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State aiding in Pepperidge Farm expansion project
Goldfish snack crackers advance down the production line at the Pepperidge Farm bakery in Richmond in Cache County. The company was approved for a state tax credit incentive for an expansion at the facility, tied to 86 new high-paying jobs over a decade. The $160 million project is expected to boost Goldfish production by 50 percent, to 5 million... -
BioHive's new chapter has aim of influencing medical innovation
BioHive, a Salt Lake City nonprofit public-private partnership with the stated goal of enhancing Utah’s life science and healthcare innovation ecosystem, has launced HealthTech Hub, a new BioHive chapter that empowers the state’s science and technology communities to “help improve medical innovation and disrupt healthcare.” The group will convene... -
SALT LAKE LAUNCHES CONSUMER COMPLAINT PORTAL FOR RESIDENTS
Salt Lake City government has launched its new Consumer Protection Complaint Portal. The user-friendly portal serves as a centralized hub for residents to submit consumer-related complaints and empowers residents to actively participate in protecting themselves and their neighbors from deceptive practices. “Salt Lake City is dedicated to ensuring an... -
WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE
The crowd listens to a panel of international business executives during the Women in International Business Conference at the Zions BancorporationTechnology Center in Midvale. Part of the International Women’s Day celebration, the event was presented by the World Trade Association of Utah. Panelists: Understanding the market brings success Brice... -
Utah, U.S. jobless rates stay steady
The unemployment rates for both Utah and the nation as a whole were unchanged in January, according to data release by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. January’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 2.8 percent, the department said, leaving about 50,300 Utahns unemployed. The January national jobless rate stayed at 3.7... -
FEBRUARY'S DIP IN CONSUMER ATTITUDE CALLED 'INSIGNIFICANT'
Utah’s consumer sentiment decreased by 1.3 percent in February to 80.3, according results of the Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment released by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. However, the institute noted that the decrease was not deemed statistically significant. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found... -
Downtown SLC big winner as legislators head home
2024 UTAH LEGISLATIVE RECAP A rendering released by Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith envisions a downtown Salt Lake City street with shops and entertainment venues feeding to a new arena that would house a new National Hockey League team or the Jazz or both. The Utah Legislature put the wheels in motion for such a development with a pair of bills that... -
Safety experts: Give employees their training a 'chunk' at a time
Brice Wallace Although they were making their points at an hour-long breakout session at a large event, a pair of executives recently evangelized that employee training is best served in quick, simple, bite-sized pieces. Presenting at the Utah Manufacturers Association’s Manufacturing Safety Awards Expo & Conference, Jason Cuskelly, vice... -
PG's doTerra names new execs: Jowers is new CEO, Smith named president
Pleasant Grove-based health, wellness and essential oils company doTerra has announced significant leadership changes as part of its ongoing commitment to tripling its impact by 2030. The founders of doTerra have appointed Kirk Jowers as CEO and promoted Murray Smith, former executive vice president of international, to president. Founding... -
2024 outlook makes economist 'a little bit nervous'
DAVIS CHAMBER AND BANK OF UTAH EVENT Brice Wallace It’s not often that a keynote speaker tells his audience he wants them to leave “a little bit nervous.” But not all speakers are Elliot Eisenberg. The chief economist at GraphsandLaughs LLC, Eisenberg is famous for presenting economic information in a pleasant, easy-to-understand and humorous...