www.slenterprise.com January 16, 2017 Volume 46, Number 24 $1.50 OF NOTE Packsize growth means 354 new jobs for Utah A Salt Lake City-based packaging manufacturer will expand operations in Utah, adding up to 354 jobs over the next seven years. Packsize International made the an- nouncement about the $9.2 million project last week after being approved for a state Surviving the scandal incentive from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. Despite lawsuits and crimi- Founded in 2002, Packsize creates an nal investigations over claims “on-demand” packaging system placed Volkswagen cheated on emissions onsite for companies, allowing them to testing procedures, the Germany- save an average of 20 to 30 percent in cor- based auto manufacturer booked rugated packaging costs. The system in- An attendee at the 2017 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market tries out a fat-tire bicycle on the snow at cludes custom box-making hardware and a 3.8 percent increase in sales Solitude Mountain Resort on Jan. 9 during the All Mountain Demo event. More than 22,000 del- software and other services designed to re- revenue in 2016, helped by an egates, including manufacturers, retailers and industry representatives, attended the show, which 11.8 percent jump in December. concluded on Thursday. Photo courtesy Outdoor Retailer. duce corrugated inventory requirements, The increase pushed VW toward increase handling and transportation ef- the title of world's largest auto fi ciencies, and minimize wasted shipping space. maker, now trailing only Toyota — Real winter conditions welcome Packsize has operations in more than 10.15 units to 9.93 million units in 25 countries. Among the industries using 2016. Packsize are fulfi llment/e-commerce, fur- niture, cabinetry, printing/marketing and Industry News Briefs 22,000 to Outdoor Retailer show manufacturing. Among its customers in the pages 6 Participants in the Outdoor Retailer All “We’re excited that after fi ve years, U.S. are Staples and Cabela’s. Business Calendar Mountain Demo day at Solitude Mountain winter is fi nally beginning to arrive,” said “Utah’s bright entrepreneurial commu- page 9 Resort had something to celebrate last week Marisa Nicholson, Emerald Expositions nity and labor market make it attractive for — snow. The traditional kickoff to the an- vice president and show director for Out- Packsize to compete globally from here,” Real Estate Section nual Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, the door Retailer. “We know how critical this is said Hanko Kiessner, chief executive of- pages 14-15 demonstration event takes attendees to the to our retailers, reps and brands and we’re fi cer. “We affi rm our commitment to serv- mountains to show off new products in the working to make the show as effi cient ing as a proud member of Utah’s growing conditions in which they will be used. With as possible, down to making it only three community of companies that are partici- a snow base of 77 inches, Solitude was the days. We want the industry to come togeth- pating in building the ‘Industrial Internet of perfect setting for the event this year, un- er, make plans for the future and get back Things’ as part of the fourth industrial rev- like some past years when snow conditions weren’t so favorable. see RETAILERS pg. 4 see GOED pg. 12

Christensen: Focus on 'job' it does, not product itself nies focus on their particular product or ser- “The reason why that’s important is, Brice Wallace vice rather than on the “job” that it can do what causes us to buy products or services The Enterprise for customers. Some of the tasks are simple is that jobs arise in our lives that need to and repetitive; others are complicated and get done,” he said of the concept. “And we A renown author and educator who time-consuming, said Christensen, a Utah concluded that understanding the costum- proffered the theory of “disruptive innova- native who currently is the Kim B. Clark er is the wrong unit of analysis. It’s under- tion” spent a while last week in Salt Lake Professor of Business Administration at standing the job that allows us to be suc- City discussing McDonald’s milkshakes. the Harvard Business School. The “doing cessful over and over again.” Clayton Christensen used that food a job” concept is explored in Christensen’s product toAFCU-Strip_112116.pdf demonstrate how many 1 11/21/16compa- 4:19latest PM book, Competing Against Luck. C see CHRISTENSEN pg. 5

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K 2 • January 16-22, 2017 • The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal Looking for a hot housing market? Three of nation's top 10 are in Utah Utah’s three major markets tionally, Zillow expects home val- and Nashville are desirable plac- Zillow’s Home Value Forecast, Housing experts were sur- are all predicted to be among the ues to appreciate 3 percent over es to live, with good employment which forecasts the change in the veyed in the Zillow Home Price 10 hottest housing markets for the next year. opportunities and steady econom- Zillow Home Value Index over Expectations Survey between 2017 by Zillow, a Seattle-based “Zillow’s 2017 list highlights ic growth. The growth and de- the next 12 months; recent in- Oct. 28 and Nov. 15. The survey real estate data and analytics firm. that jobs and opportunities are mand for housing will drive up come growth; and current unem- was conducted by Pulsenomics Provo came in at No. 3, Salt Lake increasingly growing in smaller home prices in 2017 and these hot ployment rates. Those three vari- LLC on behalf of Zillow Inc. and City at No. 5 and Ogden at No. 8. markets away from the coasts,” markets are experiencing change ables were then scaled for the 100 asked the experts about their ex- Nashville was the top-rated mar- said Zillow chief economist as more people discover them.” largest U.S. metros and combined pectations for the housing market. ket with Seattle finishing ahead of Svenja Gudell. “Mid-size cit- Three variables influenced to form a “hotness score,” pro- A total of 111 experts were sur- Provo at No. 2. Orlando finished ies like Salt Lake City, Portland Zillow’s hot market predictions: ducing the top 10 list. veyed. at No. 4. Portland, Oregon; Knoxville, Tennessee; Denver and Sacra- mento round out the 10 hot mar- kets. Foxley tabbed to replace Edwards at helm of EDCUtah To determine which markets The Economic Development been serving as EDCUtah’s chief Goldman Sachs, Vista Outdoors, iarity with EDCUtah, our pub- would heat up over the next 12 Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) of staff during the CEO search. Procter & Gamble, Solar City and lic-private business model and months, Zillow looked for plac- has announced the selection of He has been with EDCUtah for Stadler Rail. the critical role the organization es with quickly rising home val- Theresa A. Foxley as the orga- more than a decade and recently Prior to her time at GOED, plays in growing Utah’s econo- ues, low unemployment rates nization’s new relocated back to Utah from North Foxley served as a business and fi- my made her the best possible and strong income growth. Pro- president and Carolina, where he served as vice nance attorney with the Salt Lake candidate for this important job. vo has the lowest unemployment CEO. EDCU- president of economic develop- office of Ballard Spahr, a law firm As EDCUtah enters its 30th year rate of the 10 hottest markets at tah’s executive ment services for the Charlotte with 14 offices nationwide. At of business, I’m confident that 2.7 percent. Home values in all committee rec- Regional Partnership. Ballard Spahr she represented a she can help place the organiza- three Utah markets are expected ommended Fox- Foxley assumes her new role diverse set of clients on corporate tion in the best possible position to appreciate more than 4 percent ley after an ex- at EDCUtah after most recently and financial matters, including for future success.” in 2017, according to Zillow. haustive search “Theresa Foxley is an ex- serving as the deputy director of mergers and acquisitions. Foxley Although Nashville is ranked and her selec- cellent choice to lead EDCU- Theresa Foxley corporate recruitment and busi- has also served as corporate coun- No. 1, Zillow’s list is largely tion was ap- tah,” said Gov. Gary Herbert. ness services at the Governor’s sel to a venture-funded company made up of western cities. Port- proved at a recent special meet- “She has a good understanding land reported the strongest home ing of the organization’s board of Office of Economic Development during its acquisition