Category: Member News

Sandbrook Capital Commits up to $460 Million to rPlus Energies

Five years after its founding, rPlus Energies (“rPlus”), a leading private renewable energy developer, announced a platform-level partnership with Sandbrook Capital (“Sandbrook”), a private investment firm dedicated to transforming the world’s energy infrastructure. Sandbrook will invest up to $460 million in the platform alongside continued support from Gardner Group, the founding investor in rPlus and a leading commercial real estate company […]

JourneyTEAM Unveils Business Technology Summit 2024

JourneyTEAM, a leading Microsoft partner, is thrilled to unveil the highly-anticipated Business Technology Summit (BTS) 2024, taking place on February 29, 2024, at the state-of-the-art EventStack Center in Salt Lake City. Returning with an in-person format, this year’s annual event promises to be a game-changing technology adventure. The Business Technology Summit offers business leaders, IT managers, […]

Ballet West Sells Out ‘Swan Lake’

Ballet West ended its February run of Swan Lake with sold out performances for nearly all ten shows. With 16,348 attendees, it was the Company’s largest audience attendance in more than 40 years. Ballet West’s Swan Lake is now the highest non-Nutcracker production in company history, surpassing the record-attendance of Dracula last fall.

Utah Valley University Reaches 2025 Graduation Goal Early

OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University (UVU) is celebrating a milestone victory as it achieved its “graduation” goal two years ahead of schedule.  In 2019, shortly after President Astrid S. Tuminez’s arrival at UVU, university leaders set a collective goal to increase the school’s eight-year completion rate from 37% to 45%. Two years ahead of […]

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 – What It Means for Business

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now moves on to the U.S. Senate. This bill “promotes the financial security of working families, boosts growth and American competitiveness and strengthens communities and Main Street businesses.” It also includes Congressman Moore’s Small Business Growth […]

Member Briefing with Congressman Moore: Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act — What the Business Community Needs to Know

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now moves on to the U.S. Senate. This bill “promotes the financial security of working families, boosts growth and American competitiveness and strengthens communities and Main Street businesses.” It also includes Congressman Moore’s Small Business Growth Act, which […]

UVU Professor Receives Patent Pending for Compounds That Show Promise in More Effectively Treating Tuberculosis

OREM, Utah — Nathan Goldfarb, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at Utah Valley University (UVU), has received a utility patent pending and a continuation in part for two new molecules that could revolutionize the fight against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The molecules, NS-049-2 and 0211-122, target and inhibit the Mtb pathogen. These inhibitors are crafted with a sequence designed […]

Unlocking Potential: SLCC Corporate Training Custom Fit Funding Program

If you run a Utah-based, for-profit business you may qualify for a program that pays 40% of your training costs that increase, upskill, promote development for your employees. What is Custom Fit? The Custom Fit Training program utilizes funds provided by the Utah State Legislature to stimulate economic development and facilitate the creation of new […]