FEATURE: When Brad Ferguson left his home state of Utah to pursue a PhD in statistics at North Carolina State University in 2011, he figured he wouldn’t return. Not because he didn’t want to live in the state — but as a statistician, he didn’t think there were as many career opportunities in Utah as […]
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Utah’s ‘ag-gag’ law unconstitutional & violates free speech – Federal judge rules
A federal judge in Utah has sided with animal rights activists who argued that a law prohibiting undercover investigations of agricultural operations was unconstitutional. Activists contend that similar laws in other states “will fall like dominos.” In a Friday ruling, US District Judge Robert Shelby struck down Utah’s “agricultural operation interference” law, otherwise known as […]
Utah’s Podium speaks up: 400 new jobs, $32 million in funding for its marketing software
Even in the often hyperbolic realm of tech startups, Utah’s Podium is on an incredible growth arc since launching its reputation and customer interaction software in 2014. Just two and half years ago, Podium was housed in a spare bedroom of co-founder and CEO Eric Rea’s apartment. A year-and-a-half ago, they’d graduated to a space […]
