By Jordan Phelps Following a 2010 heart transplant of her 3 month old son, Lion, Tammy Bowers was inspired to create a better solution for dealing with the healthcare system’s complexities. Her solution was Lionheart [http://www.lionheartinnovations.com], a new health app that connects patients and caregivers for

By Jordan Phelps After watching his friend almost get swept away in an avalanche four years ago, Brint Markle set out to make it safer for the mountain community to enjoy the outdoors. After graduating from MIT Markle and Jim Christian founded Avatech in an effort to connect the mountain

By Jordan Phelps LeisureLink [http://www.leisurelink.com], a Salt Lake City-based company, announced today that they closed a $17 million round of growth funding. Founded in 2007, Leisurelink is the world’s leader in distribution and booking solutions for vacation rental companies to help maximize profits. Clearstone Ventures, Kinderhook

By Jordan Phelps MountainWest Capital Network named Pluralsight [https://www.pluralsight.com] CEO Aaron Skonnard their Entrepreneur of the Year for 2016. MountainWest Capital Network [http://www.mwcn.org] is Utah’s largest networking organization and each year they recognize a Utah entrepreneur who has built an industry-leading Utah-based company,

By Jordan Phelps In mid-November there was an uptick of bicyclists riding around Salt Lake City when Finch [http://www.finch.com/en/], an SEM company, moved their corporate offices to Sugarhouse. Many bright “Finch Orange” bikes were brought in for their employees to use in the office or around

By Jordan Phelps Glassdoor has released their top companies to work for in 2016 and eight companies from Silicon Slopes made the cut. Glassdoor, a jobs and recruiting website, lets past and current employees post reviews and employee experiences of companies online. Every year they post a list of the

By Jordan Phelps WhiteClouds [https://www.whiteclouds.com], the largest full-color 3D-printing services company in the world, located in Ogden, acquired 3DplusMe, a leader in 3D capture-to-print branded experiences. Pleasant Grove-based 3DplusMe [http://superawesomeme.com] helps big entertainment companies build branded 3D experiences for their fanbase. WhiteClouds handles approximately 70%

By Jordan Phelps Health savings solution provider, HealthEquity [http://healthequity.com/] plans to expand at its Utah headquarters adding 200 jobs over the next six years, according to a statement from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. HealthEquity was founded in 2002 and is currently serving 1.6 million