By Joey Ferguson SALT LAKE CITY — Power Practical’s newest gadget, the Practical Meter, has raised more than $26,000 in its first three days Kickstarter, making it the company’s second successful campaign. Practical Meter plugs into any USB port to determine how many watts are being produced to

By Joey Ferguson Camp 4 offices in Provo, Utah[/caption] DevMountain [http://devmounta.in/] is now accepting applications for its Fall 2013 program, which will start in Sept 9. Tuition will be $3,500 for the course and will be limited to 20 students. The course will be held at

By Joey Ferguson SALT LAKE CITY — Hourly wages for application software engineers in Utah grew 28 percent to $37.25 (about $77,480 annually) in the first quater compared to the previous year, technology recruiting firm TEK Systems reported. It was the biggest jump in Utah technology-related wages. Among information

By Joey Ferguson Salt Lake City-based Sorenson Capital acquired Wilson Electronics and is appointing three members of its management team to the company’s board of directors, according to the Deseret News [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865582202/Utah-tech-firm-acquired-by-Sorenson-Capital.html] . “We look forward to continuing Sorenson Capital’s tradition of

SALT LAKE — Utah companies raised $85.9 million in venture capital in the first quarter of 2013, ranking it the eight highest in the nation for funding, according to a study by the National Venture Capital Association [http://www.nvca.org]. Funding in Utah more than tripled from the first

By Joey Ferguson OREM — Competitors in the golf software market are using out of date methods, which is why the cloud baseed solution offered by ForeUP is disrupting the industry, chief executive officer Joel Ragar said in a video interview. ForeUP develops tee sheet and point-of-sale software for public and

By Joey Ferguson Scott Paul, chief executive officer of Voto, an mobile photo polling app. MIDVALE — Scott Paul, CEO of photo polling app Voto, had trouble getting funding for his startup. Instead of shuttering it, he turned Voto’s best practices of internet marketing into its own business, generating enough

By Joey Ferguson David Blake, CEO of Degreed. Degreed, the education startup that helps users measure their informal and formal education, plans to help predict what users should learn next, after being accepted to TechStars’ New York accelerator. Chief Executive David Blake says the company will focus on developing forward-looking