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Utah Chapter of CCIM names 2020 Excellence Awards honorees

The Utah Chapter of CCIM has honored more than 40 finalists in 16 award categories and recognized six new and redeveloped projects at its 2020 Excellence Awards event. The annual awards program honored professionals in Utah’s commercial real estate industry who exemplify the…

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Mar 23

Companies OK, employees may not be ready to work from home

Corporate America is taking quick action to keep their employees safe from COVID-19, known as the coronavirus. However, a new survey from Provo-based VitalSmarts, a corporate training and leadership development company, shows that recently adopted work-from-home policies may…

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Mar 23

Succeeding in Your Business: From the mailbag: The case of the doormat partner

By Cliff Ennico Most of the emails I get for this column are pretty straightforward. Some, though, come straight out of the daytime soap operas, positively oozing with bile and vitriol. Here’s a good one: “I am the co-founder/CEO of a seminar production company. I started a…

Editorial Cartoon: Herd Mentality

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Mar 23

Supply and demand, hoarding, price gouging and the coronavirus

By Veronique de Rugy As the saying goes, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I would add, “and anti-price gouging legislation in times of crisis.” Yet price increases in the face of sudden shortages are an important impetus to restore supply-and-demand market conditions…

Industry Briefs 3-23-20

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. ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT • The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its March…

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Mar 23

It’s fair to speculate whether Biden is mentally fit to be president

By Marc A. Thiessen After a disastrous performance in his first debate with Walter Mondale, many in the media began to openly question the then-73-year-old Ronald Reagan’s mental fitness. Writing in the New York Times, James Reston pointed out that Reagan “got his figures mixed…

Newsletter 3-16-20

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Sunday, March 15, 2020 State leaders: Be prepared, but don't panic about virus By Brice Wallace While Utah had only three confirmed cases of coronavirus as of the middle of last week, a group of prominent…

State leaders: Be prepared, but don't panic about virus

By Brice Wallace While Utah had only three confirmed cases of coronavirus as of the middle of last week, a group of prominent government and business officials were encouraging individuals and businesses to be prepared because that number likely will grow. “The key is … we don’t…

California fintech coming to Utah with more than 500 jobs

A California-based financial technology company will expand into Utah, bringing more than 500 jobs. Deserve Inc. made the announcement last week after being approved for a state incentive by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development board. The incentive is tied to 258 jobs…

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Mar 14

Event highlights contributions of Utah's women-owned businesses

As women grow in their roles as business owners, they can become a growing force in international trade, Ana M. Guevara, deputy assistant secretary for U.S. field operations of the U.S. Commerce Department, told a recent gathering at the International Women’s Day Celebration…

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Mar 14

MWCN names HealthEquity founder Neeleman 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year

MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has named Dr. Stephen Neeleman, founder and vice chair of HealthEquity Inc., as its 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year. HealthEquity is a health saving account trustee and custodian founded in 2002. Neeleman was recognized during a ceremony on…

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Mar 14

Grewe to head Utah Office of Outdoor Rec.

Gov. Gary Herbert has named Patrick “Pitt” Grewe as director of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation (OOR). “We conducted an extensive two-month search to find our new director for the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation,” said Val Hale, executive director of the Governor’s…

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Mar 14

IE Corp. acquires Baselayer Technology

Price-based power distribution engineering company IE Corp. has acquired edge data center company Baselayer Technology LLC. Edge data centers are smaller facilities located close to the populations they serve that deliver cloud computing resources and cached content to end…

Staff

Mar 14

Vivint Smart Home announces upper management changes

Alex J. Dunn is stepping away from his position as president of Vivint Smart Home after 14 years at the company. He will remain an advisor to the company through March 2021. Scott R. Hardy, Vivint’s chief operating officer, will assume many of his day-to-day responsibilities. “I…

Staff

Mar 14

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-16-20

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Purple Innovation Purple Innovation Inc., based in Lehi, reported a net loss of $12.7 million, or 29 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with a loss of $5.4…

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Mar 14

Upgraded restaurants and lodges part of Deer Valley's $14 million improvements

This summer, Deer Valley Resort will begin its biggest capital investment in over two decades with a $14 million improvement plan for the 2020-21 season. The summer work will be the beginning of resort owner Alterra Mountain Co.’s five-year plan for the resort that will total…

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Mar 14

Utah County Update: Lehi: Transportation, parks and fiber optic network priorities for the city

By Mark Johnson Lehi City will focus on three primary objectives in 2020 which have generated much discussion. They are all related in some specific way to the issue that has concerned many in our community and much of our state: growth. I want to briefly frame what lies ahead…

Succeeding in Your Business: Should you be a guinea pig for a new franchise?

By Cliff Ennico “I was downsized from a corporate job about a year ago. I have never run my own business before, but I am realizing now there is no future for me in corporate America (I am over 50 years of age), so I am looking at entrepreneurial options. “My outplacement firm…

Legal Matters: New H-1B Visa registration period opens - and closes soon

By Tim Wheelwright U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced it is changing the way it allocates the annual quota of H-1B visas. Companies seeking a new H-1B visa must first register online before they will be eligible to petition for a visa. The…

Industry Briefs 3-16-20

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. COMMUNICATIONS • CallTower , a South Jordan-based unified communications and collaboration…

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Mar 14

Editorial Cartoon: Most of the Time

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Mar 14