by, and in- of economic development and value growth in 2016 among the trustees. (GOED), where she oversaw tegration with, a larger publicly business needs. In addition, her 100 largest U.S. metros, with Foxley replaces Jeff Ed- all of the business development traded company. strong relationships with GOED home values up almost 15 per- wards, who retired from EDCU- functions of incentives, govern- “The board of trustees is de- and other key government and cent over the past year. Housing tah in November. ment contracting, bonding and lighted to have Theresa join ED- business leaders across the experts predict that Portland, Se- In addition, EDCUtah an- business resources. During her CUtah,” said Dean Luikart, se- state will help make the transi- attle and Denver will continue to nounced the promotion of Mi- tenure, Foxley worked with doz- nior vice president at Wells Fargo tion seamless. GOED will miss outperform the average national chael Flynn to the position of ens of companies on expansion Bank and chairman of the EDCU- Theresa, but we look forward to home value growth in 2017. Na- chief operating officer. Flynn has and relocation projects, including tah board of trustees. “Her famil- partnering with her and the ED- CUtah team as the state contin- ues recruiting quality business- es.” “Salt Lake County con- gratulates Theresa on her se- ChamberWest Chamber of Commerce lection, said Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. “As the Utah home of many small, me- Annual Awards Gala dium and large businesses, we consider economic development to be a top priority for diversi- fying our tax base and promot- Presenting our Annual Business Awards ing wage growth. Our metro re- gion seeks to become even more and Honoring strategic and competitive in or- der to build on past success and Hall of Fame Award Recipients EDCUtah is an important part of our success.” Utah State Senator Karen Mayne And Former Utah State Senator “It’s a tremendous honor to Ed Mayne accept the position of president and CEO at EDCUtah,” said (Posthumously) Foxley. “The organization has a proud legacy and serves a criti- cal role inside the state of Utah. The talented staff, broad base of support in both the public and private sectors, and unique po- For tickets and sponsorship information call sitioning with client companies from around the world makes (801) 977-8755 this an exciting opportunity.” Foxley will begin her work [email protected] with EDCUtah on a limited ba- Sponsored By sis while on maternity leave with her first child. She will con- Individual Tickets and Table Sponsorships Available sult with the EDCUtah team on day-to-day activities remotely until she starts full time with EDCUtah in mid-March. The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal • January 16-22, 2017 • 3 Symposium: Utah companies do their best to cut down on vehicle miles working part of everyday practice reducing the number of big trucks the environment is an element of “We have the growth we’ve Brice Wallace in business. “There’s needs to be with single occupants at the work Utah’s high quality of life, an at- experienced right now. We have The Enterprise an education to give confi dence site and hopes this year to optimize tractive attribute when the state is the current air pollution, the emis- to managers that teleworking is the use of alternative-fuel vehicles. trying to get companies to move to sions, that we’re challenged with Whether it’s by subsidizing a great option and that it can be Hill Air Force Base — the or expand in the state. right now. We are not meeting the employees’ passes for mass trans- something that can have positive state’s largest single-site employ- “Quality of life is something current federal health standards portation, offering telecommut- effects or that people can be pro- er, with 21,000 workers — also we have in abundance here, and so we’re developing plans to ad- ing, encouraging carpooling or ductive in those scenarios,” she has undertaken several programs. we’re very fortunate,” Hale said. dress that,” he said. “But as we updating vehicle fl eets, Utah com- said. Already, 80 percent of employ- “It’s one of the reasons we’ve been look at new growth, we can’t do panies are trying to cut the num- Steve Bergstrom, director of ees take advantage of a fl exible so successful economically in our the things that we’ve done in the ber of vehicles on the highways. the Offi ce of Sustainability at In- work schedule program, which state, and we need to preserve that past and expect to get an outcome An Employer-Based Trip Re- termountain Healthcare, echoed translates into 32,000-64,000 few- quality of life. …” that provides the environment that duction Symposium, hosted last those remarks, adding that imple- er trips each month, according to But that quality of life could we want.” week by the Utah Division of Air menting working from home re- Erik Dettenmaier, the base’s air be jeopardized by population Quality, spotlighted the efforts quires lots of training. His com- program manager. A telework pro- growth expected in the next few aimed at easing traffi c congestion pany has more than 300 people gram started in 2009 has only 74 decades. and improving air quality, safety, working from home and hopes to participants — “Obviously, you “You think about this valley health, quality of life and econom- have the number reach 1,000 by can’t turn wrenches from your and this state and the urban areas ic development opportunities. Ve- year-end. own home,” he said — but about that we talked about, and 35 to 40 USPS # 891-300 hicle travel is responsible for the “It’s a little more complicat- 750 people use a van pool program years from now thinking about Published weekly by: majority of the ozone and high ed than saying, ‘We’re going to do started in 2001, resulting in about having double the population: Enterprise Newspaper Group 825 North 300 West Ste. NE220 particulate pollution in Utah’s it,’” Bergstrom said. “And there’s 13,000 fewer trips. twice the people, twice the traffi c, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 air, and the Utah Department of still a lot of apprehension on the Increasing the number of elec- twice the congestion, twice the use 801-533-0556 FAX 801-533-0684 Workforce Services has estimated part of a manager about allowing tric or plug-in electric vehicles is of our facilities. It’s going to take www.slenterprise.com that in 2007-11, 80 percent of the their people to work at home — the goal for Leaders for Clean some tremendous planning and ef- PUBLISHER & EDITOR state’s commuters traveled alone. how much are they watching TV Air, according to its director, Max fort to be prepared for that and to R. George Gregersen Bryce Bird, division director, or whatever? There’s a way to get Bradshaw. It is encouraging com- make sure that that growth doesn’t PRESIDENT said drivers travel a total of about them past that.” panies to install electric vehicle adversely affect our quality of life David G. Gregersen [email protected] 30 million miles on a typical win- Among its other efforts, In- charging stations at their business and our environment,” he said. VP/GENERAL SALES MANAGER ter weekday along the Wasatch termountain, with nearly 40,000 locations to make charging handy He described Utah’s growth Dale Dimond Front. Sources of emissions in- employees, subsidizes employees’ for their employees. The current as both a blessing and a curse. [email protected] clude transportation, industrial public transit passes, offers van goal is for 2,000 chargers along “It’s a good and bad thing. We MANAGING EDITOR John M. Rogers and commerce, “so anything that share, places monitoring devices in the Wasatch Front to provide ac- bring more people, more employ- [email protected] we can do as business leaders to company vehicles and is convert- cess for 100,000 employees, he ees, more employers to the area, CONTROLLER encourage those that drive to work ing to newer vehicles that are more said. However, less than 1 percent and, depending on the industry, Richard Taylor to avoid that single-occupant-ve- effi cient, he said. Seven percent of of vehicles in Utah are electric or some air quality issues. Most of [email protected] hicle trip is what we’re really fo- its employees ride mass transit to plug-in electric models. our industry that we’re bringing in OFFICE MANAGER Dionne Halverson cusing on today,” he said. and from work; he hopes the num- “We’re at less than 1 percent now is pretty much clean technol- [email protected] Chamonix Larsen, former re- ber grows to 15 percent. and if we want to have serious ogy. There are a few that are may- REAL ESTATE SECTION source stewardship coordinator An idle-reduction program change and really grow and help be not falling in that category,” he [email protected] for the state of Utah, said a sur- started in 2008 at Kennecott Utah with the pollution problem we have said. CIRCULATION vey indicated many Utahns sim- Copper was “a big culture change in the valley, we need to get that to “But it’s something that we’ve Diana Rogers [email protected] ply prefer to drive their owns car for us,” according to Chris Mor- about 15 percent, and we have a got to learn to deal with because ADVERTISING INQUIRIES to and from work. rison, senior coordinator of fl eet long way to go,” Bradshaw said. [of] our children and grandchil- [email protected] “That’s an interesting re- management for the company. The University of Utah will dren. We’re growing and we’re TO CONTACT NEWSROOM sponse from these employees, but However, the company in 2016 try to be “climate-neutral” by going to need a lot of jobs over [email protected] ART SUBMISSIONS what I think it gives is insight,” saved $1 million through fuel sav- 2050. 