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Morning Briefing - January 8, 2009
by Bryan Schott
A $1.2 trillion dollar deficit for the United States? I wonder what kind of overdraft fees are hitting the federal government...
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Business Tip: Customize Your Referral Strategies
To optimize sales, learn to tailor your networking approach to different personality types and occasions.
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Today in Business History - January 8
1935: Rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss.
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Business Tip: Get your Clients to Compete to be First
Successful entrepreneurs love to tell stories about how they got their first client.
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Today in Business History - January 7
1789: The first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president.
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Upcoming Events
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- 01/08/2009 Women's Business Center New Client Orientation
- 01/09/2009 Utah Economic Review
- 01/13/2009 Motivation in the Workplace: Wherever It May Be
- 01/14/2009 Business Essentials: Doing Business in Utah
- 01/15/2009 NAIOP | CCIM 2009 Utah Commercial Real Estate Symposium
- 01/15/2009 Women's Business Center New Client Orientation
- 01/16/2009 State of the Cities Address- Friday Forum
- 01/16/2009 Harness the Power of the Internet to Grow Your Business While You Sleep
- 01/21/2009 ABA/ACORE Renewable Energy Teleconference Series
- 01/21/2009 Utah Chapter-American Ad Fed One Club Lunch
- 01/22/2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
- 01/22/2009 ChamberWest Business Before Lunch Networking Event
- 01/22/2009 ChamberWest General Membership Meeting featuring Dr. Kelly Matthews
- 01/23/2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
- 01/24/2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
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Today at Utah Pulse
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- Economic Info Straight From the Source
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As president of the Salt Lake Chamber, I spend a lot of my time discussing the current state of the economy-both on a state and national level.
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Having worked with several executives as a writer, editor, publisher, and now literary agent, I find many to be dynamic, visionary, proactive. All have something to say, although many prefer media other than print for their expression.
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- First Person: Jeff Thredgold's Tea Leaf: "Keeping Score"
Given the highly emotional and extremely volatile nature of the domestic economy during the past year, I thought I might take a look back at the accurate forecasts, as well as the blunders, which took place on our end.
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{ Read More } - The Beat: Zions Bank ZIONS Accepting Donations to Support U of U Marching Band's Performance in Presidential Inagural Parade
Zions Bank has established a donation account for those interested in donating funds to support the University of Utah Marching Band's trip to Washington, D.C. to perform during President Barack Obama's Inaugural Parade.
tags: community, zions bank, university of utah marching band, fundraising
{ Read More } - The Beat: Seminars to Focus on OSHA 300 Log and Slips, Trips, Falls
To help Utah companies protect their workers and better manage their workers’ comp insurance, Workers Compensation Fund announces the upcoming seminars to be held in Salt Lake City.
tags: business, osha, workers compensation fund
{ Read More } - The Beat: Paragon Wealth Management Offers Free Portfolio Reviews
Paragon Wealth Management is offering free portfolio reviews to investors to help them know where to allocate their portfolios in 2009.
tags: business, investing, paragon wealth management
{ Read More } - The Beat: Infopia Augments Leadership With Appointment of New CEO
Infopia, a provider of eCommerce software services, announced today that Coleman Barney has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer.
tags: technology, busines, infopia, ecommerce
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Multimedia Center
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- Audio: CouchCast - Clue TrainThis weeks show is a discussion on the book The ClueTrain Manifesto.
- Audio: CouchCast - Cary Snowden and Crunch LunchThis week, we interviewed Cary Snowden, a local serial entrepreneur and chief blogger at Utah Valley Business Blog who recently put on a cool event called Crunch Lunch at the Novell campus in Provo, Utah.
- Audio: Cost of Living Drops Along Wasatch FrontThe cost of living on the Wasatch Front dropped 2.6-percent in November, seven-tenths of a percent more than the national average. The monthly Wells Fargo Consumer Price Index shows a decline in most segments of the economy.
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- Deseret News
- Utah lands will be opened for oil-shale development
- Mitt Romney reappointed to Marriott board of directors
- Northrop Grumman Corp. to combine units to cut costs
- S.L. Council mulls clubs in residential areas
- Bankruptcy study offers hope
- Restaurant bar restrictions urged
- Salt Lake Tribune
- Provo designates airport development zone
- Ruling may help financial crime victims
- Utah bankruptcies up 47 percent in 2008
- Airfare sales spread to SLC
- SLC branch of Fed names two directors
- Restaurants turning into bars, Utah lawmaker says
- Davis power plant a bad idea
- Other Local Publications
- Anti-Smoking Groups Applaud Huntsman's Tax Proposal KCPW
- Shurtleff Investigates Filing Antitrust Case Against BCS KCPW
- Budget is as bad as it sounds for higher ed Logan Herald Journal
- Hispanic-themed market close Standard-Examiner
- Huntsman wants cigarette tax increased to $3 Standard-Examiner
- Deteriorating job outlook Standard-Examiner
- Bankruptcies up -- Economist not surprised by numbers Standard-Examiner
- InfoWest opens downtown office St. George Spectrum
- Huntsman to address chamber St. George Spectrum
- Council to discuss affordable housing St. George Spectrum
- Ranchers optimistic for 2009 St. George Spectrum
- Builders shift focus in market St. George Spectrum
- It's time for Congress to roll up their sleeves and go to work St. George Spectrum
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