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Today, many Utah residents and visitors drive through this part of the state on their way to see the well marketed Mighty 5 but upon further investigation, one finds out this is a region of Utah ripe with natural resources and entrepreneurial spirit.

The San Rafael Energy Research Center is focusing on molten salt technology and thorium powered nuclear energy. Thorium exists abundantly in nature compared to uranium, and although it is not compatible by itself, it is usable with molten salt reactors. It is not for electricity or to prove

At Bottega we have found that it is faster to teach the banker computer science than it is to teach how a bank runs efficiently and profitably to a recent computer science graduate.

Why should a company rebrand? The Harvard Business School answer is to shed an old image, reposition yourself in a market, or when a company outgrows its original mission. In the case of InsideSales.com, all three were true.

I had the choice of starting Galileo anywhere and I chose Utah. And, every day since then, I’ve known it was the right decision. Access to hard working, highly educated, value-based talent and the opportunity to live a healthy, outdoor lifestyle contribute to making Utah where I choose to live

When Aditya Dave and I set out to bootstrap our company in 2017, we had no idea what we were doing. Not a clue. Dave quit a lucrative career at Adobe and I dropped out of dental school. Less than six months into building Plena Data we found ourselves suing a third cofounder for embezzlement and tax

As Utah’s technology sector continues to grow, and creates a reputation far beyond Utah’s borders, investors and companies from all over the world have focused their attention on Utah’s fast-growing tech companies. An incredible byproduct of this attention has been money pouring into Utah for

Coming from my unique background of successful startups like Skullcandy, one of the biggest challenges Purple faces is differentiating itself from the competition in a really loud space. Purple is known for being an original player in the bed-in-a-box arena, however, our technology and innovation

Coworking spaces are well established throughout the nation and are now an option for eastern Utah companies. Coworking space is a product of the modern era — all that is needed is a wifi connection and a professional work space. With Emery County communities like Orangeville City, Joe’s Valley, and

In Utah, 1 in 3 women will experience some form of domestic violence this year. Also, in Utah, approximately 40 percent of adult homicides are related to domestic violence. And the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that in lost productivity alone, domestic violence costs businesses more

Five years ago, Blue Raven Solar had $100,000 dollars in revenue — today, we have $100,000,000 dollars in revenue. We’ve learned some things along the way. Here are four lessons you might consider as you scale a startup.

Boeing estimates between 2019 and 2038 North America will need approximately 193,000 (out of 769,000) aviation mechanical technicians to maintain the growing fleets of aircrafts. Approximately 82% will be commercial aircraft technicians, 12% will be private business aircraft technicians, and 6%

The new series, Unwound, is part of a dressed-down, casual concert experience that Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is curating to bring technological and multimedia elements – and a sense of immediacy and relevancy -- into the symphonic and operatic world.

42Chat creates Mobile AI Chatbots that allow companies to provide instant answers and personalized connections over text. As the market leader in deep conversational bots for live events, 42Chat is revolutionizing the way attendees experience an event by providing 24/7 interaction and engagement via

When Thanksgiving Point started designing a Christmas event to replace its popular Holiday Lights drive-through experience, the team was focused on developing something truly groundbreaking that delivered experiences with all five senses.

It’s been over three months since we decided to sell Brand Embassy, a digital customer service platform startup, to NICE inContact. Being a Czech-born startup founder, having lived both in Europe and the US for some time, and building our company from Central Europe to consequently become a part of

The Division of Workforce & Economic Development at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) supports economic development of Utah’s information technology industry through its training programs, serving both companies and individuals.