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Gardner: Olympics mean 'significant positive impact'
Brice Wallace The Olympics ultimately are about gold, silver and bronze, but a new report about a possible 2034 Games in Utah focuses on the green. Research released last week by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah indicates that a 2034 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Games would result in an estimated $6.6 billion... -
SLC Council gives go-ahead to Smith's downtown rebuild
John Rogers With an enthusiastic “yea” vote from the Salt Lake City Council last week, the Salt Lake City Corp. and Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) have moved one step closer to creating a community-centered sports, entertainment, culture and convention district and keeping professional sports in downtown Salt Lake City. The council voted... -
CONSUMER SENTIMENT STAYS FLAT IN UTAH AND ACROSS NATION
Steady as she goes. Utah’s consumer sentiment decreased by a statistically insignificant 0.5 percent in June, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. The national consumer sentiment took a slightly more significant dip of 1.3 percent (from 77.7 in May to 77.3 in June), as reported by the University of... -
Fervo Energy signs PPAs with SoCal power company
MILESTONE FOR UTAH GEOTHERMAL ENERGY John Rogers Fervo Energy’s 400-megawatt Cape Station power project, currently under construction near Milford in Beaver County, has reached a critical milestone on its way to becoming the largest geothermal generating station in the United States. Houston-based Fervo has announced the execution of two power... -
UIPA board OKs Castle Country port project
Brice Wallace Officials in Carbon and Emery counties are hoping a new Castle Country Inland Port Project Area will spur companies to put operations there and reverse the flow of young people out of the area. “Green River’s greatest export, and you can find it riddled in our city minutes, is its children,” Green River Mayor Ren Hatt said before... -
Kent Outdoors names Hales CEO
Kent Outdoors, a watersports and ski equipment manufacturer that moved its headquarters to Summit County from Ohio last year, has named Randy Hales as its new CEO. Hales brings decades of consumer product experience to Kent Outdoors, having held executive positions in several high-growth companies, including serving as CEO at Next Level Apparel; CEO at... -
Doppelmayr will expand Salt Lake facility, add jobs
MANUFACTURER OF ROPEWAY PRODUCTS Brice Wallace A ropeway manufacturer will expand in Salt Lake City, adding 130 jobs and investing over $60 million over the next decade. Salt Lake City-based Doppelmayr USA makes ropeway products, or systems that use ropes to transport people or materials using suspended carriers — think chairlifts, gondolas and... -
Utah joins Wyoming in suit against feds over land-use rule
The states of Utah and Wyoming have filed a joint lawsuit challenging the new Public Lands Rule recently established by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The states are suing the U.S. Department of the Interior and the BLM for failure to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the... -
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, JOBLESS RATE TICKS UPWARD
For the first time this year, Utah’s unemployment rate saw a small increase in May, increasing one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.9 percent, leaving an estimated 51,900 Utahns still looking for work, according to data released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The national unemployment rate also saw a one-tenth of a percentage point... -
Intermountain unveils plans for new 'urban hospital'
A rendering presented at a recent meeting of the Salt Lake City Council depicts Intermountain Health's planned hospital campus at the site of theformer Sears store in the downtown area of the city. Shown is the intersection of 800 South and Main Street with a traffic ramp built into MainStreet and a skybridge for access to a parking structure...
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