Utah Money Watch, 333 E. Main Street #385, Lehi, UT (2026)

09/02/2026

Chances are you do know these 3 guys, unless you're a college football Luddite. But do you have any idea the monies these head coaches have access to this season?

Here's an 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 estimates the three programs could collectively deploy between $46 million and $59 million this season through direct revenue sharing and outside NIL monies (Name, Image, and Likeness).

✅ However, the important question is this: What will all that money buy? Before the in-state season kicks off Thursday night, U$W invites readers to predict the regular-season records of one, two, or all three of Utah's FBS programs.

To dive into the details you won't find published locally, please visit the Utah Money Watch website here - https://www.utahmoneywatch.com/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/ - to read the full writeup of "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?."

That said, if this post is the first you've heard about the money behind these Utah-HQ'd college football squads, chances are that's because you're not currently a Free Subscriber to Utah Money Watch.

So ... to subscribe for free ... simply visit www.UtahMoneyWatch.com, click on a button, provide your name and an email address, and then click on the SIGN-UP button. It's that simple.

And thanks in advance.

In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support for this endeavor of passion. I truly appreciate it and you.

All the best.

David Politis (aka, "Poppa P"),

Editor, Publisher + CEO of Utah Money Watch , and

President & CEO of The David Politis Company

P.S. And thanks to the hundreds of readers who have signed-up as recently. Welcome aboard!!!

P.P.S. For the image with this Post, that's Morgan Scalley (L), Football Head Coach, University of Utah; Bronco Mendenhall, Football Head Coach, Utah State University (C); and Kalani Sitake, Football Head Coach, Brigham Young University (R). Original photos from the athletic department websites of the respective universities. Composite image created by the author.

09/01/2026

This latest NEWS OF NOTE covers financial moves with 8 different Utah-based firms (including a $30MM grant landed by University of Utah Health), plus 6 executive changes at 5 entities.

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 Round funding;

✅ Ogden, Utah-based Murphy Door drops $3.25 million to buy an Idaho firm;

✅ The University of Utah will shutter its Sandy Campus at the end of 2026 and is cutting 401(k) contributions for new hires beginning in Fiscal 2027;

✅ Farmington, Utah-based Health Endeavors landed an undisclosed amount of debt funding from Park City, Utah-based Decathlon Capital Partners; and (last but not least),

✅ Executive leadership changes in Utah have occurred at CBIZ, Merit Medical Systems, Security National Financial Corporation, Waystar, and Xenter.

To dive into the details you won't find published locally, please visit the Utah Money Watch website here - https://www.utahmoneywatch.com/news-of-note-no-6-priority-technology-acquires-utah-based-intellipay-for-up-to-15-million-quantizr-raises-a-5-million-seed-round-university-of-utah-health-wins-a-30-million-r-d-grant-pl/ - to read the full writeup of "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."

That said, if this post is the first you've heard about these Utah-tied transactions, chances are that's because you're not currently a Free Subscriber to Utah Money Watch.

So ... to subscribe for free ... simply visit www.UtahMoneyWatch.com, click on a button, provide your name and an email address, and then click on the SIGN-UP button. It's that simple.

And thanks in advance.

In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support for this endeavor of passion. I truly appreciate it and you.

All the best.

David Politis (aka, "Poppa P"),

Editor, Publisher + CEO of Utah Money Watch , and

President & CEO of The David Politis Company

P.S. And thanks to the hundreds of readers who have signed-up as recently. Welcome aboard!!!

08/28/2026

Friday Randomness: Without a doubt, one of the best ballads of all time is "Free Bird" from Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[And if you disagree, that's fine. Nominate another song.]

If it's been awhile since you've heard it (or if you've never heard it at all), here ya go — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNRKX8GwPo.

Hope you have a great weekend!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

David Politis (aka, Poppa P)

08/24/2026

I get that I'm a when it comes to sports, especially BYU Football. But how good will QB #47 be this season, Mr. Bear Bachmeier? If you believe Gordon Monson, sports columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune, Bachmeier will be really, really good.

How good?

