Brice Wallace 

At the beginning of 2023, Utah had one inland port project area. Now it’s closing in on reaching a milestone of 10.

The Utah Inland Port Authority board will consider approving the Castle Country Project Area at a meeting June 24 in Price. At a recent board meeting, supporters said the project area could help diversify the economies and create jobs in Carbon and Emery counties and Green River City.

“We’ve been working hard to get industry to our area and to bring new jobs to Carbon County. … We have some desirable area,” Shanny Wilson, Carbon County economic development and tourism director, told the board at its May meeting. “We have rail, we have air, we have beautiful Please log in to see the rest of this story.