June 13, 2012

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June 13, 2012 Healthy Employees Make for a Happier Workplace The increasingly high cost of insuring employees and their families has pushed many employers to take different approaches and use incentives to encourage employees to live healthier lifestyles. full story Is Selling A Science Or An Art? In many ways, selling is both a science and an art. full story

Mountain West Retail/Investment Facilitates Major Retail Transactions in Utah The real estate experts at Mountain West Retail/Investment have facilitated transactions of two major retailers in Utah recently. full story Aggressive Tradeshow Strategy Helps Keep EDCUtah's Pipeline Full In May, EDCUtah President & CEO Jeff Edwards was walking the show floor at the annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) when he took up conversation with another attendee. full story Investors Enlighten Entrepreneurs on How to Get Their Money Larry Rigby, Ronald White and Brad Bertoch, three well known active investors in the state of Utah, will be educating and answering questions for entrepreneurs at free local event titled "How to Raise Money." full story U.S. Economic Development Administration Announces $1 Million Investment to Establish Mobile Apps Lab in Ogden, Utah The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced a $1 million grant to the Ogden City Corporation of Ogden, Utah, to help fund the creation of a lab that will train workers and provide space for business startups in the growing field of software applications for mob... full story Hitting a Milestone - Two USTAR Teams at Once At Utah State University, USTAR teams have reached new milestones by working together on genomic research projects resulting in two sets of transgenic twin goats. Double the research—double the fun. full story The Mortgage is Paid Off – Time to Celebrate! The Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) has

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Local Headlines Wired for success — How Jim Laub got to be one of valley’s top businessmen, benefactors (Logan Herald Journal) Zions Bank, MCO Properties call off SunCrest sale in Draper (Salt Lake Tribune) EnergySolutions shake-up brings new boss, new questions (Salt Lake Tribune) Ogden selects new director to spur economic growth (Salt Lake Tribune) EnergySolutions switches top brass (Tooele Transcript Bulletin) UTOPIA offers new speedy Internet tier — for a price (Salt Lake Tribune)

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made its last payment on a very big mortgage -- $66 million worth. It now owns, free and clear, its share of the Hunter II Power Plant near Castle Dale in Emery County. full story

S&P downgrades EnergySolutions’ credit rating (Salt Lake Tribune)

Coming Changes to the Internet May Affect the International Reach and Rights of Your Business Dramatic changes are coming soon to the Internet—and they could affect you. full story

National Headlines

Eleven Businesses Selected for Utah Small Business Award The Utah Small Business Development Center Network is pleased to announce recipients for the Successful Business Award for their promising startup or growth ventures. full story

Cash flow makes Utah’s Ancestry.com attractive target (Salt Lake Tribune)

Defense rests at NYC insider trading trial of ex-Goldman Sachs board member (Associated Press) Michael Kors Reports Broad-Based Fourth-Quarter Growth, Even in Europe (Dow Jones) The J.R. Ewing Syndrome: Chesapeake Energy and Aubrey McClendon (Forbes) Prices of Goods Imported Into U.S. Drop by 1% (Bloomberg) NetJets to Buy 150 Planes From Textron (Fox Business) GM CEO apologizes for stock price (CNNMoney) A123 Discloses New Battery Technology (Wall Street Journal)

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Zynga: Users Sliding As Gamers Go Mobile, Analyst Says (Forbes)

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Global hiring slows, but U.S. employers plan to boost headcounts (Los Angeles Times)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

US stocks open higher despite unease over Europe (Associated Press)

How to Raise Money in Utah Seminar 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Family net worth plummets nearly 40% (CNNMoney)

Thursday, June 14, 2012 no events are posted for this date

Facebook Defends Ads as Quiet Period Ends (Wall Street Journal)

Friday, June 15, 2012

NFIB: Optimism Unchanged in May (Fox Business)

5th Annual Spring Small Business Expo 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM SKID ROW in Concert @ Park City Live! 8:00 PM - 11:59 PM

Fitch affirms America Movil at 'A' (Reuters) Spanish Woes Continue To Deepen; Turmoil Spreads To Italy (Wall Street Journal)

Saturday, June 16, 2012 2012 ShapeUp-ShowDown FARMER'S MARKET at Gardner Village 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Utah Film Center presents - SEVEN OF DARAN 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Mickey Avalon in Concert 8:00 PM

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