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Reproduction or use of options are out there, those things total was $16.8 million in sav- carbon pollution by 80 percent by impact us down the road.” contents without written consent of the publisher is being a preference can actually ings, 5.5 million fewer gallons of 2040 and have 100 percent net re- While symposium speak- prohibited. All rights reserved. change. They’re not barriers that fuel and 56,000 tons of greenhouse newable electricity by 2032. ers offered many suggestions for © 2013 Enterprise Newspaper Group Inc. Periodical postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah are obviously insurmountable.” gases eliminated. Val Hale, executive director trip reduction, Byrd said new ap- POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to: Larsen said a “big leader- The company also has invest- of the Governor’s Offi ce of Eco- proaches will be needed in the fu- P.O. 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Initiative to help businesses improve air quality U.S. small-business optimism The Salt Lake Chamber, in Utah’s business community can By completing an online form partnership with the Utah Clean have as we unite to make changes at www.cleanairchampion.com/ Air Partnership (UCAIR) and Trav- in our actions and company cul- form and selecting which Travel- index surges most since 1980 elWise, has launched an Inversion tures. I invite businesses and em- Wise strategies their business will A leading measure of the country’s small-business opti- Mitigation Initiative encouraging ployees statewide to participate and implement, companies that partic- mism took its largest leap forward since 1980 to settle at a 12- business leaders to engage employ- make a difference in addressing ipate in the Inversion Mitigation year high. The National Federation of Independent Business In- ees in simple, voluntary actions Utah’s air quality challenges.” Initiative will be considered a Salt dex of Small Business Optimism rose to 105.8 in December as that decrease vehicle emissions Poor air quality can negative- Lake Chamber Clean Air Champi- expectations about the economy’s prospects improved dramati- during the winter inversion season. ly affect company and employee on. Clean Air Champions are de- cally in the aftermath of the presidential election. “Periods of inversion are inev- recruitment, increase healthcare fined as companies that show dedi- The index jumped 7.4 points in December from 98.4. While itable this time of year. And while costs, place regulatory burdens on cation to the state’s well-being and seven of the 10 components increased, 73 percent of the month- we can’t change when they come business and even put Utah’s fed- benefit from bottom-line savings, ly advance was due to more upbeat views about the outlook for and go, businesses and their em- eral highway funding at risk, the enhanced employee health and mo- sales and the economy, the Washington-based group said. ployees have the ability to make chamber said in its release about rale, and recognition among busi- The share of business owners who say now is a good time smart choices about limiting the the initiative. By making deci- ness community peers. to expand is three times the average of the current expansion, emissions they release,” said Lane sions that improve air quality, busi- The chamber said it will high- according to the NFIB’s data. More companies also said they Beattie, president and CEO of the nesses and employees will help to light and recognize these business- plan to increase investment and keep hiring, which reflects op- Salt Lake Chamber. “This initia- strengthen the economy and pre- es efforts by sharing best practices timism surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s announced tive illustrates the positive impact vent these negative outcomes. and success stories. plans of spurring the economy through deregulation, tax reform and infrastructure spending. “We haven’t seen numbers like this in a long time,” Juan- ita Duggan, president and chief executive of the NFIB, said in

Richards set to lead Fed's Salt Lake branch a statement. “Small business is ready for a breakout, and that The Federal Reserve Bank of rectors to replace Albert T. Wada, Washington, D.C. can only mean very good things for the U.S. economy. Business San Francisco has appointed Pa- chairman of Wada Farms Inc. of Richards has a bachelor’s de- owners are feeling better about taking risks and making invest- tricia R. Richards chair of the Salt Pingree, Idaho, whose term has gree from the University of To- ments.” Lake City branch board of direc- expired. ledo, where she also completed The NFIB report was based on a survey of 619 small-busi- tors. She replaces Peter R. Met- Richards is president and her master’s coursework in public ness owners through Dec. 28. Small companies represent more calf, founder and CEO emeritus of chief executive officer of Se- healthcare administration. than 99 percent of all U.S employers, according to the U.S. Black Diamond lectHealth Inc., a wholly owned Smith joined Larry H. Mill- Small Business Administration. A small business is defined as Inc., whose term not-for-profit health plan subsid- er Management Corp. in 2013 an independent enterprise with no more than 500 employees. as chairman has iary of Intermountain Healthcare and has been COO since January Fifty percent of respondents, the biggest share since March expired. The in Salt Lake City. Prior to joining 2016. Prior to joining the LHM 2002, said they expect better business conditions in the next six changes were SelectHealth in 2009, Richards Management Corp., Smith was months. That was 38 percentage points higher than in Novem- effective Jan. 1. served as executive vice presi- head of mergers and acquisitions ber. The net share of firms projecting higher sales jumped by 20 Metcalf will dent and chief operating officer of for Leucadia National Corp. and points to 31 percent. Twenty-nine percent say they will boost remain on the Health Alliance Plan of Michigan. director of business development capital outlays within six months. Patrica Richards branch board as Active in the local communi- for Koch Industries Equity Devel- a director for a ty, Richards currently serves as a opment. He is a board member of term that expires in 2019. David trustee of the Salt Lake Commu- the Utah Foundation. Smith has B. Smith, chief operating officer nity College. She also serves on a BS from the University of Utah ty shares our passion for the out- of Larry H. Miller Management the board of the Alliance of Com- and an MBA from the Marriott RETAILERS doors and the snow and beauti- Corp., has been appointed to the munity Health Plans, a national School of Business at Brigham from page 1 ful mountains serve as the perfect Salt Lake City branch board of di- leadership organization based in Young University. backdrop. We always look for- to the business of getting people ward to our time in Salt Lake.” outside in their communities.” “Salt Lake County and the An estimated 22,000 out- Salt Palace Convention Center are _ door brands, specialty retailers, excited to welcome back our long- .x. industry representatives and me- time friends and partners of the dia hit town Jan. 9 for the Winter Outdoor Retailer Winter Market,” BW Market, housed at the Calvin L. said Salt Lake County Mayor Ben Rampton Salt Palace Convention McAdams as the show opened last Take your business to Center in Salt Lake