, 2017 71,600 Sundance attendees bring $151.5 million By Brice Wallace The economic impact of the Sundance Film Festival continues to grow.The Sundance Institute, a nonprofit organization,…

Editorial Cartoon: You're Gonna Love It

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Jun 25

71,600 Sundance attendees bring $151.5 million

By Brice Wallace The economic impact of the Sundance Film Festival continues to grow. The Sundance Institute, a nonprofit organization, announced recently that the 2017 version of the festival generated a total economic impact of $151.5 million. That’s up from the 2016 total of…

NSL 'digester' will turn 360 tons of waste food into fuel, fertilizer daily

A new facility in North Salt Lake will convert food waste into natural gas and fertilizer, creating what Gov. Gary Herbert said is a “win-win” for cutting waste and methane emissions at landfills while powering communities. Construction began last week on the $43 million…

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Jun 25

Utah still adding jobs despite uptick in unemployment

Utah’s unemployment rate inched up by one-tenth of a point to 3.2 percent in May, according to figures released last week by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. But the economy continues to add jobs, growing by 44,500 nonfarm positions over the past year, the report said.…

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Jun 25

Nadella to keynote UTC event

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker Nov. 10 at the Utah Technology Council’s 19th annual Hall of Fame Gala in Salt Lake City. The council made the announcement recently. Nadella follows other prominent tech leaders as gala speakers,…

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Jun 25

UofU Health to anchor Sugar House development

Westport Capital Partners has announced that University of Utah Health will lease one of the company’s two new office buildings in its previously announced Sugar House development located at 2300 South and 1300 East in Salt Lake City. UofU Health will be the sole tenant of…

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Jun 25

Parley's Partners opens Murray complex

Parley’s Partners, a Salt Lake City-based real estate developer, has opened its Artesian Springs housing complex at 4197 S. Main St. in Murray. Located on the historic Murray Laundry Tower site, Artesian Springs has 378 units, 295 of which are available as subsidized housing and…

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Jun 25

Nine Utah firms receive Rural Fast Track grants

Nine rural companies will be adding jobs after being endorsed for Rural Fast Track grants. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board endorsed the grants at its June meeting. Recipient companies are: • MCM Engineering, Enoch, endorsed for a $50,000 grant to help…

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Jun 25

Film incentives mean 479 new jobs and $20 million to state economy

Three TV series in their second seasons are among seven productions approved for state tax incentives this month by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. The board, at its June meeting, approved the incentives tied to the creation of 479 local jobs and more…

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Jun 25

VidAngel trys new tack in effort to keep going

VidAngel, the Provo-based entertainment filtering and streaming company, has launched a new service to remove offensive content on Amazon and Netflix, opening a new front in its long-running battle over the sanitizing of Hollywood movies. The company was launched in 2014 with…

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Jun 25

Downtown Achievement winners named

Three organizations and one family have been named winners of the Downtown Achievement Award, to be presented July 20 by the Downtown Alliance. Recipients are the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Bike Squad, City Creek Reserve Inc. and Property Reserve Inc. for 111 Main, and…

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Jun 25

SLC needs 16,478 new apartments by 2030

The Salt Lake City metro area is expected to need 16,478 new apartments by 2030 to keep up with local demand, according to a new study commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) and conducted by Hoyt Advisory…

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Jun 25

Homie enters mortgage business

Utah startup tech company Homie, whose technology platform automates home buying and selling, is now offering mortgage loans, the company said in a release. The new service aligns with Homie’s stated goal to revolutionize the real estate industry. Buyers can now get…

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Jun 25

After the system has crashed is not the best time to establish IT procedures and policies

It worked just fine — until it didn’t By Bahar Sharifan There is one commonality among all information technology (IT) systems that stop working: Before they stopped working, they were, at least to some extent, working. Prioritizing the time and money for creating an updated and…

Just what are those 'things?’

By Brice Wallace When experts talk about the “Internet of Things,” or IoT, some people may get lost in the “things” part of the phrase. Mark Sunday, chief information officer and senior vice president at Oracle, recently clued in a Salt Lake City audience, stressing that those…

WordPress: Easy to use, but vulnerable to attack

By Matt Mascarenas The first thing to understand is that, no matter what a security consultant may say, there’s no such thing as a 100 percent hack-proof website. With enough time, talent and resources, anything online can be breached. Just ask NASA, T-Mobile, whitehouse.gov,…

Why conversion rate optimization is important for websites

By Shea Diepevenn Conversion Rate Optimization is the act or goal of converting interested customers into solid leads. In a nutshell, it means persuading clients coming to your website that they should pick up the phone and call your business or make that online purchase. When…