Bob Farrington
Visit Salt Lake (VSL) recently posthumously presented its annual Tourism Achievement Award to Bob Farrington, who died in April. The award is VSL's highest honor, presented annually to honor members and community organizations for “outstanding efforts in supporting the mission of VSL and the larger tourism community of Salt Lake County.” Farrington was the first executive director of the Downtown Alliance of Salt Lake City, a position he held for 15 years and during which he played an integral part of dramatic growth in, and redevelopment of, Utah’s capital city. He also served as chairman of the cabinet for the visioning plan “Downtown Rising” and led efforts supporting the TRAX light rail system, as well as numerous small businesses downtown. Farrington later served as Salt Lake City’s economic development director and was a member of boards of many Salt Lake-based organizations.
