Industry Briefs: May 20 ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
• Jazz Arts of the MountainWest , producer of the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, has named Louie Strike as its new president. Strike and the festival board...
Industry Briefs: May 13 ASSOCIATIONS
• In partnership with the Utah Department of Workforce Services, the Salt Lake Chamber Women’s Business Center will present the national Sloan Awards in Utah for 2013 to rec...
Industry Briefs for week of May 6, 2013 ACCOUNTING
• Tanner LLC , a Salt Lake City accounting and consulting firm, has hired Gary Vickrey, a professional in leadership development and business transition, as a partner. Previous...
Industry Briefs for week of April 29, 2013 ASSOCIATIONS
• Entrepreneurs’ Organi-zation Utah presented a donation check for $45,000 to the Mali Rising Foundation on April 26. The donation will be used to help build the Entrepreneu...
Industry Briefs for week of April 22, 2013 ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
• The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board, at its regular April meeting, approved incentives for four TV and film productions to be shot in Utah. The large...
Industry Briefs for week of April 15, 2013 ASSOCIATIONS
• The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Salt Lake City chapter, is soliciting nominations for the 2013 Woman Business Owner of the Year (NAWBO member), ...
Industry Briefs for week of April 8, 2013 ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
• Miller Sports Properties and The Days of ’47 Inc. have announced that The Days of ’47 Rodeo will return to EnergySolutions Arena. The event is scheduled for July 19-20...
Industry Briefs for week of April 1, 2013 BANKING
• Utah Community Credit Union, Provo, has been given the highest five-star rating, Superior Five-Star, by BauerFinancial Inc., the nation’s leading credit union rating and resear...
Industry Briefs for week of March 25, 2013 ARTS/
ENTERTAINMENT
• The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board approved incentives for three film and TV projects at its regular March meeting. Gravy Bend Partner...
Industry Briefs for week of March 18, 2013 BANKING
• The Utah Credit Union Association has inducted former president of America First Credit Union, Rick Craig, into the organization’s Hall of Fame . Craig recently retired from A...
Industry Briefs for week of March 11, 2013 ACCOUNTING
• Salt Lake City-based WSRP, an accounting and audit, tax services, business valuation and consulting firm, has hired Travis Lee and Brian Farr. Lee has joined the WSRP tax ...
Industry Briefs for week of March 4, 2013 ACCOUNTING
• Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern (PBTK), a Las Vegas-based full-service accounting firm, has hired four new employees who will primarily perform internal audit and risk advisory fu...
Industry Briefs for week of Feb. 25, 2013 BANKING
• U.S. Bank in Utah donated more than $58,000 to United Way ’s 2012 fundraising campaign through employee contributions and corporate gifts. United Way is the largest grant recipi...
Industry Briefs for week of Feb. 18, 2013 ACCOUNTING
• Rocky Mountain Advisory LLC , a Salt Lake City forensic accounting firm, has named Matt Connors as a shareholder. Connors helped created Rocky Mountain Advisory in March 2010...
Industry Briefs for week of Feb. 11, 2013 BANKING
• Shea Bettencourt, veteran mortgage loan officer and local resident, has advanced within Ogden-based Bank of Utah to become the new mortgage branch manager at the Providence loc...
Industry Briefs for week of Feb. 4, 2013 ASSOCIATIONS
• Kneaders Bakery and Café was named Business of the Year by the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce at its annual installation banquet last week. Other businesses honored by th...
Industry Briefs for week of Jan. 28, 2013 ASSOCIATIONS
• Julee Smith was honored with the 2013 ATHENA Leadership Award at the Ogden Weber Chamber Women in Business Committee’s 25th annual ATHENA Leadership Award luncheon on Ja...
Industry Briefs for week of Jan. 21, 2013 ACCOUNTING
• Wisan, Smith, Racker, & Prescott LLP has promoted Daniel P. Rinehart to a partner in the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Rinehart is a CPA, member of the American Institute of...
Industry Briefs for week of Jan. 14, 2013 ASSOCIATIONS
• The Society for Marketing Professional Services announced the winners of its Marketing Communications Awards for 2012. Marketer of the Year is Cynthia Remine of Ascent C...
Industry Briefs for week of Jan. 7, 2013 ASSOCIATIONS
• Executive Women International of Salt Lake City has announced a new board of directors for 2012-13. Officers and directors installed are Nikol Smith , representing Salt Lak...