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BREAKING NEWS:  Reversing Years of Expansion, Utah’s Myriad Genetics will Sell its Prenatal Testing Business for $210 Million in Cash to Labcorp

BREAKING NEWS: Reversing Years of Expansion, Utah’s Myriad Genetics will Sell its Prenatal Testing Business for $210 Million in Cash to Labcorp

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅  Myriad Genetics has agreed to sell its prenatal genetic-testing business to Labcorp for $210 million in cash, plus inventory, divesting an operation responsible for over 20% of its first-half 2026 revenue. ✅ The sale follows declining testing revenue, a $43.2 million second-quarter net loss, and
David Politis
PART TWO:  What Exactly Is PV3 Enterprises? A Peek Inside the Investment Platform Behind BYU Athletics’ Largest-Ever Commitment and the Potentially Genius, Hidden-in-Plain-Sight, Marketing and Sales Strategy

PART TWO: What Exactly Is PV3 Enterprises? A Peek Inside the Investment Platform Behind BYU Athletics’ Largest-Ever Commitment and the Potentially Genius, Hidden-in-Plain-Sight, Marketing and Sales Strategy

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ PV3 Enterprises, the firm behind the largest philanthropic commitment in BYU Athletics history, has evolved from what was publicly described in 2024 as a Mark Hancock-led family investment operation into a broader investment-and-operating platform now publicly identifying both Hancock and Jason Murray as principals. ✅ PV3
David Politis
The Co-Founders of Utah's Largest Long-Term Care Firm have Now Led the Largest-Ever BYU Athletics Financial Commitment After Selling Over $725 Million of Stock

The Co-Founders of Utah's Largest Long-Term Care Firm have Now Led the Largest-Ever BYU Athletics Financial Commitment After Selling Over $725 Million of Stock

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Two Utah businessmen (who have sold more than $725 million of personally owned stock in the largest long-term care firm headquartered in Utah), are also the principals behind the largest philanthropic commitment in BYU Athletics history. ✅ The businessmen are PACS Group Co-Founders, Jason Murray and Mark
David Politis
OPINION:  Google’s New Nuclear Deal Offers Utah an Energy Roadmap — Bring the Monies  Required, and a Transparent Plan, to Pay for Future Power Needs

OPINION: Google’s New Nuclear Deal Offers Utah an Energy Roadmap — Bring the Monies Required, and a Transparent Plan, to Pay for Future Power Needs

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ The new 20-year agreement Google announced yesterday with Constellation Energy will support more than $4.3 billion of investment to add 890 megawatts of nuclear generating capacity from existing plants. ✅ For Utah, the larger lesson is not simply about nuclear power; it's about pairing extraordinary
David Politis
Maxwell Power Moves its Headquarters to Utah from California and Secures Another $800 Million for Solar and Battery Projects

Maxwell Power Moves its Headquarters to Utah from California and Secures Another $800 Million for Solar and Battery Projects

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Maxwell Power, a distributed-energy financing and ownership company, has moved its corporate headquarters to Salt Lake City from San Diego while simultaneously closing another $800 million investment commitment from San Francisco, California-based Fairtide Partners for solar and battery-storage projects originated by Maxwell. ✅ The new commitment
David Politis