Top 12 Financial and Business News Nuggets from the Second Half of May 2024 that You Might have Missed
{NOTE: This writeup includes news about 12 Utah-based firms and five executives.}
Utah's Top 10 Monetary, Financial, and/or Business Stories of May 2024
In our opinion, these 10 stories represent Utah's Top 10 Newsmakers in May 2024 across the monetary / financial / business ecosystem.
Has Salt Lake City, Utah-based Seek Labs Cracked the Code on Defeating the Near 100% Deadly African Swine Fever Virus?
The United States is the world's largest exporter of pork. And at the hog level, U.S. producers generated roughly $28 billion from animal sales in 2022, while employing 610,000 workers.
Rant No. 3 from "Publisher Politis" — Stop Pretending You Actually Want to Talk with Journalists, Let Alone be Helpful
It's okay if your firm doesn't actually want to talk to, or work with, journalists. That's one of the benefits of being in a free country. Just don't pretend otherwise.
A Personal Tale about the Miracle of Modern Medicine
I used to think I was invincible. Or at least close to it.
I could easily run 3—5 miles without trying, had a resting heart rate of under 50 beats per minute, and I could eat almost anything and not gain any weight.
Then I hit 40.
First, my
Utah Set a New Record of at Least $39.2 Billion in Equity Deals in 2023 vs. the Previous High of $31.2 Billion Set in 2021, the Latest "Deal Flow Report" Says
M&A activity in Utah in 2023 represented over 91.3% of ALL known equity transactions that occurred in the state last year.
Apologies ... A Medically Induced, but Temporary, Hiatus from Utah Money Watch
Apparently I came through the surgery with "Flying Colors," which is awesome!
Isn't modern medicine amazing?!?!?!