News: April 2020

Crisis and Opportunity in Rural Utah: Five Questions for FIND’s Nicholina Womack

Can COVID-19 spur the growth of outdoor gear and apparel manufacturing in Rural Utah? One nonprofit in Price is working to turn crisis into opportunity.

Site Selectors Guild COVID-19 Survey

Some 45% of corporate expansion projects are moving forward despite uncertainty around when employees can return to work.

COVID-19 Economic Round Up for the week of April 20

ICYMI - To help our investors keep track, we’ve compiled some of the top COVID-19 business and Economic Response Task Force news of the past week.

Five Questions For ICS – Layton’s Tenant Improvement Arm

Interior Construction Specialists (ICS) is part of Layton Construction’s corporate structure. ICS is the largest tenant improvement business in the Intermountain West. We caught up with Penn Owens, Executive Vice President of Preconstruction, and Correy Selden, Director of Preconstruction, to learn more about what ICS does and current trends in interior construction

COVID-19 Economic Round Up for the week of April 13

ICYMI - To help our investors keep track, we’ve compiled some of the top COVID-19 business and Economic Response Task Force news of the past week.

The PPE Pivot: A "Five Questions" Interview About Face Shields

A disheartening aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line healthcare workers. Thankfully, Utah companies are pivoting quickly to supply those needs. Here’s one story.

COVID-19 Economic Round Up for the week of April 5

ICYMI - To help our investors keep track, we’ve compiled some of the top COVID-19 business and Economic Response Task Force news of the past week.

Investor Announcement: RS Technologies Plants Itself in St. George

Composites manufacturer RS Technologies to bring more than 300 jobs to St. George

Investor Announcement: Nelnet to Open New Utah Industrial Bank

Financial services leader Nelnet, Inc. to open Utah office

Eagle Mountain’s Mega Site: Five Questions for Windermere’s Adam Von Maack & Ryan Evans

Eagle Mountain is home to Utah’s newest, fully certified Stage 2 Mega Site. We caught up with Adam Von Maack and Ryan Evans of Windermere Real Estate, the brokers for the property, to learn more about the site and the certification process.