News: 2017

PillPack Continues Growth in Utah

After their initial move to Utah in 2016, PillPack has opened a 13,000 square foot advisory center in Salt Lake City.  (2 min. read)

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. Growing In Utah

Autonomous Solutions, Inc., a Northern Utah robotics company is growing, thanks to help from the Governor's Office of Economic Development. (2 min. read)

Fox File #19 "Fin-Tech"

The Fox Files is a weekly message from EDCUtah President & CEO Theresa Foxley. Financial Technology (fin-tech) companies are a natural fit in Utah and with expansion announcements from Earnest, SoFi, and Varo Money, it's easy to see why fin-tech is here to stay. (2 min. read)

Lehi Company Swallows Competitor in $1B Deal

Lehi-based DigiCert to acquire the web certificate division of Symantec. The acquisition would likely quadruple the current DigiCert staff in Utah. (2 min. read)

Salt Lake City Ranked Among the Up-and-Coming Data Center Markets in 2017

Site Selection Group takes a look at the critical site selection factors for enterprise data centers and explains why Salt Lake City is one of the up-and-coming data center markets in the country. (3 min. read)

Fox File #18 "Coopetition"

The Fox Files is a weekly message from EDCUtah President & CEO Theresa Foxley. To cooperate or to compete? Utah has a unique ability to "coopete" (1 min. read)

These 9 U.S. Universities Graduate the Most Billion-Dollar Company Founders

Brigham Young University ranks among the top 9 universities that have graduated the most billion-dollar companies. Data was collected from VP Profiles, Crunchbase, and TechCrunch. (2 min. read)

Women Tech Council Announces Keynote Speaker for 10th Annual Women Tech Awards

Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Women Tech Awards, an event to recognize technology-focused women driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community. (2 min. read)

25k Jobs Tour Continues in Washington & Iron County

A write up from St. Geroge News about the 25k jobs tour as it continued through Washington County and Iron County. (2 min. read)

Why Jobs Come to Provo, Then Leave to Go Elsewhere

For economic development directors like Provo‘s Dixon Holmes, it’s all about knowing what businesses want and if Provo has something to offer them. (3 min. read)