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American Battery partners with Chinese firm, plans Asian launch

American Battery Factory Inc. (ABF), a battery manufacturer creating a domestic supply chain of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery located in American Fork, has signed a partnership agreement with KAN Battery Co. Ltd. of Zhejiang, China, to develop a pilot line of battery…

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Jan 4

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UTA gets grant for Midvalley Express

Utah Transit Authority has received a $62.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support a new bus rapid transit (BRT) route in Salt Lake County. The planned Midvalley Express will improve accessibility, frequency and…

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Jan 4

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My Mind’s Eye names Packer CEO

My Mind’s Eye, a North Salt Lake-based paper party products company, has named Nate Packer as CEO. With 17 years leadership experience at companies such as Amazon, Nike, and Gopuff, Packer joins My Mind’s Eye as the company embarks on a new chapter of growth, according to Marcia…

Economy off to strong start in 2025 despite possible policy changes

Robert Spendlove By most metrics, the U.S. economy closed out 2024 stronger than it began the year. Inflation was down, consumer confidence was up, and economic growth outpaced expectations. The economies of the U.S. and the Mountain Region performed well in 2024 while still…

Utah’s Outdoor Recreation Initiative awards $20M to 31 projects statewide

The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation (DOR) has announced the awarding of more than $20 million to 31 outdoor recreation projects across the state. The Outdoor Recreation Initiative (ORI) funding, made possible through legislative appropriations and the Outdoor Adventure…

Women We Admire announces 2024 'Top 50 Women Leaders' in Utah

Women We Admire, a New York-based group that provide news and information about women business leaders, has released its list of “The Top 50 Women Leaders” of Utah for 2024. Leading the list, Women We Admire spotlighted three women, including Paige Bennett, director of…

Domo releases 12th annual ‘Data Never Sleeps’ report

Domo, a business intelligence and data analyst company in American Fork, has released its annual “Data Never Sleeps” report. Now in its 12th edition, the report offers a snapshot of how digital habits manifest themselves minute by minute across the world. The new report shows…

NAR data: Existing-home sales up 4.8% in November but stay unchanged in West

Nationwide existing-home sales grew in November, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) monthly report. Sales were up in three major U.S. regions and remained steady in the West. Year-over-year, sales climbed in all four regions. Total existing home sales —…

Bountiful’s WholesomeCo acquired

Minneapolis-based medical cannabis company Vireo Growth Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase WholsomeCo Cannabis of Bountiful. The acquisition is in conjunction with Vireo’s purchase of three other single-state cannabis operators in an-all stock transaction. WholesomeCo…

Workforce Housing Advocacy launches ‘Demand More Supply’ campaign

The Utah Workforce Housing Advocacy (UWHA), an organization that focuses on increasing affordable housing options for first-time homebuyers and middle-income earners, has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of the state’s low housing supply, a major contributor to the…

Ormat Technologies secures land for Utah geothermal development

Reno, Nevada-based Ormat Technologies Inc., a geothermal and renewable energy company, has secured 1,678 acres in Utah through a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lease auction. The company said the lease acquisitions will significantly support Ormat’s ongoing operations and…

Industry Briefs 1-6-25

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . The submission deadline is one week before publication. ACCOUNTING HCVT , a Los Angeles-based CPA firm, has a new office at 650 Main in Salt Lake…

Williams plans $1 billion expansion of Ogden plant

Technicians assemble an FJ33-5A turbo fan jet engine at the Williams International manufacturing plant in Ogden. The Michigan-based company plans to create 316 jobs over the next 20 years in a $1 billion expansion project in Ogden, where it has had a plant operating since 1978.…

SLC announces three options to rebuild ballpark neighborhood

Brice Wallace Salt Lake City has one, two, three options out for an old ballpark. Three scenarios for the future of the Smith’s Ballpark location at West Temple and 1300 South have been announced by Mayor Erin Mendenhall and other city leaders. One keeps the current ballpark…

Utah ranks No. 1 among U.S. states for innovation capacity and outcomes

Utah’s broad innovation ecosystem ranks high among U.S. states across various measures. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, co-led by the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), shows the characteristics contributing to…

Trucordia acquires Archibald Insurance

Trucordia, a Lindon-based insurance brokerage formerly known as PCF Insurance Services, has acquired Archib ald Insurance of Richmond, Midlothian and North Chesterfield, Virginia. “We’re excited to welcome the Archibald Insurance team to Trucordia and look forward to their…

Provo's Hypercraft announces seven-year expansion plan, to grow by 183 jobs

Brice Wallace A company producing electric drive systems for racing, defense, marine, street and commercial vehicles will grow by 183 employees over the next seven years. Provo-based Hypercraft Inc. made the announcement after being approved for a tax credit incentive of nearly…

RETRACTION

In the “Law Focus” section of the Business Journal issue of Oct. 28, we published an article titled “New Utah laws in 2024: Transforming business, workforce and sustainability” that contained a number of factual errors. The article was written using research from an AI engine…

New Utah law allows Lyft to launch exclusive benefit for Utah drivers

Utah-based drivers for rideshare platform Lyft will have a new benefit beginning Jan. 1. Under a first-of-its-kind program administered by benefits technology company Stride, Lyft will contribute a market-leading 7 percent of eligible drivers’ quarterly earnings (including bonus…

Pleasant Grove's Alianza acquires Microsoft's Megaswitch business

Alianza Inc., a cloud communications platform for service providers located in Pleasant Grove, has announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Microsoft to acquire Microsoft’s Metaswitch brand. Metaswitch is Microsoft’s high-performance communications software. The…

Kaysville's OptConnect buys Dutch company through European division

Capestone, a mobile networking platform based in Leiden, Netherlands, and a division of Kaysville-based wireless communications company OptConnect, has acquired Next Era, a France-based, specialized niche distributor of 4G, 5G and mobile networks in Europe. Capestone adds more…

Becklar restructures ownership

Ogden-based safety and monitoring solutions provider Becklar has a new ownership structure led by Boston-based private equity firm Graham Partners. Under the new ownership arrangement, Becklar management and existing private equity partner BV Investment Partners will both sell…

WORK DAZE: The office holiday party: Get fired up or get fired

Bob Goldman It’s the biggest office party of the year — the annual holiday extravaganza where even the most remote remote workers drag themselves back to the workplace to celebrate with bad food, fake comradery and fun with a capital F. And — oh yes — firings. Firings have a…

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR: Foundation of new HIV drug laid in labs at University of Utah

A new long-lasting prophylactic HIV drug, the foundation for which was developed at the University of Utah, has been named the Breakthrough of the Year by the scientific journal Science . Initial foundational research for the drug lenacapavir, developed by Gilead Sciences, was…

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