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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at the Silicon Slopes Summit, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

Gov. Cox says Utah’s tech sector growth is ‘remarkable’ at Silicon Slopes

By Sofia Jeremias | Palak Jayswal | September 30, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deseret Book, shown in August, at City Creek Center is looking forward to a boost in revenue during General Conference.

Demand for in-person dining hasn’t let up as downtown businesses anticipate LDS General Conference traffic

By Leto Sapunar | September 26, 2022, 2:26 p.m.

(Charlie Ehlert | University of Utah Health) Health care workers attend to patients in the intensive care unit at University Hospital in Salt Lake City in March.

Is Utah really the 44th-worst state for workers? Analyzing employee protections.

By Andy Larsen | September 24, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Workers at Honeyville Inc., in Ogden, in December 2021. A new study ranked Utah the 44th worst state work, but overall data suggests the state's wages are far better than that.

Is Utah really the 44th-worst state for workers? A look at wage data.

By Andy Larsen | September 19, 2022, 6:00 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Traeger Grills) Jeremy Andrus, president & CEO of Salt Lake City-based Traeger Grills.

Why this Utah grill company is cutting staff

By Leto Sapunar | July 21, 2022, 11:06 p.m.

(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Black Rifle Coffee Company retail store in Salt Lake City Monday November 13, 2017.

Dallas Cowboys criticized over deal with Utah company’s gun-themed coffee

By The Associated Press | July 6, 2022, 6:09 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Messages of hope and inspiration are highlighted next to every unit entry at Candlelight Villas in Provo.

Provo affordable housing project offers hope for homeless

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | July 2, 2022, 12:25 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Page Westover checks the Basil in a hydroponic greenhouse at Snuck farm in Pleasant Grove, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

Two Utah farms produce kitchen staples with up to 90% less water than traditional agriculture

By Saige Miller | Luke Peterson | June 9, 2022, 1:38 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A first look inside the newly opened office tower at 650 Main St. in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

See photos from inside Salt Lake City’s newest office tower

By Tony Semerad | May 25, 2022, 3:46 p.m.

Top Workplaces 2022.

Like where you work? You have more time to nominate your employer for Utah’s Top Workplaces.

By Tony Semerad | April 18, 2022, 4:54 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kennecott's mine towers over nearby neighborhoods in 2021. Union workers and Rio Tinto reached a new labor contract.

Strike averted as Kennecott workers reach new labor contract

By Blake Apgar | April 1, 2022, 8:22 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Utah started playing in its ‘Regulatory Sandbox,’ Robert Gehrke writes, it’s turning into a litter box

By Robert Gehrke | March 27, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Union officials lead Rio Tinto employees and supporters at a rally outside the company’s office in South Jordan, Friday, March 25, 2022, in support of a new contract.

‘We’re prepared to strike’ — Hundreds of Kennecott workers rally for new contract

By Blake Apgar | March 25, 2022, 9:40 p.m.

Do you like where you work? Nominate your company for a Top Workplaces award.

By Tony Semerad | March 13, 2022, 1:05 p.m.

(Business Wire | Tribune file photo)The iFit ActivePulse interface, produced by iFIT Health & Fitness in Logan. The company announced Monday its co-founder and longtime CEO Scott Watterson would step down, while remaining as chairman of the board.

Longtime iFIT CEO steps down amid layoffs and leadership shake-up

By Tony Semerad | February 28, 2022, 9:05 p.m.

(Business Wire | Tribune file photo) Sources close to Logan-based iFIT Health & Fitness, maker of NordicTrack, say the company has launched a new round of layoffs as it seeks to control costs and secure a new infusion of capital financing.

Utah’s iFIT sweats through more layoffs as it settles a large suit and eyes more capital

By Tony Semerad | February 25, 2022, 11:31 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Executive Editor Lauren Gustus.

What you’ll find in Wednesday’s new print edition

By Lauren Gustus | January 5, 2022, 1:53 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) 'Help Wanted' signs dot the Salt Lake Valley as Utah's unemployment rate keeps falling.

Despite labor pinch, Utah’s economy expands even as joblessness falls to record low

By Tony Semerad | December 17, 2021, 10:47 p.m.

(iFIT, via Business Wire) Logan-based iFIT Health & Fitness has laid off an undisclosed number of workers weeks before Christmas. Pictured here is the firm's NordicTrack X32i Incline Trainer with streaming interactive contact. The firm's had reported strong financials as recently as October, when it canceled a planned initial public offering due to "adverse market conditions."

Logan’s iFIT lays off workers weeks before Christmas after saying it’s doing ‘better than ever’

By Tony Semerad | December 17, 2021, 6:51 p.m.

Wearing sensors, Sword Health patients and their doctors can determine how well they are completing their exercises from home.

New technology from Silicon Slopes allows you to skip the physical therapist’s office

By Shelley K. Mesch | December 13, 2021, 5:05 p.m.