Business & Economy

Travelers queue up at the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport as the Labor Da...
Zoe Sottile

Why we celebrate Labor Day and the meaning behind it

Why the nation celebrates Labor Day and what does it mean?
3 years ago
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Parija Kavilanz

Walgreens CEO steps down

CEO Rosalind Brewer has resigned her position of the pharmacy chain, Walgreens.
3 years ago
people travel through airport - salt lake city international death investigation after security bre...
Eric Cabrera

Labor Day weekend means busy time at Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City International Airport officials say Labor Day weekend will be a busy one for them.
3 years ago
Becky Bruce

As student loan interest accrues, knowing repayment options is key

An expert from the University of Utah Financial Wellness Center offers tips for when student loan interest starts accruing. 
3 years ago
Gasoline prices are displayed at a Shell station ahead of the Labor Day weekend on August 28 in Wes...
Matt Egan, CNN

Labor Day weekend gas prices are near all-time highs

The national average for regular gas is $3.83 a gallon as of Thursday, according to AAA ahead of Labor Day weekend.
3 years ago
Two temporary federal pandemic emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in the coming mon...
Alicia Wallace, CNN

The US economy continued to add jobs at a robust pace last month

Economists were expecting total job gains of 170,000 and the unemployment rate to hold steady.
3 years ago
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Eric Cabrera

Spice on 9th Market & Café helping immigrants entering the food industry

Spice on 9th Market & Café, a café and marketplace that replaces the Spice To-Go Program is now open and working to help immigrants.
3 years ago
Utah City new Utah County development...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

PHOTOS: Utah County, Utah Lake, and now, Utah City

UTAH COUNTY, Utah — Point of the Mountain isn’t the only new development to be built in Utah County, and it’s not the largest either. Utah City is a new 700-acre development being built along the east side of Utah Lake. Set to become the new urban center of the county, with over 100 acres […]
3 years ago
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Adam Small

Former Utah men’s prison now gone, The Point set to begin construction in 2024

The site of the former Utah State Prison is now 90% gone and developers are looking forward to the next steps for The Point development.
3 years ago
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Mark Jones

Utah company fined for violating child labor laws

Rush Funplex, a Utah company, has been fined by the U.S. Department of Labor for violating child labor laws.
3 years ago
Image of National Association of Realtors president Kenny Parcell, who has resigned. (National Asso...
Peter Johnson, KSL NewsRadio and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV

Utah realtor and NAR president resigns after sexual harassment allegations

Kenny Parcell is the broker and owner of Equity Real Estate Utah, or otherwise known as the Kenny Parcell Team.
3 years ago
Eva Rothenberg, CNN

Amazon raises free shipping minimum for some non-Prime members

Amazon is raising its free shipping threshold for some customers. On Monday, the e-commerce giant said it has raised that minimum to $35.
3 years ago
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Mariah Maynes & Adam Small

Owners of The Rush Funplex fined for violating child labor laws

Syracuse Family Fun Center LLC, the operators of The Rush Funplex has been assessed with $167k in penalties due to violations of child labor laws.
3 years ago
micromanaging at work is the number one frustration of your employees...
Amanda Dickson

Micromanagement at work is the biggest problem

A new report from Monster surveyed over 6,000 workers and found that 73% said micromanagement is their number one "pain point" at work.
3 years ago
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Caption:	Single-family homes with ample yards are seen in Dumfries, Virginia, on Au...
Anna Bahney, CNN

Home affordability is the worst it has been since 1984

In just the last few weeks, US home prices rose for the first time in months and the 30-year fixed mortgage rate went up.
3 years ago
Mariah Maynes

Nordic economic systems would not work for America, expert says

Nordic economic policies won’t work in the United States. "They are portrayed as these tax-the-rich utopias where everything is free,” says Brian Reidl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
3 years ago
A terrain map of the expansions coming to Deer Valley Ski Resort....
Mariah Maynes

Deer Valley Resort to expand ski terrain, add new amenities

Deer Valley has announced a project called 'Expanded Excellence,' which will include more skiable terrain and a new base village.
3 years ago
The US labor market is still hot. A 'Now Hiring' sign is posted outside of a restaurant on May 05, ...
Alicia Wallace, CNN

America added 306,000 fewer jobs last year than we thought. But the labor market is still hot

Despite the downward revision, which actually landed well below some estimates, America’s labor market remains historically strong.
3 years ago
Utah third least affordable homes...
Derrick Jones

The housing market crisis: an accurate description

Utah is in a housing market crisis. Is the word "crisis" accurate to describe the current home-buyer situation? 
3 years ago
Mark Jones

Colleges rake in big money from TV contracts, who’s paying the taxes?

TV contracts have universities across the country trying to get a share of the money. But is who is paying the taxes on that money?
3 years ago
Laura He

China’s economy is in trouble. Here’s what’s gone wrong

A closer look at why China's economy is in trouble.
3 years ago
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity on Wednesday awarded post-performance tax reductions ...
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com

OmniTeq, Gabb Wireless to bring thousands of new jobs to Utah

The incentives offered to the two companies stem from Utah's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing program.
3 years ago
A shopper carries retail bags while walking through a shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., on Fri...
Eva Rothenberg, CNN

The US mall is not dying

Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the US. But malls are not going extinct, they are merely adapting.
3 years ago
Clayre Scott

Mortgage rates hitting a 20-year high could snowball Utah’s housing crisis

The average for 30-year fixed mortgage rates has reached a 20-year high of 7.09%, nearly a 2% jump from the FRM average last year.
3 years ago