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Beehive Biz Pulse

May 21, 2026

Today's Pulse

HIRINGRecursion Pharma (SLC): 8 new engineering positions posted this week. Biotech tech stack hiring active.

F&BProper Brewing's seasonal pint sold out at the taproom on day 4 of distribution. Restock TBD.

AUTOBurt Brothers Tire reports 90-day customer return rate held at 67% across all 6 Utah locations through April.

WELLNESSAlira Care opened intake slots for June. Telehealth + Salt Lake in-person.

REMODELPhoenix Exteriors siding inquiries up 18% week over week. Exterior remodel season pushing into peak.

TRADESMario's Plumbing shifting focus to commercial backlog as residential plumber positions filled.

ECONOMYUtah DWS preliminary May estimate: another 1,800–2,200 net new jobs. Construction continues to lead.

PULSE

Thursday. Burt Brothers' 67% 90-day return rate is the kind of metric that doesn't get reported often — and it's worth more than any aggregate review score. The Recursion hiring push tells you Salt Lake's biotech engineering market is still hot.

FOUNDERS

Phoenix Exteriors hitting peak siding-inquiry season on schedule is what a healthy seasonal services business looks like. Demand pulling forward 18% week over week is the right side of the curve.

TRUST

Utah DWS estimates from public preliminary monthly release. Recursion Pharma postings verified via LinkedIn. Burt Brothers metric from operator self-report — we'd love to see the underlying methodology made public.