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Providing perspective and contextual insights on the financial aspects of the Food industry within the state of Utah, from agriculture to food production, as well as retail sales and supplements.

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Twenty-six startups each delivered investor pitches that were ~three minutes each yesterday at Kinect Capital’s 43rd annual "Investors Choice Conference," and I scored all 26 companies. ✅ Using a 40-point framework I call the “Politis Score,” ▪️ 13 of the 26 firms scored 30 or

Five Years After Opening a $286 Million Plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Tyson Foods is Shutting it Down and Eliminating 723 Utah Jobs in the Process

Five Years After Opening a $286 Million Plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Tyson Foods is Shutting it Down and Eliminating 723 Utah Jobs in the Process

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Five years after beginning production at an over $285 million meat-packaging plant in Eagle Mountain, Tyson Foods will permanently close the facility, eliminating 723 Utah jobs. ✅ Tyson opened the 600,000-square-foot facility in August 2021 as a highly automated “case-ready” meat plant, one Food

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

It is one thing to "win" anything, to come in first place, to be named the best. But achieving the same feat four times ... let alone 4x in a row?!?!?! Nah, that rarely, rarely happens, in any field, in any endeavor. But, as just announced by none other

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ L3Harris Technologies (Salt Lake City) has landed a $12.2 million U.S. Navy contract modification for work in Utah, while Salt Lake City-based Milestone Capital Partners closed $11.5 million of corporate notes; ✅ Ogden, Utah-based TAB Bank provided an $8 million working-capital facility to

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

This edition of NEWS OF NOTE tracks recent Utah-related business, capital, real estate, public-finance, defense-tech, sports-business, industrial, land, and wealth-management announcements tied to over 25 organizations, including Lunar Resources, HealthEquity, the Utah Jazz, Ken Garff, ClearShift, Bartlett, Savage, Raymond James, Palladyne AI, the Utah DWR,

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

The biggest money signal from the MWCN's annual Deal Flow Report (2025) is not a new dollar-value record, because that is not accurate. Rather, it is that Utah’s deal engine kept running in 2025 across a record number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public

With the 2026 Legislative Session Opening Today, What is the State of Utah's Economy?

With the 2026 Legislative Session Opening Today, What is the State of Utah's Economy?

With a $30.8 recommended Fiscal 2027 budget from Utah Governor Spencer Cox staring them in the face, Utah's part-time legislators open the 2026 Legislative Session today with projections that they will introduce nearly 1,200 bills over the next six weeks, a close to 33% increase