Articles
ADP announced the acquisition of privately-held PhyLogic Healthcare, a highly-respected Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) company that has served small- and mid-size U.S. medical practices since 2001. The ADP medical office software division, ADP ...
February 1, 2012
SALT LAKE AREA
ZAGG Inc. appointed RANDALL HALES as president and COO. Hales has held senior-level positions in operations, manufacturing, sales, product management, marketing and general management. Most recently, Hales served as the CEO o...
February 1, 2012
Organizing Your Office Keeps You Out of the Rat Race
Randall Pinson needed to organize his office. As the owner of Rocket Auctions, a surplus liquidation business, and Stellar Mindset, an e-commerce consulting company, Pinson wears many hats. “There were chaotic piles around my desk,” he says. “When...
January 23, 2012
Candace M. Little
Do you know what makes a good leader? Can you name the most important trait that a leader can have? Do you think you’re a good leader? We went behind the scenes with six Utah executives who share what they consider to be the top-10 leadership trai...
January 23, 2012
Disinterest in Medical Profession Fuels Health Care Crisis
During the current health care reform debates, a myriad of options have been discussed to help Americans gain better health care access. Though details such as pre-existing condition waivers, coverage portability, and premium subsidies are certain...
January 23, 2012
Untangling Separate Assets from Marital Assets
I felt like Harrison Ford, bullish and courageous, when I was victorious in my somewhat novel and imaginative argument. Turns out, I was merely riding the wave on the cutting edge of a legal issue that I had not created nor could I take credit for...
January 23, 2012
Advice for 401(k) Investors and Investment Committees
Many investors and 401(k) plan participants are still reeling from the unprecedented volatility experienced in 2008 and 2009. When the S&P was off -37 percent for 2008, followed by an additional -18 percent during the first two months in 2009, man...
January 23, 2012
Klymbing to the Top
Nate Alder’s path to the executive office began in childhood. “I’ve been starting little businesses ever since I can remember, from the typical lemonade stand and lawn-mowing service to teaching swim lessons and snowboard less...
January 23, 2012
Creating a Caring, Fun Workplace
It’s no secret that employees come to work to make a living and companies are in business to make money. But what makes the difference between a company that employees love to hate and one they just love?
Oftentimes, it’s the corporate culture su...
January 23, 2012
Mergers and Acquisitions Still Suffer Downturn
Last spring, the effects of the nation’s financial woes were already taking their toll on Utah’s economy, as well as on the rest of the world. As Utah Business magazine reported in April 2009, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Utah were down at le...
January 23, 2012
Passionate, driven and focused, today’s women in business are the definition of success. Loving what they do while doing what they love, making a difference is second nature to Utah’s fearless female leaders. Taking risks and breaking barriers are...
January 23, 2012
Techniques for the Novice Gardner
“Let’s hear it for vegetables. Let’s hear it for fruits!” yelled First Lady Michelle Obama in March 2009 as she and a group of fifth-grade students broke ground on the first White House vegetable garden to be planted in decades.
Whether wanting...
January 23, 2012
Recognition Alumni Define Upward Mobility
It was more than 10 years ago when Utah Business magazine first decided to annually honor 30 women who are setting the professional gold standard, not just for women, but for every professional. Since then, we’ve annually combed Utah’s business la...
January 23, 2012
Local Companies Support Differences in the Workplace
Participants:
Lew Cramer - World Trade Center Utah
Diane Williams - Companion Systems
Jon Bensen - ZAGG
KC Ericksen - Orbit Irrigation
Nate Brown - XanGo
Tom Dickson - BlendTec
Bryan Welton - Namifiers
Wayne Stewart - Promontory Man...
January 23, 2012
How 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is Saving Money and the Environment
When 1-800-GOT-JUNK? felt the pinch of the nation’s economic downturn, owner Brian Gibson went back to the drawing board to find a solution. What he came up with was a big risk, but you know what they say about taking risks: the bigger the risk, t...
January 23, 2012