Well, doesn't get into specifics, but in the piece Monson published today, it's all captured in the headline: "Gordon Monson: BYU Quarterback, Bear Bachmeier, stands on the edge of a huge season" ... which you can read here — https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2026/08/24/why-it-feels-like-byu-qb-bear/.

Not counting monies (aka, Name Image and Likeness), college football at the FBS level (the former Division 1 level), will generate over $5 billion in income during the 2026–2027 season.

And according to The NIL Standard, it puts Bachmeier's NIL monies at ~$1.6MM, not counting any additional payouts based upon

✅ In-season heroics,

✅ Beating the Utah Utes Football squad on 7 November 2026 at ,

✅ Winning the Big 12 Conference championship /

✅ Leading BYU Football to the , let alone (be still, my heart),

✅ Winning the National Championship.

So ... I ask you, my friends, fans, followers, and connections ... how good do you think Bachmeier might be this year?

Will he have a sophomore slump?

Or will he have a mystical/magical jump in performance in Year Two of his collegiate career?

Me? I fall in the second camp!!! 🏈 🏈 🏈

But ... what about you?

And yes, and fans, I want to hear from you too.

So ... give me your best shot.

Thanks.

David Politis (aka, Poppa P),

Editor + Publisher of Utah Money Watch, and

President, CEO + Founder of The David Politis Company

P.S. The photo for this Post was downloaded from the official Instagram account.

08/17/2026

Today is not a good day as Tyson Foods has announced that 723 Utahns will soon be laid-off as the company will shutter its 600,000-square-foot meat packaging plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

✅ Five years after beginning production at an over $285 million meat-packaging plant in Eagle Mountain, Tyson Foods will permanently close the facility, eliminating 723 Utah jobs.

✅ Tyson opened the 600,000-square-foot facility in August 2021 as a highly automated “case-ready” meat plant, one Food Engineering Magazine named as its 2022 Tier 2 Plant of the Year winner.

✅ When Tyson announced the project, it projected 800-plus initial jobs, potentially 1,200 total positions, $44 million in annual local payroll, and a Utah economic impact of $1 billion during its first decade.

✅ As such, the State of Utah approved Tyson for up to $5.26 million in post-performance, state tax credits, plus a $300,000 infrastructure grant.

To dive into the details you won't find published locally, please visit the Utah Money Watch here - https://www.utahmoneywatch.com/five-years-after-opening-a-286-million-plant-in-eagle-mountain-utah-tyson-foods-is-shutting-it-down-and-eliminating-723-utah-jobs-in-the-process/ - to read "Five Years After Opening a $286 Million Plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Tyson Foods is Shutting it Down and Eliminating 723 Utah Jobs in the Process."

That said, if this post is the first you've heard about these Tyson Foods details, chances are that's because you're not currently a Free Subscriber to Utah Money Watch.

So ... to subscribe for free ... simply visit www.UtahMoneyWatch.com, click on a button, provide your name and an email address, and then click on the SIGN-UP button. It's that simple.

And thanks in advance.

In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support for this endeavor of passion. I truly appreciate it and you.

All the best.

David Politis (aka, "Poppa P"),

President & CEO of The David Politis Company + David Politis Event PR, and

Editor & Publisher of Utah Money Watch

P.S. And thanks to the over 150 readers who signed-up in the last several days. Welcome aboard!!!

08/13/2026

Under 1% of all readers will know both of these execs, even though they just announced a Utah deal valued at $1.1 billion for the acquisition of Varex Imaging Corporation.

That's Sunny Sanyal on the left, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of ; next to him is Dr. Robert Mehrabian, Executive Chairman of .

Here's the EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

✅ Salt Lake City-based Varex Imaging has agreed to be acquired by Teledyne Technologies for $18.90 per share in a cash transaction carrying an aggregate value of approximately $1.1 billion, including Varex equity awards and net debt.

✅ Based upon the 42.1 million Varex common shares outstanding as of 30 April 2026, the $18.90 acquisition price implies approximately $796 million in cash to be paid; in other words, the widely reported $1.1 billion figure is not the amount of cash being paid directly to Varex shareholders.

