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Southern Utah Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison and Restitution of ~$77.7 Million after Defrauding 200+ Investors of $89 Million Since August 2023

Southern Utah Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison and Restitution of ~$77.7 Million after Defrauding 200+ Investors of $89 Million Since August 2023

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Matthew Shane Perkins of Washington City, Utah, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $77.7 million in restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud. ✅ More than 200 investors placed at least $89 million into an investment operation involving Perkins'

Entrata Updates its IPO Filing, Showing Stronger First-Half Numbers, But its IPO Timing Remains Unknown

Entrata Updates its IPO Filing, Showing Stronger First-Half Numbers, But its IPO Timing Remains Unknown

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Entrata has updated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (and the public at large), on its pending Initial Public Offering plans via an amended S-1 filing last Tuesday, a filing that now includes financial results through 30 June 2026. ✅ The Lehi-based company reported stronger first-

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

Show Me the Money. Then Show Me the Wins. With an Estimated $50 Million Going to FBS Players in Utah this Season, How Many Football Games Will BYU, Utah, and Utah State Win this Year?

Show Me the Money. Then Show Me the Wins. With an Estimated $50 Million Going to FBS Players in Utah this Season, How Many Football Games Will BYU, Utah, and Utah State Win this Year?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ The University of Utah, Utah State University, and Brigham Young University enter the 2026 football season with dramatically different economics, ranging from Utah's $101.8 million in FY2025 football revenue to Utah State's $9.6 million. ✅ Player economics have changed, too. Utah Money Watch

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ University of Utah Health has secured a $30 million federal research grant to lead a multi-center study about Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome; ✅ Salt Lake City-based IntelliPay has been bought for up to $15 million by Priority Technology; ✅ Park City, Utah-based Quantizr has raised $5 million Seed

26 Startups, Three Minutes Each, Pitching for Dollars at Kinect Capital’s 43rd Investors Choice Conference this Thursday, September 3rd

26 Startups, Three Minutes Each, Pitching for Dollars at Kinect Capital’s 43rd Investors Choice Conference this Thursday, September 3rd

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Twenty-six companies are scheduled to make three-minute investor pitches on Thursday, Sept. 3 during the 43rd annual Investors Choice Conference produced by Salt Lake City-based nonprofit Kinect Capital. ✅ The field stretches across AgTech, AI, biocomputing, ClimateTech, consumer products, energy storage, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, robotics, VR,

With this Week's "Blessing" by the U.S. DOE (plus its Recent $1 Billion Funding), California-based Valar Atomics is Poised to Make Emery County, Utah a Critical Nuclear Energy Hub

With this Week's "Blessing" by the U.S. DOE (plus its Recent $1 Billion Funding), California-based Valar Atomics is Poised to Make Emery County, Utah a Critical Nuclear Energy Hub

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Valar Atomics was selected this week by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Reactor Innovation Center for its Nuclear Energy Launch Pad initiative, giving the advanced nuclear company a prioritized federal pathway and technical, regulatory, and deployment support as it moves from demonstration toward commercialization.