Economic Growth

Six key factors, identified in a new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, have influenced how the state has grown in recent years.

Mayor Erin Mendenhall, former mayor Rocky Anderson and Michael Valentine are all vying for the top office in Utah’s capital city.

June’s state employment report shows job growth in nearly all sectors.

The Round-Up started back in 1937 when Lehi was less than 3,000 residents. Today, life is a lot less agrarian in Utah’s tech epicenter.

About 2,000 people live in Kemmerer, which is in the corner of southwest Wyoming, where the mountains meet the desert. In late 2021, TerraPower, founded by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, announced its plans to build a nuclear plant nearby. While there is some pushback, the hope is to create ‘greener’ energy and jobs for former coal workers.

The idea is to cut back on trucks and embrace rail shipping. But dwindling West Coast imports and stiff big city competition make Inland Port success unlikely.

Productions that choose Utah as their primary filming location are eligible for up to a 25% tax break.

The announcement comes on the heels of the CHIPS and Science Act that Democratic President Joe Biden signed last summer.

The Utah System of Higher Ed is responding.

The job market tanked for college grads in 2020. With record-low unemployment, this year they have more leverage than ever.

The latest Utah news for Friday morning, Feb. 11, 2022.

Developers are struggling to build enough houses and apartments to keep up with the population boom in the Mountain West, according to new U.S. Census…