City. Local week. “Not only does the biannual officials estimate that the event OR Show highlight the important generated more than $22 mil- economic impact of the recreation new places lion in direct delegate spending industry to our county and the en- If you’ve got a vision, an SBA loan can help you get there. Our longer terms and lower down to Salt Lake City and the state tire state of Utah, but the industry payments can help your business grow and keep our communities strong and vibrant. of Utah. Total visitor spending it represents has become an impor- figures are based on surveys of tant job growth sector by creating An SBA loan can help you: convention delegates conducted and providing jobs throughout the • Purchase commercial real estate • Acquire a business by the University of Utah’s Bu- state from the many outdoor rec- • Expand your business • Buy equipment reau of Economic and Business reation-based businesses that now • Build inventory Research (BEBR), according to call Salt Lake and Utah home.” a release from Visit Salt Lake. “Outdoor Industry Associa- Stop by and talk with a banker today. Surveys conducted by BEBR tion (OIA) and the thousands of You can also give us a call at - -  -  (Monday – Friday, :‡‡ a.m. – :‡‡ p.m. over the past five years indicate manufacturers, retailers and ser- Central Time) or visit us at wellsfargo. com/biz to learn more. the average delegate spends $933 vice providers in the outdoor rec- while attending the Outdoor Re- reation industry know about the tailer event. hundreds of millions of dollars our “Salt Lake City has provided industry contributes to the U.S. such a welcoming environment economy and the millions of jobs for the outdoor industry to con- our businesses support,” said OIA vene and conduct its business. executive director Amy Roberts. Outdoor Retailer Winter Market The outdoor industry will re- *Wells Fargo is the Ž‘ SBA (a) lender by dollars according to the U.S. Small Business Administration as of is the premiere opportunity for turn to Salt Lake City for its Sum- September “‡, ”‡‘“. outdoor brands to preview and mer Market July 26-29 with an All financing is subject to credit approval and SBA eligibility. launch new product offerings,” Open Air Demo event set for July – ”‡‘— Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. (”™š—š‡‘_‘™š—‘) said Nicholson. “The communi- 25. The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal • January 16-22, 2017 • 5 CHRISTENSEN No matter the job, it has functional, itself outgunned by competitors. For ex- emotional and social dimensions and sev- ample, Craig’s List “decimated” the De- from page 1 eral levels. Companies looking to develop seret News’ personal ads and Autotrade. a product or service to be “hired” need to com did the same to its car ads, he said. In the case of the milkshakes, some understand the job itself, the experience “What’s happened in each case is, research determined that the typical buyer the purchase and use brings to the custom- rather than having one thing do every- was making the purchase before 8:30 a.m., er, and how to integrate it. Once those are thing, there are competitors to the Deser- was alone and drove away with it with the achieved, the product or service can be- et News that allows us to have these jobs shake being the only item ordered. Fur- come a “purpose brand,” Christensen’s de- done more effectively than does the De- ther research indicated that the buyers scription of a brand that instantly pops into seret News,” Christensen said. “I guess simply wanted something to keep them the customer’s mind when a certain job the point of this one is, an organization, in awake and engaged during a long, boring needs to be handled. order to do a job well, has to do just one drive to work. That was the “job” that the “Every product has to have these four job in order to do it well. When we try to milkshake was handling, and it was do- elements to it, and if we do that, our ex- do everything, then we do nothing well.” ing so better than its competitors: dough- perience is that we always are successful,” Another industry losing out to com- nuts, coffee, bananas, Snickers and bagels he said. “Whether it’s a product or a ser- petitors is banking, he added. They have among them. added many services over the years, vice, whether it’s in the not-for-profi t or Such “jobs” are usually discovered “thinking that if your customers need for-profi t sector, if we thoughtfully address and rarely created. For example, a product one job [done], they need everything and each of those four, we will be successful.” or service’s job may be to simply do what you’ll be successful. But the very same Among purpose brands, he said, are a person doesn’t want to do. thing has happened here: ‘Online every- IKEA, TurboTax, Disney, Mayo Clinic, Many jobs are stable over time. Get- thing’ has brought competitors to your OnStar, V8, Lunchables, Land Rover and ting a thing to a place as soon as possi- business.” ble, with perfect certainty, at one time in- Jack Bauer. He also listed the Chicago Christensen said the “doing a job” volved hiring a horseman and chariot, later Cubs, whose job is not necessarily to win concept came about when researching became using telegraphs and ships, devel- for the fans but to provide them an escape whether innovation is unpredictable. He oped into using airplanes, and now in- from work. noted that 80 percent of all new products volves DHL or the Internet. In each case, “If we realize, ‘Oh, I have this job to fail after they reach the marketplace. the job was stable but the technology to do. Holy cow, there’s a product that has a “Is failure an inherent part of suc- handle it changed, Christensen said. brand that does the job perfectly,’ we’re cess? Or are we failing so often in inno- “Those of us who are in the business willing to pay a premium price for that vation because we at the business schools of innovation sometimes think that our product,” Christensen said. just haven’t taught it in the right way?” business is very unpredictable,” he said. But he cautioned that once a job is ad- he asked. “Innovation is not inherently “The answer is, that’s not true. The job dressed, companies should resist the urge to unpredictable. We can be successful far to be done is very predictable over time, add more. He cited as an example the De- more often than we are.” but the technology that is available to get seret News. Once only a provider of news, Christensen’s presentation was host- Harvard University professor and Utah native the job done, that’s what creates trouble it branched into other activities — helping Clayton Christensen engages an audience of ed by Zions Bank, the University of Utah for us, but I think it causes us to think and a person buy or sell a car or a home, fi nd businesspeople during an address last week in David Eccles School of Business and frame things in the right way.” or fi ll a job, buy or sell stuff — but found Salt Lake City. Morgan Stanley.

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Industry Briefs are provided as complexities of employee benefit and to those who become parents understand how IP protection fits compliance and enforcement mat- a free service to our readers. and human resource regulations. through adoption or by foster care. into a larger business strategy. ters before state agencies and the Company news information may The expanded policy may be used Olsen is a reg- federal Environmental Protection be sent to [email protected]. concurrently with 12 weeks of istered patent Agency. She also has extensive The submission deadline is one BANKING job security offered through the attorney with experience assisting clients with week before publication. • People’s Utah Bancorp (PUB), American Fork, has Federal and Medical Leave Act a practice that strategies to prepare and submit hired Mark K. Olson as chief (FMLA). focuses on U.S. comments in state rulemakings ASSOCIATIONS and foreign pat- and federal rulemakings under • DeAnna Dipo has been financial officer for People’s ent prosecution the Clean Air Act, and represents named president of the Utah Intermountain Bank, a PUB HEALTHCARE and counseling. clients in challenges to federal Association of Realtors for 2017. wholly owned subsidiary. Olson • Supplemental Health Jordan Olsen His practice rulemakings in the U.S. Courts Dipo is sales manager at Coldwell has more than 27 years of finan- Care, Park City, has promoted also encom- of Appeal, including the D.C. Banker Residential Brokerages’ cial services experience, most Melissa (Missy) Blankenship, passes freedom-to-operate