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UVEF names 2016 winners of Peak 100 and EPIC 100 awards

The Utah Venture Entrepreneur Forum, a nonprofit organization that recognizes entrepreneurs and helps them connect with mentors and capital, has named its 2016 winners of the 2016 Peak 100 and EPIC 100 awards. The winners of the Peak 100 awards are Jeremy Andrus (Traeger…

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Apr 23

GOED names World Trade Center Utah state’s international promotion partner

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has contracted with World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) to oversee the state’s international business promotion activities. “This formal, contracted partnership will leverage WTC Utah’s public-private partnerships for…

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Apr 23

SLC tops Forbes list of non-Silicon Valley tech hot spots

A recent story in Forbes magazine tabs the Salt Lake City area as the top spot in the nation outside of Silicon Valley as a center for technology development. Based on tech-related patent registrations, Forbes says the talent is not necessarily staying in Northern California.…

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Apr 23

Savage buys water transport co.

Savage Inland Marine LLC, a subsidiary of Savage Cos. of Midvale, has purchased the liquid bulk division assets of Settoon Towing LLC, a waterway transportation company based in Pierre Part, Louisiana. The purchase includes 35 towboats and 63 liquid tank barges with a total…

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Apr 23

Business leaders express trade concerns to Utah delegation

Members of Utah’s congressional delegaion met with 40 business leaders last week to discuss the importance of foreign trade to Utah’s economy. At an event sponsored and hosted by World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah), representatives Jason Chaffetz, Mia Love and Chris Stewart…

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Apr 23

Nutraceutical acquires Zhou brand

Park City’s Nutraceutical International Corp. has acquired substantially all the assets associated with the Zhou Nutrition brand from Branson Books LLC. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Zhou sells 24 proprietary dietary supplement products on its own website and though other…

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Apr 23

BUSINESS TECH: There are multiple approaches to backup and disaster recovery planning

By Mike Herrington Most businesses know that having a good backup of their company data is critical. However, most small and medium businesses don’t spend nearly enough energy doing strategic planning for disaster recovery. There are a lot of factors to consider to determine the…

Should the United States stop cooperating with - and financing - the OECD?

By Veronique de Rugy How would you feel if I told you that we taxpayers are spending millions of dollars every year to fund an army of bureaucrats who advocate higher taxes and bigger government around the globe? That’s exactly what the United States does when it sends its…

Trump Derangement Syndrome: Prez's policies aren't automatically wrong

By Fareed Zakaria I didn’t really believe that there was such a thing as Trump Derangement Syndrome — hatred of Donald Trump so intense that it impairs people’s judgment. It’s not that I didn’t notice the harsh, unyielding language against Donald Trump — I said a few tough…

How do you proceed when someone dies without a will?

By Mark K. Lund Every day, people die “intestate.” In legalese, that means they died without a will. This opens the door for the courts to decide what happens with their estates. When no valid will exists, state intestacy laws dictate how assets are distributed. These laws…

Editorial Cartoon - I Agree

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Apr 23

Industry Briefs 4-24-17

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 • Zions Bancorporation , Salt Lake City, has elected Barbara A. Yastine to its board of…

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Apr 23

Newsletter - 4-17-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, April 17, 2017 Attorney to employers: Plan to live with ObamaCare - for now By Brice WallaceDespite the hullabaloo regarding repealing and replacing ObamaCare, a Chicago attorney last week cautioned a…

Attorney to employers: Plan to live with ObamaCare - for now

By Brice Wallace Despite the hullabaloo regarding repealing and replacing ObamaCare, a Chicago attorney last week cautioned a Salt Lake City audience that it remains the law of the land. Speaking at an employment law seminar presented by Salt Lake SHRM in partnership with law…

While most other states' go up, Utah gas price is down

Utah is only one of two states that saw gas prices drop early in April. The unusual situation was attributed to the extraordinary high prices Utah motorists paid in March due to a pipeline disruption. Prices typically move higher in spring because of the higher cost of summer…

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Apr 17

Medical tech's $10M expansion to add 587 jobs

A health data analytics software company will create nearly 590 jobs over the next eight years in a $10 million expansion project in Salt Lake County. Collective Medical Technologies Inc. (CMT), based in Sandy, announced the plans after being awarded a $1.8 million tax credit…

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Apr 17

SBA's SBDC and SLCC to host Utah Crowdfunding Summit 2017 on May 4

The Salt Lake Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Salt Lake Community College Miller Business Resource Center (MBRC) have announced the third annual Utah Crowdfunding Summit to be held May 4 at the school's Miller Campus. The summit will run from 8:30 a.m. to…

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Apr 17

Youngevity buys New York Mediterranean diet company

Youngevity International Inc. of South Jordan has acquired New York-based BellaVita, a producer of products based on the Mediterranean diet. Youngevity is a global direct sales marketer of nutritional and lifestyle products and a producer of gourmet coffees. The company will…

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Apr 17

GOED-sponsored trade mission returns from Korea, Taiwan

Representative from 20 Utah businesses recently returned from a trade mission to Seoul, Korea, and Taipei, Taiwan. Led by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) from March 15-23, the trip provided the participating companies with opportunities for networking and…

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Apr 17

Aquatherm commits to Utah with new headquarters

Aquatherm North America, the U.S. and Canadian subsidiary of polypropylene-random (PP-R) pipe system manufacturer Aquatherm Worldwide, has opened its new 82,000-square-foot headquarters and fabrication facility in Lindon. The new facility replaces the company’s previous…

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Apr 17

Multifamily report released

The Salt Lake City office of real estate services and investment firm CBRE has released its second semi-annual Greater Salt Lake Area Multifamily Market Report highlighting market trends on rental, vacancy and cap rates. The report also contains the activity status on the…

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Apr 17

Steelworkers ratify contract with Rio Tinto

Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 392 in Salt Lake City have ratified a new five-year contract with Rio Tinto, which owns and operates the Kennecott copper mining operation in Bingham Canyon. The agreement, which takes effect immediately, includes annual wage increases,…

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Apr 17