October 22, 2018 This is Derek Miller of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report. I'm excited to announce that the Salt Lake Chamber has created a new podcast called "CEO Success Stories." In every episode, I sit down with a top CEO from across the state to hear about their leadership philosophy, [...]
Salt Lake City—October 24, 2018—The Salt Lake City office of CBRE has released its Q3 2018 MarketView reports; click here to download full copies of each report. Industrial Development Reaches Record Levels Salt Lake’s industrial segment continues to experience historic levels of growth and activity. With 1.1 million square feet of industrial product completed in Q3 2018, Salt Lake [...]
October 15, 2018 If you've upgraded lighting equipment in your business with new LEDs, congratulations! You're saving money on your electric bill. But do you know you can save even more money from lighting? How? By installing Advanced Lighting Controls. You can add occupancy and daylight sensors to deliver just the right amount of light — [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's nonfarm payroll employment for September 2018 grew by an estimated 3.6 percent, adding 53,200 jobs to the economy since September 2017. Utah's current employment level registers 1,535,900. August's year-over job growth rate was revised upward two-tenths to 3.9 percent. September's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point [...]
Originally published by Utah Business on October 16, 2018 Salt Lake City–The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the Western Governors University Center for Applied Learning Science (CALS) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) a grant to support a project partnership designed to help students navigate the increasingly complex employment landscape. The $700,000 grant will be awarded [...]
Originally published by Mountain America Credit Union in Globe Newswire on October 16, 2018 WEST JORDAN, Utah, Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sterling Nielsen, president and CEO at Mountain America Credit Union, was selected by Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce as one of the 2018 Titan Award recipients. This award recognizes leaders who have set [...]
Originally published by Utah Policy on October 14, 2018 The Utah Film Commission announced the Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board approval of the latest project from Disney Channel to receive a state film incentive to shoot in Utah. Described as a fresh take on Disney Channel’s iconic franchise, also filmed in Utah, High School Musical: [...]
October 8, 2018 This is Derek Miller of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report. Dr. Deneece Huftalin began her career at the Salt Lake Community College in 1992 as the director of academic and career advising. Two years later, she was selected to become the dean of students. Then, in 2014, she [...]
Originally published by CisionPRWeb on October 11, 2018 The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Salt Lake Community College a four-year, $1.1 million grant to expand its Tim & Brenda Huval Child Care Center at the school’s South City Campus. Funds from the grant, which is part of the federal Child Care Access Means Parents In School [...]
Originally published by Utah Policy on October 11, 2018 The Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced HealthEquity, Inc. the nation’s largest independent health savings account custodian, will expand their operations in Draper, UT adding up to 500 jobs, $10 million in new state revenue and an estimated $27 million in capital investment. “HealthEquity is a [...]
