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(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Diane Carver and her three daughters, from left, Kimi Jensen, Kristy McClellan and Katie Mecham design and sell pocket knives for women under the name Brighten Blades, Aug. 26, 2021.

Women-run pocket knife business brings feminine touch to industry

By Shelley K. Mesch | September 6, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) David Aspinall speaks at the opening of Auticon's Salt Lake City office Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. The company helps people with autism find technology-based jobs.

Focusing on neurodiversity in tech, Auticon opens Utah office

By Shelley K. Mesch | September 1, 2021, 6:53 p.m.

(Adam Macchia | The New York Times) A Breeze Airways commercial airliner at an airport on New York’s Long Island, March 2, 2021. Breeze Airways, a low-fare carrier that started flying less than three months ago, said Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, that it had raised $200 million, bringing its total capital to more than $300 million.

Utah-based Breeze Airways, a low-fare airline led by JetBlue founder, raises $200 Million

By Niraj Chokshi | The New York Times | August 20, 2021, 3:58 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jim McRae talks to concerned citizens Thursday about plans for The Point, a development project that will be built on the prison site in Draper.

Draper residents excited about recreational and commercial opportunities ‘The Point’ will bring to Utah prison site

By Jordan Miller | August 13, 2021, 4:31 a.m.

(Isaac Hale | Special to The Tribune) Stampede Digital Systems employees Brett Rich, center, COO, and Bobby Glen James, CEO, chat as they work with sales consultant Nicole Rich at the consulting agency’s workspace at The Mill on Salt Lake Community College’s Miller Campus in Sandy on Friday, June 11, 2021.

Looking to launch a business? Here’s how Utahns can find the cash to get it off the ground.

By Shelley K. Mesch | July 6, 2021, 1:26 p.m.

(Isaac Hale | Special to The Tribune) Barbara Wolf, co-owner of Wild Wolf Fireworks, unpacks fireworks Friday, June 25, 2021, at her fireworks stand located at 2300 W. Main St. in Lehi.

Fireworks stands divided on if bans will slow sales

By Jordan Miller | June 27, 2021, 8:25 p.m.

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

Robert Gehrke: The Utah Legislature blocked vaccine incentives. How business can help us close the gap.

By Robert Gehrke | June 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jerks Bike Shop owner Kirk Sherrod works on a bike tire at his store on State Street in Murray on Monday, June 21, 2021. Bicycles and bike parts have been in short supply due to the increased interest in cycling this past year.

So you want to buy a bike? Here’s why it isn’t the breeze it used to be.

By Shelley K. Mesch | June 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Hite Marina boat ramp, center, sits idle hundreds of yards from the river’s edge where the Colorado River flows into Lake Powell on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. A new investment fund aims to finance technology startups focused on conserving water.

As Utah sweats through another drought, could technology help save the day?

By Shelley K. Mesch | June 16, 2021, 7:07 p.m.

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

Cox is eager for a nuclear future. Utahns should tell him why we’re not, says Robert Gehrke

By Robert Gehrke | June 14, 2021, 6:08 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A now hiring sign at the McDonald's in Moab offers $18/hour for new employees, on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

$18 an hour to work at McDonald’s? Moab’s labor shortage means higher pay — if you can find housing

By Jordan Miller | June 7, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Box 500 apartments on 500 South in Salt Lake City, made from shipping containers is set to open later this summer, following years of roadblocks,Thursday, May 27, 2021.

Shipping containers see new life as affordable Box 500 apartments in Salt Lake City

By Shelley K. Mesch | June 10, 2021, 2:12 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ron Gibson is a sixth generation dairy farmer and president of the Utah Farm Bureau. Gibson was photographed at his Ogden farm, Green Acres Dairy, Wednesday, August, 1, 2018.

‘One day closer to the next rainstorm.’ Drought hits Utah farmers more than city dwellers, Robert Gehrke writes

By Robert Gehrke | May 28, 2021, 3:08 p.m.

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

Utah should invest in child care so more families can afford their housing, Robert Gehrke says

By Robert Gehrke | May 24, 2021, 4:20 p.m.

Jessica Sweeney joins nonprofit Tribune as development director

By Lauren Gustus | April 26, 2021, 11:05 a.m.

Nominations for Utah's annual Top Workplaces awards are extended.

You get more time to submit a nomination for Utah’s Top Workplaces

By Kathy Stephenson | April 19, 2021, 12:34 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Danyelle White is The Tribune's Senior Director of Audience

Danyelle White joins The Tribune as Senior Director of Audience

By Lauren Gustus | March 29, 2021, 2:26 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo employee Kaye Neves pulls down the face of what was a Shopko as the now-defunct Plum Tree shopping center in Provo is demolished to make way for a new development on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

Carousel Ice Cream Parlor, Movies 8 are gone as Provo razes old favorites for new development

By Tony Semerad | March 23, 2021, 8:35 p.m.

Nominations for Utah's annual Top Workplaces awards are now underway.

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

By Kathy Stephenson | March 16, 2021, 2:16 p.m.

(Lindsay D'Addato | The New York Times) Soleil Lofts, a solar-powered apartment complex in Herriman, Feb. 21, 2021. The solar energy collected at Soleil Lofts is stored in batteries that can be tapped by Rocky Mountain Power, the local utility.

A Herriman apartment complex features a unique amenity: its own power plant

By Patrick Sisson | The New York Times | March 3, 2021, 4:42 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, pictured Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Vivint Smart Home Arena. He is a co-founder of Provo-born Qualtrics, which took in $1.55 billion in its initial stock offering.

Qualtrics scores big in stock debut, raises a record $1.55B — but not without a hitch

By Tony Semerad | January 28, 2021, 11:59 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Help-wanted signs from around the Salt Lake Valley, as seen on Friday, July 17, 2020. Utah officials said unemployment claims eased back last week after a two-week seasonal and benefits-related surge, but they still remain well above pre-pandemic levels.

Number of new Utah unemployment claims dips after hitting a 31-week high

By Tony Semerad | January 28, 2021, 11:53 p.m.

(Hiroko Masuike | The New York Times) A GameStop store in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. GameStop shares have soared 1,500 percent as millions of small investors, egged on by social media, employ a classic Wall Street tactic to put the squeeze — on Wall Street.

4 things to know about the GameStop insanity

By Matt Phillips | The New York Times | January 28, 2021, 5:12 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) Ryan Smith, executive chairman of Utah-based Qualtrics International, at the 2018 Silicon Slopes Tech Summit at the Salt Lake City. Qualtrics is going public and its Thursday stock offering is expected to be one of the largest in Utah history.

Qualtrics poised to break another Utah record with Thursday stock sale. How much might it raise?

By Tony Semerad | January 29, 2021, 12:00 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A new subdivision takes shape in West Jordan, January 2021. Home sales on the Wasatch Front Utah broke all records in 2020 as record-low interest rates, working from home, in-migration and new pandemic-driven tastes for more space and suburban areas triggered an unprecedented buying spree.

Sizzling Wasatch Front home sales, prices reached record highs. Here’s why.

By Tony Semerad | January 27, 2021, 8:52 p.m.