assess- Circuit. Union Heights office in Midvale. recently as chief financial officer Chris Long, Linda McDonnell ments, due diligence investiga- Dipo has been a member of the of California Republic Bancorp. and Monty Houdeshell and tions and patentability analysis. UAR for more than 20 years. A He also served as CFO of several hired Donna Carroll and Mary MEDIA/MARKETING He earned a bachelor’s degree 20-year real estate veteran, Dipo other publicly held banking organi- Lucas. Blankenship is now pres- • Jive Communications, in biochemistry from Brigham has worked as an agent, a manager zations during his banking career, ident of local offices. She has Orem, has hired Don Pratt as Young University before going and also ran a brokerage with her including Heritage Oaks Bancorp been with the company for 12 chief financial on to earn a law degree from its J. family for 10 years. Previous asso- and Pacific Capital Bancorp. He years. Long has been promoted officer. Pratt Reuben Clark Law School. ciation leadership includes being also served as finance director for to senior vice president of travel has held CFO • Holland & Hart LLP has elected to the board of directors Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Olson nurse operations. McDonnell is roles in tech welcomed seven attorneys to the of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors will join PUB July 1 and will now senior vice president of travel companies for firm’s partnership, including two and then president in 2011. succeed Wolfgang “Wolf” T.N. nursing sales. Houdeshell, who more than 18 in its Salt Lake City office: Aaron • The Salt Lake Chamber Muelleck at the end of 2017 upon joined Supplemental Health Care years, primarily Murdock and Emily Schilling. has named Wilford Clyde as vice Muelleck’s retirement. in 2016 as chief financial offi- in the telecom, Murdock is in the firm’s Corporate chair of its Board of Governors. cer, now serves as chief finan- Don Pratt data, security practice group. He represents Clyde is president of Clyde cial and administrative officer. and UCaaS technology Companies. He began his career Quality Performance Service Carroll has joined the company (Unified Communications as a and emerging in the construction business work- as chief sales officer. She has Service) markets. growth com- ing for Geneva Rock. He became more than 20 years of experi- panies, mature president of that organization ence in sales, change leadership, PHILANTHROPY enterprises, and before moving to lead its par- recruiting and client relationship • Primary Residential venture capi- ent company, Clyde Companies management. Most recently, she Mortgage Inc. (PRMI), Salt Lake tal and private Inc., which also oversees Sunroc was president for North Highland. City, recently raised $150,000 in equity funds Building Materials, Sunroc Corp., Lucas has joined the company as eight weeks in partnership with Aaron Murdock in a variety of Beehive Insurance and W.W. chief talent officer. Most recently, Feeding America during its corporate and Clyde & Co. she was the chief resource officer Hunger Action Month. The dona- securities laws • Scott Deru has been named at Staffmark. tions will provide more than 1.68 Steel Joist & Deck matters. He also chairman of the board of direc- million meals to children, fami- Curtain Wall advises fund tors of United Benefit Advisors INVESTMENT lies and seniors across the nation. Cladding Systems managers with (UBA), an organization of inde- • CircusTrix Holdings LLC, PRMI employees across the coun- STEELENCOUNTERS.COM respect to the pendent benefit SALT LAKE CITY, UT P. 801.478.8100 Provo, has received a “signifi- try raised a total of $153,251 for formation and advisory firms cant” investment from Palladium Feeding America. operation of pri- joined in a col- Equity Partners LLC, a private vate investment laborative effort investment firm. The amount Emily Schilling funds. Schilling RECOGNITIONS to share wis- was not disclosed. The current Ally Bank CONTESTS is an attorney • , Midvale, has dom, tools and CircusTrix management team will Best Online Bank • The registration deadline is in the Environment, Energy and been named the resources. UBA remain in place. Founded in 2011, Feb. 21 for the Utah Entrepreneur Natural Resources practice. She of 2017 in the fifth annual rank- has over 200 CircusTrix owns and operates Challenge, a business model com- has more than a decade of envi- ings compiled by personal finance offices in the indoor “extreme recreation” parks. GOBankingRates Scott Deru petition that is open to all college ronmental law experience focused website . The United States, It has more than 30 locations in the students in Utah. Teams will com- on air quality. She represents Canada and Great Britain. Deru pete for $100,000 in cash and in- U.S., Europe and Asia. It plans to clients in air quality permitting, see BRIEFS next page is president of Fringe Benefit kind prizes, including a $40,000 accelerate new park openings fol- Analysts, a full-service employee grand prize. Additional prizes are lowing the Palladium investment. benefits consulting firm head- granted for best business plan, pre- The Sage Group LLC served as quartered in Utah and with cli- sentation, technology and more. financial advisor to CircusTrix. ents throughout the country. His The award ceremony will take Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher firm specializes in simplifying the place April 15. Details are at las- & Flom LLP was the legal advi- sonde.utah.edu. sor. WORLD’S LAW EXPANSIONS • Stoel Rives LLP has named • Novi Security, Orem, has Jason B. McCammon and Jordan SAFEST expanded to offer its home and B. Olsen as partners in its Salt business security solution in Best SKID Lake City office. They are among Buy Canada stores, as well as 13 attorneys in online at bestbuy.ca. The company STEER six offices that was founded in 2013 and launched became new sales in early 2016. partners Jan. 1. McCammon’s GOVERNMENT practice focus- • Salt Lake City will provide es on patent SCHEDULE A DEMO TODAY! six weeks of paid parental leave prosecution. (877) 881-2718 to all full-time employees, Mayor Jason He works with Jackie Biskupski announced. McCammon clients to pro- PEAK The action is effective Jan. 1 and tect intellectual extends to birth mothers, fathers, property assets and helps them The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal • January 16-22, 2017 • 7 Industry Briefs from previous page life science industry, from drug Warehouse will operate 85 stores Sharp Eyes, Salt Lake City; City, has hired Peter Barbaresi screening to target identification in 22 states. StreamDX, Salt Lake City; T3S, as an advisor. He served as the bank was chosen for its competi- to compound intelligence. Fierce • Deka Lash, an eye- Salt Lake City; TherapEase chief executive officer of Velocity tive annual percentage yield (APY) Innovation award applications are lash extension brand based in Innovations, Mapleton; Turner Sports Performance since 2009 and no monthly maintenance fees reviewed by a panel of execu- Pittsburgh, has opened a retail Innovations, Salt Lake City; and left his post this past summer or minimum balance requirement. tives from Medidata, PwC, Verily, studio in the Sugar House neigh- Verde, Springville; Vivcor to serve as CEO of Yoga Six, a Systems Inc XEnd This is Ally’s best showing in the Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Amgen borhood of Salt Lake City. It is ., Lehi; and yoga studio chain business. He Medical Systems; Salt Lake City. rankings to date, which includes and more. owned and operated by Steve and will continue his role leading Yoga Editor’s Pick Awards ARIIX Impartner Liz Gordon in the cat- • and . Deka Lash provides Six. egories of Best Savings Account earned several honors in the semi-permanent eyelash exten- SERVICES for No Fees or Minimums and One Planet Best in Business sions. The company has more • McKinnon-Mulherin has for the Best CD Account for No Awards, an annual industry and than 40 franchise licenses in seven promoted Madeline Brown to TECHNOLOGY/LIFE Minimums. Ally also ranked in peers recognition program hon- states. team leader for sales and business SCIENCES Tracking First the top 10 list for Best Checking oring employees and companies communication. Brown joined • , a Sandy- Accounts. Ally has been featured of all types and sizes worldwide. SCIENCE McKinnon-Mulherin in September based advertising technology on the best banks list five consecu- ARIIX, Bountiful, earned Silver • The Utah Science 2015 and brings editing, writing startup, has promoted John Boyd tive years and this year claims a for Fastest Growing Company Technology and Research and proofreading expertise to the to chief operating officer and hired top spot across four of the five of the Year. Fred Cooper, the (USTAR) initiative has award- position. Craig Monson as vice president of ranking categories. It was named founder and chief executive, was ed 26 early-stage companies sales, succeeding Boyd. Monson Best Online Bank for the third named a Silver winner for CEO of grants in the second round of its SPORTS previously was involved in enter- consecutive year, from a group of the Year. Riley Timmer, founder Technology Acceleration Program • Athletic Republic, Park prise sales at Adobe Omniture. 