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Oakwood opens 4 communities

Oakwood Homes, a Colorado-based private homebuilder with its Utah division headquartered in Murray, is opening four new residential communities in Utah including locations in Park City/Heber, Lehi, Herriman and West Valley City. The developments, with homes available starting in…

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Feb 28

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Huntsman Huntsman Corp., with corporate offices in Salt Lake City and Texas, reported net income of $137 million, or 53 cents per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with $9…

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Feb 28

Outdoor Retailer's bullying tactics didn't - and shouldn't - work in Utah

By John Rogers A lot has been said in recent years about bullying. Kids have been taught how to react and resist. School districts have rushed to adopt anti-bullying policies. Fortune 500 companies have even addressed bullying in the workplace. The Outdoor Industry Association…

Saving $3 million for retirement: What kind of commitment will it take?

By Mark Lund How many of us will retire with $1 million or more in savings? More of us ought to. In fact, more of us may need to, given inflation and the rising cost of healthcare. Sadly, few pre-retirees have accumulated that much. A 2015 Government Accountability Office…

Attention, Elon Musk & Republicans: Calls for a carbon tax are misguided

By Veronique de Rugy There’s a full-court press underway to convince Pres. Donald Trump that it would be a good idea to impose a carbon tax on the American people. He’s hearing about it not only from well-connected businessmen such as Elon Musk but also from establishment…

Don't confuse all the movement during Trump's first days with progress

By Fareed Zakaria Don't confuse all the movement during Trump's first days with progress Let’s say you are a Trump voter, the kind we often hear about — an honest, hardworking American who put up with Donald Trump’s unusual behavior because you wanted a president who would stop…

Editorial Cartoon - Loyalty

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Feb 28

Industry Briefs 2-27-17

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 • Bank of Utah , Ogden, has reached a milestone by exceeding $1 billion in assets, and…

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Feb 28

Newsletter - 2-21-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 This week in The Enterprise Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Goals for rural Utah: Business diversity and 25,000 new jobs By Brice WallaceFive years ago, Gov. Gary Herbert challenged Utah’s private sector to create 100,000 jobs in 1,000 days. Now…

Editorial Cartoon: Resist Democracy

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Feb 21

Goals for rural Utah: Business diversity and 25,000 new jobs

By Brice Wallace Five years ago, Gov. Gary Herbert challenged Utah’s private sector to create 100,000 jobs in 1,000 days. Now he’s doing the same for rural parts of the state. During his “State of the State” address, Herbert proposed the creation of 25,000 new jobs in rural and…

Gas, housing prices drive CPI up after minor decrease in December

After a minor decrease in December, the index of prices that Utah consumers pay took a significant jump in January. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.7 percent in January, bringing the annualized rate to 2.6 percent since this same time last year.…

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Feb 21

Jazz's first jersey patch will promote cancer research

The Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association and customer experience software company Qualtrics have announced a partnership where Qualtrics will become the team’s fan experience insights and analytics partner. As part of the deal with the Jazz, Qualtrics, an employer of…

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Feb 21

Incentives approved for five film projects

Utah will be the site of five TV, digital and film products this spring, following the approval of tax credit incentives from a state board. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board approved the incentives at its February meeting. The five projects are expected…

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Feb 21

Plumer named The Void CEO

The Void, a Pleasant Grove virtual reality entertainment company, has appointed Cliff Plumer as chief executive officer. The change was effective earlier this month. With more than 30 years of experience spanning production, creative and technology, Plumer succeeds co-founder…

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Feb 21

Guv looking for businesses willing to 'partner with and invest in' education

Gov. Gary Herbert is hoping to create more ties among companies, state government and education in an effort to better prepare the state’s future workforce. During the “State of the State” address, the governor announced a program called “Talent Ready Utah” aimed at filling…

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Feb 21

UCAIR announces honors

Retiring executive director Ted Wilson, Provo Mayor John Curtis and two organizations were honored at the Air Quality Summit sponsored by the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR). The event celebrated five years of efforts by UCAIR in improving the air quality in the state. “We…

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Feb 21

Georgia firm buys Futura

Clearfield-based Futura Industries has been purchased by the William L. Bonnell Co. Inc., (Bonnell Aluminum) of Newnan, Georgia, for approximately $92 million. Upon closing, which is expected this month, Futura will become an operating division of Bonnell. Futura has a national…

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Feb 21

Carter named 2017 Utah Entrepreneur of the Year by MWCN

MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has named Jeremy Andrus , CEO of Traeger Grills, as its 2017 Utah Entrepreneur of the Year. Each year, MWCN recognizes a Utah entrepreneur who has accomplished outstanding achievement in building an industry-leading Utah -based company,…

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Feb 21

Thorpe to head Boostability

The board of directors of Boostability, an Internet marketing firm based in Lehi, has added the title of chief executive officer to the duties of president and chief operating officer Gavan Thorpe. The change was effective Jan. 1, the company said in a release. “I’m happy for…

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Feb 21

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Vista Outdoor Vista Outdoor Inc., based in Farmington, reported a net loss of $377.7 million, or $6.44 per share, for the fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 1. That compares with net income of $43.2…

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Feb 21

Skilled workers part of the collateral damage from ill-advised travel ban

By Veronique de Rugy President Donald Trump is unhappy that a federal judge put the kibosh on — and an appeals court upheld, at least temporarily — his executive order blocking immigrants and other travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations. Though the order was framed as…