✅ It should also be noted that Varex agreed to sell itself less than five months after completing a $490 million refinancing that replaced higher-cost 2027 debt with cheaper financing extending into 2031.

✅ There is currently no evidence that the Varex refinancing was undertaken in preparation for a sale. But the forthcoming Proxy Statement filing with the SEC may tell us when acquisition discussions actually began and whether these two major capital events overlapped.

To dive into the details you won't find published locally, please visit the Utah Money Watch website here - https://www.utahmoneywatch.com/five-months-after-a-490-million-refinancing-utahs-varex-imaging-agrees-to-be-acquired-by-teledyne-in-a-1-1-billion-deal/ - to read "Five Months After a $490 Million Refinancing, Utah’s Varex Imaging Agrees to be Acquired by Teledyne in a $1.1 Billion Deal."

That said, if this post is the first you've heard about this Varex Imaging Corporation acquisition, chances are that's because you're not currently a Free Subscriber to Utah Money Watch.

So ... to subscribe for free ... simply visit www.UtahMoneyWatch.com, click on a button, provide your name and an email address, and then click on the SIGN-UP button. It's that simple.

And thanks in advance.

In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support for this endeavor of passion. We truly appreciate it and you.

All the best.

David Politiss (aka, "Poppa P"),

President & CEO of The David Politis Company + David Politis Event PR, and

Editor & Publisher of Utah Money Watch

P.S. And thanks to the close to 150 readers who signed-up in the last several days. Welcome aboard!!!

08/05/2026

Fascinating discussion with Isaiah Taylor, CEO & Founder of Valar Atomics (R) and Joel Ferry, Commissioner of the Utah Department of Natural Resources.

Among other things Taylor explained that was the first company to generate a nuclear reaction with a Small Modular Reactor ( ) in the U.S. EVER!!!

And it happened in Orangeville, Utah.

Super interesting conversation.

08/03/2026

TO ALL Utah Money Watch FOLLOWERS ...

Did you know that originally the word "survive" meant "Super Live" or "Super Life"? I just heard that on a video clip, then verified it for myself here: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/survive.

If you know me, you probably know that I'm a word-nerd (a wordsmith if you're being more polite, thank you).

So I'm always curious about words/word-meanings and looking to understand (and then communicate), what it is that people and organizations REALLY mean when they choose one word vs. another.

It's part of what makes storytellers (or troubadours) experts at their craft.

But the meanings of words often change with time, like the word hashtag , which the main definition at Dictionary.com explains is this:

▪️ "to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live."

or

▪️ "to remain or continue in existence or use."

or

▪️ "to get along or remain healthy, happy, and unaffected in spite of some occurrence."

As I reviewed the definitions of hashtag this morning I thought, "Yep, that's how I've used the word."

But then I saw the etymology of the word, its origin, and I was shocked!!! 🤯 🤯 🤯

"First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French survivre, from Latin supervīvere, equivalent to super- super- + vīvere “to live”; see sur- 1, vivid"

What?!?!?!

Wait ... "Super-live," or, more precisely "Super-to live"?!?!?!

That is SO FREAKIN' COOL!!!

So I decided this morning, my NEW, top of the list definition and usage of the word will be that:

— TO LIVE A SUPER LIFE ...

or, thought of slightly differently

— TO LIVE SUPERBLY!!! 💥 💥 💥

You know ... Super-bly?!?!?!?!

Anyway ... I hope you're having a "Super Life," that you and yours are SURVIVING.

All the best.

David

P.S. Is there a word or phrase in your vocabulary that you've really come to love or appreciate? If so, I hope you'll share it in a Comment below. Thx.

P.P.S. Yes, that's an AI-generated image, but doesn't it look cool? Besides, it took less than 5 minutes, with only two attempts. Not bad, huh?

08/03/2026

Chances are you don't know these guys, Benjamin Frazer (R) + Dylan Grigg. But their firm, Highland Real Estate Partners, LLC, just purchased a $119MM 34-story apartment complex in Chicago, IL.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

✅ Ogden, Utah-based Highland Partners has acquired the 298-unit "Exhibit on Superior" apartment tower in downtown Chicago for $119 million, marking the largest acquisition in the firm’s history.