30 online-only banks evaluated by and chief operating officer, earned (TAP). USTAR anticipates award- GOBankingRates. Gold for COO of the Year. Deanne ing a total of $4.5 million in fiscal • Zurixx LLC, Salt Lake City, Latson, founder and chief product year 2017. TAP is USTAR’s com- has been named to The Silicon officer, earned Silver for Female petitive grant program that stimu- Review’s 2016 list of “50 Fastest Executive of the Year. The com- lates technology development for Growing Private Companies to pany earned Gold for Executive early-stage companies. USTAR Watch.” The listing identifies the Team of the Year. It earned Gold received more than 155 applica- For all your trailer needs most dynamic companies that have for Most Innovative Product of tions. Awardees for the round are made significant contributions in the Year for companies with 100- Applied Biosensors, Salt Lake New & Used trailer sales the field of business and technol- 499 employees. Impartner, South City; Base2 Genomics, Salt Lake (Tanks, lowboys, slide axles, belly dumps, tag trailers, vans & ats) ogy in 2016. A developer of finan- Jordan, earned Silver for Most City; Blyncsy, Salt Lake City; Brands: Heil, J&L, LBT, Landoll, XL Sepicalized, Trailmax, Trailking cial education programs, Zurixx Innovative Product of the Year Eastwind Networks, Salt Lake State of the art repair & paint facility has achieved 5,626 percent growth for companies with 11-99 employ- City; Brenkman and Co., Logan; Parts sales & show room the past three years, with 2015 rev- ees. Granite Mountain Technology, enue exceeding $130 million. Salt Lake City; H20 Tech, • The Internet of Things (IoT) Spanish Fork; i-CalQ, Salt Lake COME SEE US! identity solutions of DigiCert, City; Isogeometrx, Mapleton; Lehi, have been recognized as iVeena, Salt Lake City; KiLife, the IoT Enterprise Security Orem; Leonhardt’s Launchpads, Platform of the Year by the Salt Lake City; Navigen, Salt IoT Breakthrough Awards. The Lake City; NovaBio, Draper; 4285 West 1385 South DigiCert platform provides auto- nView Medical, Salt Lake City; Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 mated, high-volume digital cer- Optisys, West Jordan; PlusOne 1-800-442-6687 tificate issuance and provisioning Technologies, Sandy; RodMax Oil and Gas Inc., Cedar Hills; www.semiservice.com to establish device identity and GET Ready to Work! authentication, encryption and data We have teeth for all integrity. makes and models! • Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Salt Lake City, has received two HONNEN Every day is a great day . . . Fierce Innovation awards from EQUIPMENT the publishers of FierceBiotech 1380 S. Distribution Dr., SLC and FiercePharms. The company 801-262-7441 MMMM… TASTY WOW earned honors for Best Biotech Innovation and Best in Show RETAIL Mondays! Tuesdays! Wednesdays! — New Product or Service for • Kent Randall has opened 2016. Recursion’s computation- a Signarama location at 2778 W. ally intelligent platform was rec- 12600 S., Suite 103. Randall is TWISTY FRITTER SPRINKLES ognized for its ability to span the a Utah native, an attorney and MThursdays! Fridays! Saturdays! an entrepreneur. He still operates Star Labs Consulting, started by Randall in 2012 and with locations in Salt Lake City, Honolulu and Everything for the San Diego. Donuts Brownies Fritters Contractors • Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., Midvale, is expand- Turnovers Muffins We rent the best ing operations to include new retail stores in Everett, Washington; Pueblo, Colorado; and Visalia, Family Owned & Operated 4343 Century Drive California. The Everett location Salt Lake City, UT 84123 will be the 10th company store 2278 So. Redwood Road

801- 262-5761 in Washington. The Pueblo store will be its sixth in Colorado. The 801-975-6381 www.centuryeq.com Visalia location will be the eighth in California. With the planned M-F 5:00 am – 2:30 pm & Sat. 7:00 am – noon openings combined with the com- pany’s previous announced 2017 with Darla’s Donuts! store openings, Sportsman’s 8 • January 16-22, 2017 • The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal • January 16-22, 2017 • 9 Calendar

Calendar listings are provided Craig Dearing Legacy Award, 3399 W. 3500 S., West Valley vice president of investments at Jan. 20, 7:30-8:30 a.m. as a free service to our read- volunteer check presentation and City. No RSVP required. Details ARA, multifamily. Location is the Eggs & Issues, a Murray ers. Information about upcoming Ambassador of the Year Award. are at chamberwest.org. Grand America, 555 S. State St., Area Chamber of Commerce events may be sent to brice@ Location is The Gathering Place at Salt Lake City. Cost is $100 for event. Speaker Shawn Wickard slenterprise.com. The submission Gardner Village, 1100 W. 7800 S., will discuss “Stem Cell Myths deadline is one week before pub- Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. members of NAIOP, Appraisal No. 24, West Jordan. Details are at and Facts.” Location is The Egg lication. UTC TechLunch, a Utah Institute, BOMA, CCIM, CREW, westjordanchamber.com. Technology Council (UTC) EDCU, ICSC, IREM, SIOR, UAR & I Restaurants, 1919 E. Murray member-only networking event. Holladay Road, Holladay. Details Jan. 17, 8:30-9:30 a.m. and ULI; $135 for nonmembers. Jan. 18-19 Location is Thumbtack, 12936 are at murraychamber.org. Breakfast of Champions, Details are at http://www.naiop. “Boots to Business: Reboot Frontrunner Blvd., Draper. Details a Sandy Area Chamber of org/utah. with the U.S. Small Business are at utahtech.org. Jan. 20, 6-9 p.m. Commerce event. Speaker is Administration,” a U.S. Small Jan. 19, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Business Awards Banquet, Utah Senate President Wayne Business Administration (SBA) Jan. 18, noon-1 p.m. Chamber Ski Day 2017, a Davis Chamber of Commerce Niederhauser, who will discuss event that provides participants an Professional Development a Utah Valley Chamber event. event. Location is Davis policy and economic priorities for overview of business ownership as Series, presented by the Utah Location is Sundance Ski Resort, Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 the 2017 general legislative ses- a career vocation, an outline and Valley Chamber. Location is 8841 N. Alpine Loop Road, W., Layton. Details are at davis- sion. Location is Scheels, 11282 knowledge of the components of a S. State St., Sandy. Details are at Provo LDS Employment Resource Sundance. Cost is $40 (includes chamberofcommerce.com. business plan, a practical exercise Center, 702 W. Columbia Lane, sandychamber.com. in opportunity recognition, and an ski ticket and 8:30 a.m. breakfast). Provo. Free. Details are avail- Details are at thechamber.org. Jan. 24, 7:30-9 a.m. introduction to available public able by calling (801) 818-6161 or Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. UTC Clinic, a Utah and private resources. Location is at http://bit.ly/1tDS04k. Business Alliance Net- Jan. 19, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Technology Council event. Speaker Salt Lake Community College’s Spencer Hoole, president and chief working Lunch, a Davis Chamber Networking Lunch, Miller Corporate Partnership executive officer of Diversified of Commerce event. Location is Jan. 19-20 a Murray Area Chamber of Center, 9690 S. 300 W., third floor, Silicon Slopes Summit 2017, Insurance Group, and others will Boondocks, 525 Deseret Drive, Commerce event. Speaker Marnie No. 333, Sandy. Free. Details are enabling members of the Utah discuss “Cyber Risk Management: Kaysville. No RSVP required. Jeppson, director of Planet Fitness, at www.sba.gov. technology industry the chance to Rapidly Changing Exposures and Details are at davischamberof- will discuss “Exercise Myths and learn from and network with lead- Pragmatic Approaches.” Location commerce.com. Facts.” Location is Red Lobster, Jan. 18, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ing minds, innovators and experts is Diversified Insurance Group, Utah Economic Review and in technology. Event features key- 298 E. Winchester St., Murray. 