Articles
Utah’s Luxury Reputation on the Rise
Beijing. Buenos Aires. Abu Dhabi. Park City. That’s right, Park City is among the more recent additions to St. Regis’ portfolio of 41 distinguished hotels worldwide. The city likewise joins the Waldorf Astoria’s collection of 24 luxury destination...
May 1, 2011
Two Utah Execs Share Their Boating Mishaps
Anyone who is regularly on the water knows that boats provide more than just thrilling entertainment and an excellent way to drain your bank account really fast. Sometimes they also provide an incredible story. If you don’t know what I mean, just ...
May 1, 2011
Paul Thome: Banking on Experience
With more than 37 years working in the banking industry, it’s hard to find someone with more experience than Paul Thome. Thome was recently named president of Utah-based Sallie Mae Bank, the nation’s largest fina...
May 1, 2011
Local Businesses Fight Against a Tough Economy
Months ago, economists pro-nounced the Great Recession was officially over. It took awhile, but the private sector is finally showing signs of renewed life—better retail sales, increased manufacturing levels, rising consumer confidence and, finall...
May 1, 2011
Use a Pro to Build Your Company’s App
To outsource or not to outsource IT—that is the question. In the ever-changing world of websites, applications, smartphones and tablets, should your company hire in-house staff to develop apps or turn to outsource companies?
Websites have ...
May 1, 2011
Re-inventing Modern Office Space
The cubicle—the bane of comic strip engineer Dilbert’s existence. In one cartoon, Dilbert exclaims that his cubicle is sucking the life out of him, and by the end of the strip readers find out that aliens have designed cubicles to do just that. In...
May 1, 2011
My Dough Girl Starts Over from Scratch
Although her WWII pin-up girl cookie mascots look nothing like the tubby Pillsbury Dough Boy, Tami Cromar found herself embroiled in a trademark dispute with the Dough Boy-mascot owner General Mills. Her gourmet cookie shop, My Dough Girl, was dee...
May 1, 2011
Utahns Should Work Together Despite Location
Some time ago I was taught the golden rule about rural Utah. It went something like this: “Once you’ve seen one rural community, you’ve seen one rural community.”
The statement speaks to the uniqueness of Utah’s cities and towns and t...
May 1, 2011
Salt Lake City - INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE was ranked one of the nation’s top integrated health systems, receiving the fourth highest score in an annual study of healthcare organizations, and the highest score of any health system in the Western U....
April 1, 2011
Is Your Website at Risk?
When you think of e-commerce liability issues, most likely you imagine a site that has been hacked and robbed of personal information, leaving customers vulnerable to identity theft or fraud. But Preston Regehr, an attorney and founding partner of...
April 1, 2011
UTOPIA Digging Roots in Local Communities
When Alexander’s Print Advantage exceeded its available internet bandwidth, Daniel Mortimer did what any competent CTO would do: he compared the services available before deciding to go with the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency, b...
April 1, 2011
Xeriscaping Tips to Beautify Your Yard
Xeriscaping, the low-water landscaping concept and term developed in the early 1980s, has fluctuated wildly in the realm of public adoration. Called “zero-scaping” by critics for its often spare appearance, the gardening approach has now become as...
April 1, 2011
Utah has a long and storied legacy of innovation, forged by industry leaders such as Alan Ashton and Bruce Bastian, co-founders of WordPerfect; Ray Noorda, co-founder of Novell; and Edwin Catmull, president of Pixar Animation Studios. Today that l...
April 1, 2011
The end of the legislative session has not brought an end to political controversy. While the debates about immigration and governmental transparency rage on, industry representatives weigh in on the measures that matter most to businesses in Utah...
April 1, 2011
Utah’s M&A Activity on the Rise
The last couple years of the current financial crises have showed a decline in mergers and acquisitions taking place in Utah. Tight financial markets, especially when it comes to borrowing, have significantly impacted deal activity not just in Uta...
April 1, 2011
