Utah's Daily Business Resource | Brought to you by Utah Pulse | Thursday, October 29, 2020
Today At Utah Pulse
Gail Miller & family announce sale of the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics founder Ryan SmithGail Miller, owner and chair of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies (LHM Group), and the Miller family announced they have entered into definitive agreements to sell a majority interest in the Utah Jazz and other sports and entertainment properties to technology entrepreneur Ryan Smith, co-founder of Utah-based Qualtrics.
Albany colleges keep campuses open with COVID-data heath platform
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah and ALBANY, NY - ShareMy.Health, a Salt Lake City-based COVID-data health sharing platform, has helped three Albany college campuses stay open this fall by enabling in-person and on-campus learning even during the pandemic that continues to close campuses across the country. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), Albany Law School, and Maria College have improved faculty health decision-making with powerful ShareMy.Health dashboards that have increased safety for each student, faculty member and staff member; have automated health policies by integrating test results; and have enabled COVID saliva testing and required daily self-assessments to determine the health status of every individual every day.
Patriot Rail Reaches Agreement to Acquire Short Line Operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and SALT LAKE CITY -- Patriot Rail Company LLC (Patriot), a leading U.S. operator of short line and regional freight railroads, rail services, and integrated port logistics companies, today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its related entities Caballero LLC and Caballero 2 LLC, storage and transload service providers.
USANA gains naming rights to U.S. Ski & Snowboard Center of Excellence training facility through 2023
SALT LAKE CITY -- As a leader in global health and wellness, USANA, the Cellular Nutrition Company, is committed to the advancement of innovative, high-quality health supplements for elite athletes worldwide. To further its commitment to research and development, USANA is now the title partner of U.S. Ski & Snowboard's state-of-the-art training and education facility, the Center of Excellence.
Local Headlines
- Act 2: Salt Lake City International Airport opens another new concourse (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Fly away: Salt Lake opens second concourse at new billion-dollar airport (Deseret News)
- Virtual energy summit underscores Utah's diverse resources (Deseret News)
National Headlines
- Watchdog sees massive potential loan fraud at SBA, sparking fight with agency (POLITICO)
- Costco pulling products allegedly made with forced monkey labor (New York Post)
- Panera adds pizza to its menu to double down on dinner (CNN)
- Washington, Oregon, Nevada join California plan to review COVID-19 vaccine (The Hill)
- Historic vaccine race meets harsh reality (POLITICO)
- Tiffany, LVMH Near Agreement on New Deal Terms (Wall Street Journal)
- ServiceNow shares are up nearly 5% after revenue tops estimates (MarketWatch)
- Social Security Seemed Like a Future Problem. The Virus Changed That. (New York Times)
- Stocks Just Had Their Worst Day In Four MonthsHere's How The Election Could Make Things Worse (Forbes)
- Ford Posts Strong Third-Quarter Earnings, Sees 2020 Profit (Bloomberg)
- Dow futures rise 100 points after Wall Street's worst sell-off in months (CNBC)