136 E. South Temple, Suite 2300, Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Policy Summit 2017, featuring a note presentations, workshops, a Cost is $15 for members, $20 for Salt Lake City. Free for UTC Women in Business discussion of the Utah economy startup competition and awards. nonmembers. Details are at mur- members, $40 for nonmembers. Luncheon, a Sandy Area Chamber and what business and policy lead- Speakers include Matt Cohler, raychamber.org. Details are at utahtech.org. of Commerce event. Speaker is Pat ers are doing to secure a pros- managing partner at Benchmark; Jones, chief executive officer of perous future. Activities include Scott Cutler, chief executive offi- Jan. 19, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the Women’s Leadership Institute. Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the Utah Economic Review from cer at StubHub; Michael Herring, WBN Luncheon, a Utah Location is the Salt Mine, 7984 29th Annual ATHENA 7:30-9:30 a.m. and the inaugural president and chief financial offi- Valley Chamber event. Speaker S. 1300 E., Sandy. Cost is $15 for Award Ceremony, an Ogden/ Utah Business & Policy Summit cer of Pandora; Liz Wiseman, is Elle Gipson. Location is Utah members through Jan. 17, $20 for Weber Chamber of Commerce 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Review will feature president of the Wiseman Group; Valley Home Builders, 1443 W. members, $25 for nonmembers. event honoring Adrienne Andrews economists and business leaders and Kim Scott, author and co- 800 N., No. 202, Orem. Cost is Details are at sandychamber.com of Weber State University. Location from around the state discussing founder of Candor Inc. Multiple $25 for members, $30 for non- is Timbermine Restaurant, 1701 the Utah economy. The annual tracks will be available in the areas members. Details are at thecham- Park Blvd., Ogden. Cost is $20. Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. event is hosted by the Salt Lake of entrepreneurship, technology, ber.org. Details are at ogdenwebercham- Business Resource Center Chamber, in collaboration with the marketing and sales. Location is ber.com. Workshop, a West Jordan Governor’s Office of Management the Salt Palace Convention Center, Jan. 19, noon-1 p.m. Chamber of Commerce event. and Budget, David Eccles School 100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake Business Educational Jan. 25, 8-9:30 a.m. Speaker Nancy Franklin of of Business, the Kem C. Gardner City. Cost is $95. Details are at Workshop, a Holladay Chamber Chamber Launch, a Salt Franklin’s Consulting will share Policy Institute and Economic http://siliconslopessummit.com/. of Commerce event. Speaker Pam Lake Chamber networking event. techniques and tips on effective Club of Utah. The summit, pre- Juliano of Juliano Consulting will Location is the Salt Lake Chamber, follow-up that establishes long- sented by the Salt Lake Chamber, lasting relationships. Location Jan. 19, 7-11:45 a.m. discuss upcoming trends for small- 175 E. University Blvd. (400 S.), will feature Utah business leaders 2017 Commercial Real is the West Jordan Community business owners, updated laws and Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Free. and elected officials discussing the Estate Symposium, present- Room, 8000 S. Redwood Road, best practices, funding resources Details are at slchamber.com. critical issues that affect the state’s ed by NAIOP Utah. Event will West Jordan. Free for members, available including grants, and businesses, including the release feature Michael Morris, Zions $10 for nonmembers. Details are of the chamber’s 2017 Public effective strategies for goal setting Jan. 25, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bancorporation executive vice Northern Utah Economic at westjordanchamber.com. Policy Guide. Location is Grand as a business owner/entrepreneur. president and chief credit offi- Forecast, presented by the Ogden/ America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., Location is myBusinessBar, 4535 cer, discussing recruiting with Weber Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 17, 6 p.m. Salt Lake City. Cost is $95 for S. 2300 E., Holladay. Cost is $10. Stephanie Frohman, director of Bank of Utah and Weber State “Kick Off 2017 with both events; $65 for the Utah Details are at holladaychamberof- global strategy and outreach at University. Speakers include Womenpreneurs,” a WhiteHat Economic Review breakfast only; commerce.org. the Economic Development Doug DeFries, president of Magazine and Perfectly Posh $40 for Utah Business & Policy Corporation of Utah; homeless- Bank of Utah, discussing finance fundraiser for Womenpreneurs. Summit lunch only. Details are at Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. ness with Robert G. Marbut Jr. and banking; Tim Pehrson, Event will feature food, wine, slchamber.com. Screening of “Generation of Marbut Consulting; and air CEO of Intermountain McKay- a silent auction and giveaways. Startup,” a WhiteHat Magazine quality with Ted Wilson, execu- Dee Hospital, healthcare; Alex Event proceeds will go to and Bosses Who Brunch event. Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. tive director of the Utah Clean Lawrence, assistant professor at Womenpreneurs to fund a scholar- Job Fair, presented by “Generation Startup” is a docu- Air Partnership. Industry profes- Weber State University, technol- ship for women from disadvan- the Sandy Area Chamber of mentary following six entrepre- sionals will share market insights, ogy and entrepreneurship; Kevin taged communities and to help Commerce, the Utah Department neurs through the emotional jour- analysis and forecasts, including Sullivan, executive director of the support Womenpreneurs’ opera- of Workforce Services and Brandon Fugal, chairman of CBC ney of starting a company. Event Utah Defense Alliance, military; tions throughout the new year. Applyutah.com. Location is South Advisors, discussing the office also will feature an after-screen- Jeff Neese, president of Western Cost is $40. Details are at http:// Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State market; Robert T. Kingsford, vice ing discussion with local entre- States Multifamily, real estate and whitehatmag.com/2016/12/30/ St., Sandy. Details are at jobfair. president of sales at Newmark preneurs about their journeys. construction; and Peter Rupert, kick-off-2017-womenpreneurs/. applyutah.com. Grubb ACRES, industrial; Location is Brewvies Cinema Pub, professor at the University of Jonathan Owens, retail associ- 677 S. 200 W., Salt Lake City. California-Santa Barbara, key- Jan. 17, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ate at Cushman & Wakefield/ Cost is $12 (tickets must be pur- note. Location is Hub 801, 3525 “Share the Magic” Gala, Professionals Networking Commerce, retail; Eli Mills, senior chased in advance). Details are Riverdale Road, Ogden. Cost is a West Jordan Chamber of Group, a ChamberWest vice president at CBRE, invest- at https://www.tugg.com/events/ Commerce event featuring the event. Location is Golden Corral, ment; and Mark Jensen, senior generation-startup-n8o8. see CALENDAR page 12 10 • January 16-22, 2017 • The Enterprise - Utah's Business Journal Opinion The time has come and this is 'farewell'; Goodbye and good luck to all Even the best things come to an end. Looking back over the years, as old- have been some serious retrogressions over like a visit to a Harlem high school some After enjoying a quarter of a century of timers are apt to do, I see huge changes, the years. Politics, and especially citizens’ years ago. writing this column for Creators Syndicate, both for the better and for the worse. trust in their government, has gone way When I looked out the window at the I have decided to stop. Age 86 is well past In material things, there has been al- downhill. park across the street, I mentioned that, as the usual retirement age, so the question is most unbelievable progress. Most Amer- Back in 1962, Pres. John F. Kennedy, a a child, I used to walk my dog in that park. not why I am quitting, but why I kept at it so icans did not have refrigerators back in man narrowly elected just two years earlier, Looks of horror came over the students’ long. 1930, when I was born. Television was lit- came on television to tell the nation that he faces, at the thought of a kid going into the It was very fulfi lling to be able tle more than an experiment, and was