Pub. 11 2023 Issue 1

The UBA’s Ag Outlook & Conference returned to southern Utah February 9–10. Attendees toured Holt Dairy Farm — meeting some newborn calves in the process — and Laub’s Feeding & Cubing operation before settling into the Dixie Convention Center for an outstanding lineup of speakers addressing everything from resilience to the state of ag in […]

On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“the proposed rule”) to essentially implement an all-out federal ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Non-compete clauses generally restrict a person’s ability to work for a competing employer whether by name or in general. Many times, these clauses will

For community banks seeking to remain competitive in today’s crowded financial services marketplace, innovation is imperative. A relationship with a core provider can make or break an institution’s innovation goals, and for too many community banks, legacy core technologies are holding them back. This is a critical challenge that ABA set out to solve through

I spend a lot of time thinking and speaking about Utah’s economic success. The more I think about Utah’s economic performance, resiliency, and recovery from economic crises and pandemics, the more compelled I am to determine what is driving it. Of course, my first thoughts focus on the diversity and strength of Utah’s banking ecosystem.