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Consumer prices steady, signal good holiday season

Consumer prices along the Wasatch Front remained steady from September to October, remaining up 2.9 percent from a year ago. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained unchanged while the national Consumer Price Index has increased 1.8 percent since October…

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Nov 17

Survey: Businesses planning 3 percent raises

The average Utah employer is planning to give its employees a 3 percent raise in the next year — make that 5 percent for top performers. That’s according to the 2019 Planning Packet Survey released recently by the Employers Council. The poll reveals projections about…

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Nov 17

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 11-19-19

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Nu Skin Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., based in Provo, reported net income of $44 million, or 79 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. That compares with $53.1 million, or 94 cents…

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Nov 17

Editorial Cartoon: Casualty Friday

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Nov 17

Industry Briefs 11-18-19

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 • EnerBank USA , Salt Lake City, has promoted Joel Cannon as senior vice president of…

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Nov 17

Succeeding in Your Business: Are you selling business opportunities without knowing it?

By Cliff Ennico “I have a small manufacturing business in the Midwest. “For years, I have hired individuals to act as distributors for my products throughout the United States, similar to what the Avon cosmetics people do. They have assigned territories and cannot solicit…

Legal Matters: Ideas for your year-end estate and income tax planning

By Jonathan H. Hoagland The end of the 2019 calendar year is fast approaching and now is the time to take advantage of some estate and income tax planning strategies before the New Year’s Eve ball drops.{mprestriction ids="1,3"} Increased Transfer Tax Exemptions. In the 2017 tax…

Plans by Warren and Sanders neglect logic, math and honesty

By Veronique de Rugy The more I follow the Democratic presidential campaign, the more I see how little I understand some people. After all, we can have differences when it comes to ideology, and we can aspire to different things in life. We can even have different understandings…

Democracy should regulate Facebook, not the other way around

By Fareed Zakaria There is now a growing consensus that American democracy needs to be saved by Mark Zuckerberg. People from Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Aaron Sorkin are demanding that Facebook stop running obviously false political advertising. So, let me pose a question: Would…

Newsletter - 11-11-19

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, November 11, 2019 Editor: Nonprofit status means new Tribune business model By Brice Wallace If The Salt Lake Tribune's move to becoming a nonprofit organization works, readers will likely see a larger…

Editor: Nonprofit status means new Tribune business model

By Brice Wallace If The Salt Lake Tribune’s move to becoming a nonprofit organization works, readers will likely see a larger reporting staff, an editorial page that “will change slightly” and a newspaper that “will remain the independent voice,” according to the newspaper’s…

Small-business owners are still up on economy

Small-business owners showed continued optimism for their businesses and the U.S. economy in the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. Respondents also signaled which issues are most important to them in next year’s elections. Conducted Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, the…

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Nov 11

Donation creates Huntsman Mental Health Institute

The Utah philanthropic Huntsman family has announced a $150 million donation to the University of Utah for the establishment of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute. The family expects the institute is to become a nationally recognized leader in research, care, education and…

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Nov 11

Colorado investors acquire Brian Head Resort

Durango, Colorado-based Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) has acquired Brian Head in Southern Utah. The investment company currently owns and operates seven ski and mountain bike resorts throughout the Southwest, including in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Brian…

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Nov 11

St. George's PrinterLogic buys N.Y. software co.

St. George-based PrinterLogic, a serverless printing infrastructure provider, has purchased MaxxVault, a developer and marketer of enterprise content management software based in the New York City area. The acquisition broadens PrinterLogic’s portfolio to include digital…

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Nov 11

State releases alternative fuel and emergency plans report

A trio of government agencies have released a report in support of Gov. Gary Herbert’s declaration of November as Alternative Fuel Awareness Month and “Utah’s Energy Action Plan to 2020.” “Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Emergency Plans: A Planning and Policy Report for Utah” has…

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Nov 11

Hamlet resolves Murray's ugly wall dilemma

When fire destroyed an iconic vacant Murray factory in 2015, all that demolition crews left standing was a 286-foot-long, cinder-block wall that stood 20 feet high. The 1900s-era facility most recently operated as a fish food manufacturing plant and residents had become…

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Nov 11

Malouf acquires Impact Collective to bolster its foundation initiatives

Malouf, a Logan-based furniture and bedding manufacturer, has acquired Utah-based technology development company Impact Collective LLC to support its business’ charitable efforts through the Malouf Foundation. Entrepreneur and innovator Clay Olsen started Impact Collective…

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Nov 11

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 11-11-19

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Extra Space Storage Extra Space Storage Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders of $171.8 million, or $1.23 per share, for the…

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Nov 11

Women in Business Focus

The Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon is presented annually by the Salt Lake Chamber . This year’s event will be held on Nov. 12 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The event features the presentation of prestigious awards to women of merit in our…

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Nov 11

2019 Salt Lake Chamber ATHENA Award winner

Linda Wardell, General Manager, City Creek Center Linda Wardell is the 2019 recipient of the Salt Lake Chamber’s ATHENA Leadership Award. She will receive the award at the Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon to be held on Nov. 12 in Salt Lake City. This year’s…

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Nov 11

2019 Salt Lake Chamber Pathfinder Award winners

Theresa Foxley Economic Development Corporation of Utah A Utah native, Theresa Foxley is passionate about promoting the Beehive State. She has served as the Economic Development Corporation of Utah’s president and CEO since 2017 and has helped usher in a new era that is highly…

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Nov 11