✅ The purchase price equates to approximately $399,000 per apartment and gives Highland a 34-story luxury residential property in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

✅ The transaction reflects the fairly rapid growth of a Utah real estate investment platform that says its portfolio now exceeds $700 million across more than 90 multifamily properties in the Midwest and Intermountain regions.

✅ This latest transaction pushes Highland to valuation growth of over 6X for its Real Estate Assets Under Management (R.E. AUM) in under 48 months.

To dive into the details you won't find published locally, please visit the Utah Money Watch website here - https://www.utahmoneywatch.com/ogden-utah-based-highland-partners-makes-its-largest-acquisition-yet-with-119-million-purchase-of-a-chicago-apartment-tower/ - to read "Ogden, Utah-Based Highland Partners Makes Its Largest Acquisition Yet with $119 Million Purchase of a Chicago Apartment Tower."

That said, if this post is the first you've heard about Highland Real Estate Partners, LLC, this $119MM purchase / investment, or 's pretty impressive 6X+ R.E. AUM valuation jump in under 48 months, chances are that's because you're not currently a Free Subscriber to Utah Money Watch.

So ... to subscribe for free ... simply visit www.UtahMoneyWatch.com, click on a button, provide your name and an email address, and then click on the SIGN-UP button. It's that simple.

And thanks in advance.

In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support for this endeavor of passion. I truly appreciate it and you.

All the best.

David Politis (aka, " P"),

President & CEO of The David Politis Company + David Politis Event PR, and

Editor & Publisher of Utah Money Watch

P.S. And thanks to the nearly 100 readers who signed-up in the last several days. Welcome aboard!!!

07/31/2026

I'd be shocked if you know these 2 execs: Satoshi Ichimura, President & CEO of Mitsui Chemicals Group and Dirk J. (Jeffs), President & CEO of Utah-based Ultradent Products, Inc.

I'm showing their photos because they're the leaders behind being acquired by for $900MM.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

✅ Ultradent Products (the 50-year-old South Jordan, Utah-based dental-products company), has agreed to be acquired by Mitsui Chemicals in a transaction valued at $900 million.

✅ Mitsui Chemicals also registered MC Dental Holdings America, Inc. this week in Utah, the name of the new holding company that will oversee Mitsui Chemicals’ global oral-care business and be based in South Jordan.

✅ With the close of the Ultradent acquisition (slated for September 2026), Mitsui Chemicals' Germany-based dental products company, Kulzer Group, will be folded into MC Dental Holdings America, making it a global powerhouse in the dental products marketplace Utah Money Watch values conservatively at over $1.0 billion.

✅ Based upon 2025 results disclosed by Mitsui Chemicals, the transaction values Ultradent at roughly 37.5x net income, 29x operating income, and 2.4x consolidated sales.

To dive into the details you won't find published locally, please visit the Utah Money Watch website here - https://www.utahmoneywatch.com/utahs-ultradent-agrees-to-be-acquired-for-900-million-by-mitsui-chemicals-with-a-global-dental-products-hq-to-be-established-in-south-jordan-utah/ - to read "Utah’s Ultradent Agrees to Be Acquired for $900 Million by Mitsui Chemicals, with a Global Dental Products HQ to be Established in South Jordan, Utah."

That said, if this post is the first you've heard about either this $900MM acquisition, or the plans for creating a global dental-products powerhouse in Utah, chances are that's because you're not currently a Free Subscriber to Utah Money Watch.

So ... to subscribe for free ... simply visit www.UtahMoneyWatch.com, click on a button, provide your name and an email address, and then click on the SIGN-UP button. It's that simple.

And thanks in advance.

In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support for this endeavor of passion. I truly appreciate it and you.

All the best.

David Politis (aka, "Poppa P"),

President & CEO of The David Politis Company + David Politis Event PR, and

Editor & Publisher of Utah Money Watch

P.S. And thanks to the over 75 readers who signed-up in the last 72 hours. Welcome aboard!!!

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