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Utah among candidates for planned data centers
An Adobe Stock photo shows a part of the miles of data storage racks within the National Security Agency's massive Utah Data Center in Bluffdale.Utah is one of 16 states in the running to host one or more of the data centers planned as part of the nation's $500 billion Stargate project tobe built by a joint venture of OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank. PART... -
Utah business assessing Trump tariff wars risks
Brice Wallace Business Journal The shifting sands of the Trump administration’s trade wars continue to swirl, with Utah’s imports and exports potentially at risk. World Trade Center Utah is trying to assess that risk. The organization has sought feedback via an online survey of Utah businesses and “gathering insights to better understand how... -
RMP and Torus announce partnership to expand utility's demand response
South Salt Lake-based Torus Inc. has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOU) with Utah utility Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) creating a partnership that will explore the creation of 70 megawatts of demand response capacity using Torus’ Nova battery storage technology. Demand response refers to the increase of available power during times of peak... -
Creating a 'new pulse' in Ballpark neighborhood
CITY PICKS 'ADAPTIVE REUSE' OPTION Brice Wallace Business Journal Where once there were three, now there is one. Salt Lake City government is moving forward with a plan for “adaptive reuse” at the current site of Smith’s Ballpark at West Temple and 1300 South. That was one of three options the city revealed late last year for the site’s future. In... -
HOUSING CRISIS? SURVEY FINDS MOST UTAHNS THINK SO
Most Utahns (69 percent) believe Utah is “in a major housing crisis” or “facing serious housing challenges,” according to new research conducted by Envision Utah, in conjunction with Utah Workforce Housing Advocacy. Only 15 percent of state reidents see the situation as “fine” or “great.” Envision Utah conducted the in-depth report on Utahns’... -
Delta's new SLC pilot training facility is first outside Atlanta
Delta Air Lines recently celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art pilot training facility in Salt Lake City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Delta leaders, Salt Lake City-based employees, local government officials and community members. Located near the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), the facility is Delta’s... -
Governor encourages Utahns to 'Build Here'
STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS Brice Wallace Business Journal Utah’s governor is encouraging every resident of the state to “build.” In his State of the State address, Gov. Spencer Cox lauded Utah’s legacy of building and urged Utahns to keep it going. “We must build,” he told the audience. “Today, we can renew our forebears’ tradition of true grit... -
Apartment construction makes makes W. Jordan fastest-growing
West Jordan has become the fastest-growing city in Utah, according to new data in a report from nationwide self-storage search website StorageCafé from its analysis of 489 cities across the country. Storage Café is part of property management software company Yardi. According to Storage Café’s report, West Jordan has seen a 33 percent growth in... -
STEADY AS SHE GOES: JOBLESS RATE UNCHANGED
For the third consecutive month, Utah’s unemployment rate for December was reported at 3.5 percent by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), while the nation’s jobless rate continued to drop slightly. The U.S. rate ended the year at 4.1 percent, down one-tenth of a point from Novemeber. DWS also reported that Utah’s nonfarm payroll... -
Report to governor: Economy 'slowing but not stalling'
ECONOMIC & PUBLIC POLICY SUMMIT Brice Wallace Business Journal “Slowing but not stalling” is how the Utah Economic Council is characterizing the state’s economy heading into 2025. Part of the recent Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber, featured the council’s “Economic Report to the Governor,” which...
