A stray piece of trash, a cigarette butt or an old piece of gum on the sidewalk are all commonplace in urban areas, and there’s no exception in Salt Lake City. But one downtown business owner is set on changing that, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, he’s already gone to work cleaning up the city one block at a time.
Specialty beers, wines and other alcoholic beverages could soon cost you a little more money. Next month, the state’s handling fee is more than doubling, after a decision by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control commission. And as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, one local brewery says that means consumers will feel the impact.
An important vote could happen tomorrow for a proposed convention center hotel that would accompany the Salt Palace. The Salt Lake County Council is expected to decide whether to hire a consulting firm called Strategic Advisory Group to help the county develop a financing model for the project.
Utah’s unemployment rate stayed flat at 6 percent in May, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But nearly 29,000 jobs have been added in the state over the past year. Mark Knold, Chief Economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services, says that puts the Beehive State in the top 8 percent of job growth in the country.
During any given election year, poll numbers often don’t correlate with reality. But a Northern Utah-based startup seems to have found a more accurate way to keep track of which candidate is poised to win an election after analyzing more than 90 primary races. Josh Light is a co-founder and CEO of PoliticIt, based in Logan, which tracks a candidate’s digital influence online.
A new survey conducted by an online marketplace for hiring local business services shows Salt Lake City is a friendly place to do business. Thumbtack.com partnered with the Kauffman Foundation to survey more than 6,000 small business owners across the country. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson interviewed Thumbtack.com co-founder Sander Daniels, asking him how Utah’s capital city compared with the rest of the country.
Small business leaders in Utah had the opportunity today to let two Western federal lawmakers know what economic issues impact them the most. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on what they say is dragging businesses down.
Segment 1: Small businesses, non-profits, arts groups, scientists – they’re all turning to large groups of small investors to back their ventures through something called crowdfunding. Crowdfunding got the legal nod from the recent JOBS Act and now crowdfund investing is creating a new avenue for start-up capital. On Wednesday, we learn more about crowdfunding…
Governor Gary Herbert acknowledged Thursday that more needs to be done about Utah’s shortage of liquor licenses. During his monthly news conference at KUED, Herbert said the problem could be hurting business growth in the state.
Former Hewlett Packard CEO and U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina addressed the Zions Bank Trade and Business Conference this afternoon at the Marriott hotel in Salt Lake City. The Texas native began her career as a secretary, before dropping out of law school and eventually became what some call the most powerful woman in American business.
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