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Just a quick note to remind you that this next Thursday, July 9 from Noon to 1:30 the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum will be recognizing the best emerging companies in the State of Utah at the annual Top 25 Under 5 awards ceremony. All are welcome to attend, and encouraged to bring business cards to one of Utah's premier business networking events. Rick White of Fusion-io will be our Emcee, and the Utah State Governor will be presenting the keynote address. 25 Utah companies will be recogn... read the complete article »

The Utah iPhone Developer Group has announced their next meeting. Here are the details. For those of you who are already working on iPhone apps, this is a great way to connect with the local iPhone developer community. If you are just getting started, or looking for resources to get your idea off the drawing board, come and interact with many of the leading app developers featured in iTunes. All are welcome. Join us for the 2nd Utah iPhone developers meetup. The first meeting was very well... read the complete article »

Here's an interesting opportunity for you: Learn to identify the assets and liabilities that impact your performance and strategies for maximizing personal effectiveness. Presented in webinar format, each participant will "have an opportunity to discover the critical factors of his/her own performance, develop a personal Flow Formula, and apply new life strategies for use in any meaningful life arena". Sounds like a great opportunity to bone up on personal productivity skills.

When: Thursday

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The Daily Herald is publishing a special section in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum. The section will publish and be distributed in the Daily Herald on July 5th. The Daily Herald is announcing the opportunity to be a sponsor of this section. There are three levels of sponsorship. Platinum:  Your company gets a full page full color ad in the section. Plus 10,000 ad impressions on heraldextra.com. Cost $5,000 Gold: Your company gets a 1/2 page,... read the complete article »

With nearly 24 percent of our local businesses planning to hire in the next quarter, BusinessWeek has named Utah Valley as the second 'Best Place To Start Over' in the country. Citing Information Technology as one of the booming industries in Utah Valley, BusinessWeek also makes mention of our relatively low average home price and slightly lower (comparative) unemployment rate. In particular, BusinessWeek states that even though our local Utah Valley economy has weakened in recent months, tha... read the complete article »

Family First Federal Credit Union today announced that it has been award the 2009 Utah’s Best of State Award as the best mortgage banker. As the winner, Family First Federal Credit Union was recognized at the Best of State Awards Gala on Saturday, May 30th at the Salt Palace Grand Ballroom. The awards ceremony will also be televised on KUTV, Channel 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. “This award is a reflection on the credit union’s philosophy to providing the best mortgage solutions to our members,â... read the complete article »

Utah-based PilmerPR today announced its acceptance of the 15th Annual Communicator Awards gold award of excellence in the public relations new product launch category. The Communicator Awards is one of the largest awards of its kind in the world with over 7,500 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes. The program’s judges recognized PilmerPR among communications giants such as Weber Shandwick, Whirlpool, Aetna, Capital One, and Hyundai in receiving print division awards. Despite th... read the complete article »

I met The Sweet Tooth Fairy last week, and haven't stopped talking about her. Actually, it's her revolutionary Cake Bites that have occupied my recommendations, and her Cup Cakes and Cookies, too. More on those in a minute... I stopped by her shop in the East Bay shopping center at 1227 South University Avenue in Provo to pick up a treat for my daughter's graduation. I was pleasantly surprised to find a stylized boutique that was slightly less 'bakery' and more like one of those set pieces yo... read the complete article »

Growth Concepts is hosing a free workshop titled 'Maximizing Your Company Value and Your Quality of Life' on the evening of June 25th.

The workshop will be held at the Larry H. Miller Campus, Corporate Partnership Building in Sandy. There is only enough space for 10-15 Business Owners. Time for private and confidential discussions will be at the end of the seminar. Participants will receive software valued over $219. For more information see http://www.growthconcepts.org/index.php/wo

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Utah County commissioners Gary Anderson and Larry Ellertson today recognized Hal Wing, president and CEO of Wing Enterprises, with the Business of the Year award. Wing created the Springville-based Little Giant ladder company in the 1970s. Congratulations, Wing!... read the complete article »