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The Business of Art Goes Viral!
November 3, 2020This year, the Business of Art, for the first time in 10 years, was an online only event. According to Sears Art Museum Director and conference coordinator Kathy Cieslewicz, “Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to move the…
Asava Juice and Smoothies
November 2, 2020Pamela Peterson purchased Asava, Kanab’s premiere juice and smoothie bar, in July. Peterson is proud to only serve products that are locally sourced or organic and gluten and dairy free. The best part? Asava’s menu changes seasonally, so customers are…
Meet Fancify
October 28, 2020Fancify Designs Co., owned by Kilee Allsop, is one of Saint George’s newest custom art businesses. Specializing in “designing and creating custom wood signs, digital illustrations, watercolor portraits and vinyl stickers,” Allsop started her business in January of 2019. Allsop…
Bandies Looks to Provide Comfort While Wearing Face Masks
October 8, 2020Business woman and inventor, Barb Worman, has utilized the resources at Atwood Innovation Plaza to create a fun new product. Barb recalls one of her first work sessions in the Plaza’s Makerspace, “I was having fun learning and working but…
Steribin CEO Jon Cole Sits Down With the Business Resource Center
October 7, 2020Jon Cole, CEO of Steribin, recently announced the company receiving $300,000 in its first round of funding in addition to receiving patent approval. Cole agreed to sit down with me to discuss his background, how Steribin is set to change…
How Steribin is Changing the Way We Travel
September 30, 2020Steribin is looking to revolutionize the way we travel by disinfecting airport security bins with Ultraviolet (UV) light. To describe their CEO, Jon Cole, as imposing would be an understatement. Well over 6’ with a rich voice, he totally commands…
Utah Ranked Last in Women’s Equality, Patricia Jones Looks to Change That
September 22, 2020By April VeVea In 2020, Utah once again found itself ranked as the worst state for women’s equality, partly due to workforce inequality. Hoping to tackle these issues, the Saint George Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals of Saint George…
Superbloom Strives for Environmentally Conscious Coffee
September 11, 2020By April VeVea Holly and Spenser Snow Canada may have coffee running through their veins. In fact, one of their first dates, recalls Holly, centered around the “best coffee I’ve ever had.” Spenser worked as a barista and roaster in…
Dixie State Finally Gets Into the Esports Game
September 4, 2020By April VeVea Lhea Livings strides into my workspace looking perfectly manicured from head to toe. She’s not what I picture the average “gamer girl” looking like (which brings to mind either someone wearing clothes about three sizes too small…
Christie Wang Introduces Asian Food and Culture to the Innovation Plaza
August 27, 2020By April VeVea This week, we are focusing on one of our incubator companies, Christie’s Asian Kitchen. Atwood Innovation Plaza’s incubator companies are aided from the ground up, with assistance in problem solving, market sizing, etc. as well as the…