MountainWest Capital Network Recognizes Nectar as Fastest Growing Company on 2025 Utah 100 List
Utah 100 highlights healthcare, AI and construction sector growth as state's business landscape continues to thrive
Utah’s Fastest-Growing Companies Revealed in 2025 Utah 100 Preview
MountainWest Capital Network’s annual celebration of Utah's business excellence enters fourth decade, ranked list of the state's fastest growing companies will be unveiled at the Utah 100 awards event on October 17.
How Clark T. Bell Is Using Nanotechnology to Redefine Agriculture
What happens when a family legacy in farming collides with cutting-edge science? For Clark T. Bell, CEO and founder of Nano-Yield, the answer is a nanotechnology breakthrough that’s helping farmers grow more with less.
From Credit Cards to 500 Employees: How Carson Poppenger Built Squeeze Into a Lead Conversion Powerhouse
What happens when a self-described "bad student" from Michigan decides to bootstrap a business during the 2009 financial crisis with nothing but $15,000 and a whole lot of stubborn determination?
The Creative Revolution: How Cricut Built a Billion-Dollar Platform That Changes Lives
From Scrapbooking Crisis to Creative Empire
What if your weekend crafting hobby could become a million-dollar business? For thousands of entrepreneurs using Cricut’s creative platform, this isn’t just a dream—it’s reality. In our latest Mountain West Capital Network Podcast […]
The 7 Million Meal Mission: How Trevor Farnes Turned Business Crisis Into Global Impact
The Entrepreneur Who Fed 7 Million Children While Building a Multi-Million Dollar Company
What if your worst business failure became the catalyst for extraordinary success? Trevor Farnes, former CEO and co-founder of MTN Ops, proves that sometimes our darkest […]
Building More Than Buildings: Old School Foundation, Next Generation Growth
The Construction Company Where Old School Foundation Creates Next Generation Growth
While most construction companies treat workers as disposable labor, Dave Layton has built something revolutionary at Layton Construction: a business where more than half the employees own company […]
Utah business deals reach record value in 2023 despite drop in volume, according to MountainWest Capital Network
-Utah’s deal environment overcomes economic headwinds, remains strong with AI as a breakout category-
MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN), today announced the results of its annual Deal Flow Report, which tells a compelling story for Utah’s strong financial business transactions. […]
Growth mindset: Gov. Cox commends Layton Construction CEO for entrepreneurship award
By Sky Mundell
David S. Layton credits a company culture of looking out for employees’ growth for Layton Construction’s successes.
“We have been the No. 1 growth company in the MountainWest Capital Network for four straight years,” said Layton, president and CEO […]
Layton Construction: This people-focused Utah company has grown into a national giant
Launched more than 70 years ago, family-owned Layton Construction is a multibillion-dollar firm
By Art Raymond
Utah born and raised, family-owned Layton Construction has quietly grown into one of the top commercial building firms in the country and is the […]