Business Headlines 8-1-17

Why jobs come to Provo, then leave to go elsewhere (Daily Herald)

Purple announces billion dollar merger (Daily Herald)

Warring soda makers Swig and Sodalicious headed to trial (Daily Herald)

By ‘virtualizing’ rent-to-own purchases, Utah’s Progressive Leasing is leading its field and makes more than $1 billion a year (Salt Lake Tribune)

With Outdoor Retailer show gone, Utah will try to convince people there’s more to the state than redrock (Salt Lake Tribune)