taking us to the brink of nuclear war hell hole which that park had become in to share my thoughts on the events such things as air-conditioning or with the Soviet Union, because the Soviets their time. unfolding around us, and to receive air travel were only for the very had secretly built bases for nuclear missiles When I have mentioned sleeping out feedback from readers across the rich. in Cuba, just 90 miles from America. on a fi re escape in Harlem during hot sum- country — even if it was impossi- My own family did not have Most of us did not question what he did. mer nights, before most people could af- ble to answer them all. electricity or hot running water He was president of the United States, and ford air-conditioning, young people have Being old-fashioned, I liked to in my early childhood, which he knew things that the rest of us couldn’t looked at me like I was a man from Mars. know what the facts were before was not unusual for blacks in the know — and that was good enough for us. THOMAS But blacks and whites alike had been sleep- writing. That required not only South in those days. Fortunately, the Soviets backed down. But SOWELL ing out on fi re escapes in New York since a lot of research, it also required It is hard to convey to today’s could any president today do anything like the 19th century. They did not have to con- keeping up with what was being generation the fear that the para- that and have the American people behind tend with gunshots fl ying around during the said in the media. lyzing disease of polio inspired, until vac- him? During a stay in Yosemite National cines put an abrupt end to its long reign of Years of lying presidents — Demo- night. Park last May, taking photos with a couple terror in the 1950s. crat Lyndon Johnson and Republican Rich- We cannot return to the past, even if we of my buddies, there were four consecutive Most people living in offi cially defi ned ard Nixon, especially — destroyed not wanted to, but let us hope that we can learn days without seeing a newspaper or a televi- poverty in the 21st century have things like only their own credibility, but the credibil- something from the past to make for a better sion news program — and it felt wonderful. cable television, microwave ovens and air- ity which the offi ce itself once conferred. present and future. With the political news being so awful last conditioning. Most Americans did not have The loss of that credibility was a loss to the Goodbye and good luck to all. year, it felt especially wonderful. such things as late as the 1980s. People country, not just to the people holding that This made me decide to spend less time whom the intelligentsia continue to call offi ce in later years. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His following politics and more time on my the “have-nots” today have things that the With all the advances of blacks over website is www.tsowell.com. photography, adding more pictures to my “haves” did not have just a generation ago. the years, nothing so brought home to me website (www.tsowell.com). In some other ways, however, there the social degeneration in black ghettoes COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

Here’s the political briefi ng on Russia that Trump should receive I’m glad that Donald Trump fi nally got in any of its close neighbors like Ukraine. a web of chaos, humanitarian catastrophe, is the apparent involvement in America’s a briefi ng on the unanimous conclusion of In fact, there was a rare disagreement and civil war.” He advocated that Russia election. America’s intelligence agencies that the between Putin and Medvedev on how to re- better understand and develop the non-mil- The idea of information warfare is Russian government was behind spond to Libya. Putin bitterly at- itary and asymmetrical methods, includ- not new. The Soviet Union developed and the hacking of the Democratic tacked his own president for not ing special operations, information warfare practiced a strategy of “disinformation” National Committee and Hillary vetoing a U.N. Security Council and the use of internal opposition to cripple throughout the Cold War, complete with Clinton’s campaign chairman. But resolution sanctioning an inter- a society. fake news and the penetration of Western he should also request and receive vention in Libya and lambasted Since then, Moscow has made infor- political parties and media organizations. a political briefi ng on Russia that the West for launching a “cru- mation and asymmetrical warfare central But the revival of this approach and the ag- can shed light on the backdrop to sade” against a Muslim country. to its foreign and military policy. When as- gressive and sophisticated manner in which Russia’s actions. We need to un- FAREED Medvedev, who was technically serting itself in Georgia and Ukraine, Rus- it is now being used in a social media land- derstand why Russia behaved the ZAKARIA in charge of foreign policy, fl at- sia has used a hybrid strategy that involves scape mark a new and dangerous trend in way it has. ly contradicted him, calling his the funding of local politicians and mili- geopolitics. It all started with the Arab rhetoric “inexcusable.” Some tias, fake news and cyberattacks. Leading This is the political backdrop behind Spring. The sudden mass demonstrations Russia hands believe that this disagreement German and Polish politicians assert that and demands for democracy took most of might have sealed Medvedev’s fate, ensur- Russia has engaged in some such activities the world by surprise. In particular, they rat- ing that he served just one term and then in their countries as well. And now there see ZAKARIA next page tled Moscow at a precarious moment. The made way for Putin’s return to the presiden- Kremlin was in the midst of managing the cy. In any event, as Dannreuther writes, “for country’s political future and worried about conservative Russian elites, the evidence of opposition at home. Parliamentary elections the Arab Spring confi rms that such factional were scheduled in less than a year, to be divisions in the guise of democracy promo- followed by a presidential election. Vladi- tion only lead to internal disorder, societal mir Putin was not then president, having confl ict and the loss of the sovereign integ- stepped aside in keeping with the Russian rity of the state.” (The fact that Clinton en- constitution, allowing Dmitry Medvedev to couraged Russian democracy protesters at ascend to the offi ce. this sensitive moment branded her an arch Roland Dannreuther of the University enemy in the eyes of the Kremlin elite.) of Westminster in London points out that About a year later, in 2013, the chief the “crises in both Libya and Syria coincid- of staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Gen. ed with the rise of opposition to the re-elec- Valery Gerasimov, wrote an article sug- tion of Putin, with unprecedented large op- gesting that Russia’s key challenge was position rallies in Moscow and other cities responding to the underlying dynamics of in Russia during 2011-12.” He argues that the Arab Spring and North Africa’s “color the Kremlin watched in these countries as revolutions.” He urged that these not be street protests morphed into broader oppo- viewed as non-military events because “a sition, created instability, and then attracted perfectly thriving state can, in a matter of the attention and intervention of Western months and even days, be transformed into powers. 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Business/Chamber Luncheon, is Robert Stephens, founder of UTC Clinic, a Utah or by calling (801) 977-8755. a Davis Chamber of Commerce Geek Squad and former chief Technology Council event. Topic Feb. 10, 3:30-5 p.m. event. Recipient of the 2017 technology officer at Best Buy. to be announced. Location is Feb. 3, 6-9 p.m. UTC Public Policy Forum, ATHENA Award is Chantel Location is the Salt Lake Marriott Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Annual Dinner Gala, a Utah Technology Council event. Chase of Zions Bank. Location City Center, 220 S. State St., Salt 15 E. South Temple, Salt Lake an Ogden/Weber Chamber of UTC’s Public Policy Forum is the Davis Conference Center, Lake City. Cost is $225 for ACG City. Free for UTC members, $40 Commerce event. Social starts meets regularly to discuss issues 1651 N. 700 W., Layton. Details members, $325 for nonmembers. for nonmembers. Details are at at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at that affect the state and its tech are at davischamberofcommerce. 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