Today Strider Technologies, Inc. (South Jordan, UT) announced the appointment of Michael Brown to its Board of Directors. In this role, Brown will support and provide guidance to the Strider executive team as the company scales operations to enable more organizations to protect their talent, technology, and supply chains and

On September 6th, 2022, KSL Deseret Digital Media launched Messages on KSL Marketplace. In just four months, the secondhand marketplace has blocked four times more fraud through secure messaging and air-tight algorithms.  “Now we're seeing anywhere between 60 and 80% of the new listings posted going live with

Today NRG Energy, Inc. and Vivint Smart Home, Inc. announced that NRG will acquire Vivint for $12 per share or $2.8 billion in an all-cash transaction. The agreement has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of both companies.  NRG will acquire 100% of the outstanding equity of

Eltropy, a digital communications platform designed for credit unions and community banks, has announced a partnership with Origence, an Irvine, CA-based lending technology solutions provider for credit unions. Under the partnership, Eltropy will integrate its lending communication capabilities into Origence arc OS, the company’s loan and account origination system.

Today the Wasatch Innovation Network and the Consumer Summit have opened nominations for the inaugural WIN50 Consumer, a community-nominated and peer-selected process for identifying top founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs who are successfully building fast-growing consumer product brand companies. Starting today, Utahns from across the state can nominate high-potential entrepreneurs serving

The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute – a top-5 ranked division of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah – welcomes its third group of Lassonde Founders for the 2022-23 academic year. Thirty-nine students, including some returning to the program for the second or third year, were admitted into the

Midvale-based GRIP6 has a twofold mission: create high-quality, long-lasting products while strengthening the U.S. economy through domestic manufacturing and constant innovation. As BJ Minson, CEO and Founder, explains: “These are lofty goals, but we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and make it work. Almost nothing in retail

The state of Utah is listed among the top five states in the US in the 10th State Technology and Science Index (STSI) published by Milken Institute, based in Santa Monica. The 2022 report, published this month, shows Utah in 5th place, a slight bump upwards from sixth place in