Domestic Energy Partners (DEP), a firm that claims to have developed an efficient way to turn ordinary vegetable oil into a biodiesel, showed off its technology at a luncheon held at the Orem headquarters of Culinary Crafts. DEP recently sold one of its conversion machines to BioUSA, a startup company in Springville that plans to [...]
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USTAR is still in the House Business and Labor Committee, while a bonding provision of the bill is causing a little bit of controversy. The funding of the bill is the main issue, with the bill calling for $111 Million in general obligation bonds. House Speaker Greg Curtis, R-Sandy, said that legislators get ’squeamish’ about [...]
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Neumont University, formerly Northface University, announced that it will be offering an MBA degree with an emphasis in technology management emphasis. The degree is tailored for working students preparing for executive-level careers. The degree will focus on certain issues germane to technology companies, specifically risk management, technology selection, and life-cycle compression.
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The Orem-based eCommerce and software company released a revised estimate of its financial statements today. These are the unaudited, estimated ranges for the fiscal years of 2003, 2004 and 2005.
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LearnKey, Inc., based in St. George, Utah, released an updated version of their online, CD-Rom and Network learning series aimed at helping companies improve their sexual harassment policies through a series of real world, situation based programs.
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Bluffdale-based Linux Networx, which makes supercomputing systems for such clients as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler and BMW, was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide five supercomputing systems for the U.S. Army.
Three of the systems will be used at a research laboratory at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, in Maryland. [...]
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The potential funding of USTAR by the Utah State Legislature, could signal a significant commitment by the state to develop emerging commercial technologies, here in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune sites an example of a Utah State University researcher who found a way to turn cow manure into a reusable electricity force, and how greater [...]
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By increasing its concentration on flash memory, primarily used in digital cameras and personal media players, Micron is hoping to avoid the profitability swings that come with relying on the volatile computer memory chip market.
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International Automated Systems Inc. (IASU), from Salem, Utah, recently signed a $150 million purchase and installation contract, to install a 100-megawatt power plant for Solar Renewable Engery-1 LLC of Nevada. IASU’s solar collector lenses help generate the necessary steam for the solar power plant to function efficiently. The deal still needs to be approved by [...]
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Salt Lake City-based Medicity Inc. announced it has acquired Park City-based iServices Group. Medicity focuses on delivering Web-based Electronic Health Record (EHRs) for health care organizations. The acquisition of iServices Group, which focuses on portal needs of hospitals, will strengthen the company’s position in the RHIO/HIE market, and continue to increase its positive cash flows.
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