Utah's Top 19 Financial and Business News Nuggets from the First Half of May 2024 that You Might have Missed
NOTE: This writeup includes news about 20 Utah-based firms, 18 separate executives, and the death of one former public official.
Utah's Top 17 Business News Nuggets from April 2024 that You Might have Missed
{AUTHOR'S NOTE: Clearly, not every news announcement deserves to be the top story of the day. Nevertheless, many news items are still significant and should be acknowledged as such. Hence, this write-up is designed to specifically focus on Utah's business "news nuggets" from the
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This Week's $200 Million Investment that Few Utahns Know About has Changed Control of a Pioneering Utah Biotech Firm
Utah's market-leading Brain-Computer-Interface company, Salt Lake City-based Blackrock Neurotech, has sold controlling interest to Tether for a $200 million investment
In news that will shock most executives in Utah's business, life sciences, and technology communities, Salt Lake City-based Blackrock Neurotech has sold controlling interest in its
Southern Utah University Breaks Ground on its New $37.5 Million, 44,000-Square-Foot Music Center
Construction is slated to start in June 2024, with completion targeted in time to host classes beginning with the fall 2026 semester.
Kinect Capital Welcomes 23 Presenting Companies to this Week's Investor Choice Conference in Salt Lake City
"According to Kinect Capital, its data says that since 2009 Investors Choice alumni firms have raised over $1.2 billion in investment capital while also achieving financial exits of over $10 billion."
With a Likely Eye on its Future Valuation, Thoma Bravo-controlled Instructure Announces its $795 Million Acquisition of Parchment
The cash and debt acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024 and will combine two industry leaders into a compelling EdTech platform with offerings that stretch from K-12 to HigherEd and business, while covering transcripts, certifications, trainings, and more.
On the same day it disclosed financial