Mark is Co-founder/Editor of TechBuzz News. From Ogden, UT, Mark attended WSU, BYU, and Tufts. He has been involved in tech, media, publishing since the 80s.
CompTIA (headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill, near Chicago, pictured below) announced it has acquired TestOut, a Utah-based provider of comprehensive IT training, courseware, online labs, and performance-based exams. Transaction details have not been disclosed.
Through this acquisition, the two edtech organizations join forces to extend their K-12 and Higher Ed
pieFi (Salt Lake City) announced it has raised $4.6M in funding. Kickstart Fund (Salt Lake City) led the round. Origin Ventures (Salt Lake City, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and DC) and others also participated in the round. The company says it will use the funds to accelerate growth
Utah Tech University has a few desks in the Atwood Innovation Plaza that are available to rent at reasonable rates.
Utah Tech's incubator space, now called The Pipeline, has spots that are ideal and highly functional for the quiet solo entrepreneur or small startup team.
"A quality
Today TaxBit announced its acquisition of Tactic, a New York-based digital asset financial accounting platform, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition combines two leaders in the digital asset accounting space and establishes TaxBit's New York office presence. The combined entity employs over 200 people, including over 30 CPAs
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) recently named Sidni Shorter, PsyD, as its first Minority Business Center (MBC) Director. The center is the result of a Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) grant awarded to SLCC last fall by the U.S. Department of Commerce to assist minority-owned businesses. The center will
The Salt Lake Chamber hosted the annual Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to release its 2023 legislative priorities at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. Chief among those priorities is sustaining Utah as a safe haven economy driven by
The Salt Lake Chamber will host the annual Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on January 12, 2023. The program begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 1:30 PM. The venue this year is the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at
Today Instructure announced that Chris Ball has been appointed the company's new President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 9.
In the newly-created role of President and COO, Ball oversees the ed tech company's go-to-market strategy and customer lifecycle, including marketing, revenue operations, sales and customer
