Established 2024 · Salt Lake City
Beehive Biz Pulse
May 11, 2026
Today's Pulse
HIRING
Archer Mechanical (SLC) posted three HVAC/plumbing technician roles — summer prep, not a scramble. Active DOPL license confirmed.
HOSPITALITY
Slackwater Pizzeria named to Yelp's Top 100 for 2026 — #9 nationally. Three Utah locations. No ad spend.
WELLNESS
Prime IV Hydration Sandy sees a 14% uptick in walk-in bookings week over week. Seasonal hydration demand kicking in.
REMODEL
Leifson Built (Lehi) hitting a 47-day waitlist on deck/basement work. Active contractor license at dopl.utah.gov.F&B
Proper Brewing Co. Tuesday pint nights running at capacity for the third week straight. 131 Yelp reviews, 4 stars.
HEALTH
Alira Care expansion: new client intake up month over month. Accepting new patients — telehealth + in-person Salt Lake.TRADES
Mario's Plumbing and Heating (SLC) actively hiring licensed plumbers. Strong review base, growing service area.FUNDING
Utah's Q1 2026 SBIR/STTR awards: 11 Utah small businesses received federal R&D grants totaling $4.2M. SBA data.PULSE
First pulse of the week. Eight items across trades, hospitality, wellness, and remodeling — all Utah, all verifiable. Archer Mechanical's hiring push is the clearest signal of a healthy summer pipeline. Slackwater's Yelp placement with zero ad spend is the kind of result we want to be tracking.
FOUNDERS
Leifson Built and Slackwater Pizzeria both land this week. What they share: long waitlists or organic discovery, no paid acquisition. The operators growing quietly in Utah right now are almost all in this category — services-first, referral-fed.
TRUST
Every item in today's pulse links to a verifiable source: DOPL contractor database, Yelp Top 100 announcement, SBA awards data, LinkedIn job posts. If we can't verify it, it doesn't run.