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After 99 years, final chapter written for Utah company that survived Nazi Germany
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted March 1 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
With Quality Plating, a Salt Lake business that has attached metal plating to just about anything, closing its doors soon, owner Glenn Fassmann reflected on the business' impact.
Poll: What Utahns, Americans think of how online gambling impacts sports
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted March 1 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Gambling on sports has exploded since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban in 2018, and adults, especially younger people, are the driving force, a new poll says.
New Utah law could address remaining issue in proposed hotel next to Sugar House Park
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is considering loosening some of its alcoholic proximity restrictions to account in a move that would notably benefit a proposal in Salt Lake City.
Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff; citing gains from AI
Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 28 - 4:14 p.m. | Save Story
Shares in the financial technology company Block soared more than 20% in premarket trading Friday after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 plus employees, reconfiguring to capitalize on its use of artificial intelligence.
Ford recalling 4.3 million US vehicles over software issue
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated Feb. 28 - 10:45 a.m. | Save Story
Ford Motor said Thursday it is recalling 4.3 million pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. because a software error may cause trailer brakes not to function and exterior lights to fail.
Saputo USA recalls Great Value cottage cheese due to possible health risk
Pearl Ashton, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 8:07 p.m. | Save Story
Three types of Walmart Great Value brand cottage cheese were voluntarily recalled, including in Utah, due to a possible health risk, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Warner Bros. signs $110B deal with Paramount, its executive discloses in town hall
Karol Badohal and Harshita Mary Varghese, Reuters | Updated Feb. 27 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal signed Friday morning, according to an audio clip of a global town hall by the company.
Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology
Andrea Shalal, Jeffrey Dastin and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Posted Feb. 27 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing every federal agency, including the Department of Defense, to immediately cease work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic.
Salt Lake City farmers market to look different in 2026 as Pioneer Park overhaul begins
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
Organizers of the Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market are planning to turn the weekly event into a partial street affair this summer while Pioneer Park gets a makeover.
AARP Utah offering free tax help
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 7:05 a.m. | Save Story
Volunteers with AARP Tax-Aide Service are ready to help Utah seniors, and anybody else, that may be wary of how new federal rules will impact tax season.
Customers complained, so Burger King updated its Whopper
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN | Posted Feb. 26 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
Burger King, home of the Whopper, is making the first changes to its bestselling menu item in nearly 10 years after consumers complained.
Netflix backs away from its offer to buy Warner Bros.
Aditya Soni and Akash Sriram, Reuters | Posted Feb. 26 - 6:36 p.m. | Save Story
Netflix on Thursday signaled it was backing away from its offer to buying Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio assets, saying the deal was no longer financially attractive.
How Miller group plans to transform Jordan River section into a community gem
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
A renowned landscape architect firm has been hired to turn help turn around the Jordan River within the new Power District of Salt Lake City.
For the first time since 2022, average long-term mortgage rate dips below 6%
Alex Veiga, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 26 - 3:40 p.m. | Save Story
The average long-term mortgage rate slipped this week below 6% for the first time since late 2022, good news for home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets rolling.
Affordability still weighing on Utahns, economists say
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
Utah economists on Wednesday broke down the factors determining how Utah consumers are really faring — and feeling — in today's economy.
Kalshi sues Utah over efforts to stop prop betting in the state
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
The prediction market Kalshi is suing Utah over plans to regulate proposition betting it says would run afoul of federal regulations.
Influencer Casey Means edges closer to becoming surgeon general
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Updated Feb. 25 - 6:55 p.m. | Save Story
Wellness influencer Casey Means advanced toward confirmation as surgeon general on Wednesday as senators pressed her on positions on vaccines and birth control.
University of Utah cuts ties with organization that promotes diversity in business education
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 25 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
After facing scrutiny from the Trump administration, the University of Utah is cutting ties with The Ph.D. Project, a nonprofit that helps increase diversity in doctoral-level business school programs.
