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UIPA board approves 12th inland port project
SKYLINE CORRIDOR PROJECT AREA Brice Wallace Utah now has an even dozen inland port areas. The Utah Inland Port Authority board, meeting in Richfield last week, approved the creation of the Skyline Corridor Project Area, expected to someday help drive economic and infrastructure development in parts of Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties. The... -
Ovintiv fined $5.5M and ordered to upgrade Utah oil and gas facilities
Clean Air Act violations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have announced a more than $16 million settlement with Ovintiv USA Inc., resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production facilities on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah and on Utah state lands. The settlement requires... -
CONSUMER SENTIMENT DROPS IN UTAH AS NATION'S INDEX CLIMBS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have announced a more than $16 million settlement with Ovintiv USA Inc., resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production facilities on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah and on Utah state lands. The settlement requires Ovintiv, a Denver-based... -
Chamber meet turns into Utah-centered lovefest
CHAMBER'S 137TH ANNUAL MEETING Brice Wallace At what was supposed to be the organization’s 137th annual meeting, the Salt Lake Chamber instead recently gathered for a lovefest for Utah. The state’s largest business organization doted on the Beehive State throughout the event, which had a theme of “Discover the Heart of the West,” featured heart shapes... -
UTAH HAS THE 'BEST WORK ENVIRONMENT' IN THE COUNTRY
Although Utah lost its 2023 ranking as America’s happiest state to Hawaii this year in WalletHub’s annual rankings, the Beehive State still has the nation’s best work environment, according to WalletHub’s new rankings as reported by Fortune magazine. WalletHub’s rankings for the work environment is based on a number of metrics, including commute time,... -
Tourism leaders encouraged to provide 'immersive' experiences
Brice Wallace Today’s tourists are seeking more than just something to look at. They want to be involved. They seek immersive experiences. That message was conveyed at the recent Utah Tourism Conference by Joe Veneto, chief experience officer at management consulting and training company Veneto Collaboratory. He challenged the gathering of... -
Luxury Your Way - Black Desert Resort
SPONSORED CONTENT The ultimate Southern Utah destination for corporate travel and events In the world of business travel, finding the perfect balance among productivity, luxury and inspiration is essential. For group travelers and individual corporate visitors alike, this balance can be elusive in large, bustling cities where distractions abound... -
State creating 'roadmap' in preparation for Olympics
UNIFIED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Brice Wallace Company is coming, and while their visit is still a decade away, Utahns nonetheless are working to get the house in order. A group of dozens of stakeholders started working this summer to create a vision for what Utah will look like by the time the 2034 Winter Olympic Games take place in the... -
UTAH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBS WHILE NATION'S RATE DROPS
While the nation’s unemployment rate ticked down one-tenth of a percentage point in August, Utah’s jobless number climbed from July’s rate by the same amount to 3.3 percent. The rate means approximately 59,700 Utahns are unemployed. Meanwhile, Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for August increased an estimated 2.3 percent across the past 12... -
Outdoor Retailer combines two SLC shows, cancels Nov. meet
Attendees of a recent Outdoor Retailer trade show enter the Salt Palace Convention Center indowntown Salt Lake City. Organizers of the event have announced that they are eliminating oneof the traditional two annual shows and will meet only in June starting with the cancellation ofthe gathering originally set for Nov. 6-8 this year. Photo courtesy...