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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... -
'Optimism with caution' key to using AI in about any business
Brice Wallace Business Journal Increased productivity. Disruption of job duties. Boosted efficiencies. Money wasted finding the right program. That, and more, are what AI can bring to a company. The future impact that artificial intelligence will have on the retail world was the focus of a breakout panel discussion at the recent Silicon Slopes... -
NFIB: DROUGHT OF GOOD SMALL-BIZ NEWS MAY BE OVER
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has characterized the past five years as having a dearth of good small-business news. But the national organization of small-business owners reports that the results of its latest Small Business Optimism Index survey would lead everyone to believe that the drought is over. The index found... -
Nucor plans $204.5 expansion with 200 jobs
COMPANY'S TOWERS & STRUCTURES UNIT Brice Wallace Business Journal Steel company Nucor Corp. is looking skyward as it grows its operations in Utah. The North Carolina-based company’s Towers & Structures Inc. business unit will add 200 jobs in a $204.5 million project that will produce utility structures — tapered tubular steel poles for...
