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EDCUtah Match Grant Program Supercharges Cedar City’s Strategic Planning

July 1, 2020

To offset 50 percent of a strategic survey’s cost, Cedar City applied for an EDCUtah Special Project Match Grant.

Match Grant

EDCUtah News

Trevco Opening Operations in West Valley City

July 8, 2020

Trevco is opening a manufacturing and distribution center in West Valley City, bringing upwards of 50 new jobs to Utah.

Manufacturing & Distribution

Project Wins

1-800Accountant Bringing New Jobs to Utah

July 9, 2020

1-800Accountant will open an office in Utah, creating up to 120 new high-paying jobs in the next five years. The company anticipates project-related capital expenditures of $211,000.

Financial Services

FY 20-21 Wins

Project Wins

Working on the Railroad: Five Questions for Union Pacific’s Nathan Anderson

July 14, 2020

Union Pacific has 1,269 miles of track in Utah and has had a presence here from more than 150years. We caught up with Nathan Anderson, Senior Director, Public Affairs, to find out how the railroad is evolving and adapting.

Infrastructure

Manufacturing & Distribution

Industry Interviews

In the Blink of an Eye: Five Questions for Data Center Developer Wes Swenson

July 22, 2020

Novva will invest over $1 billion in the next several years, spanning four phases, totaling over 1.5 million square feet (sf) of data center space.

Data Center

Information Technology & Software

Industry Interviews

Facebook and Eagle Mountain: Five Questions for William Marks

July 30, 2020

A new EDCUtah investor and a past corporate expansion project, Facebook is building a data center campus in Eagle Mountain, Utah. We caught up with William Marks, Facebook’s Community Development Manager in Utah, to ask about project progress, sustainability and solar, and the company’s COVID-19 response.

Data Center

Information Technology & Software

Industry Interviews

Utah's Industrial Banks

August 20, 2020

Utah is currently one of only six states home to industrial banks and holds more than 90% of all industrial bank assets.

Financial Services

Fintech

What Site Selectors are Saying: The Future of Office Space, Incentives, Reshoring, and Virtual Site Visits

November 23, 2020

Site Selection

What Site Selectors Are Saying: The Growing Role of Diversity on Location Decisions

November 30, 2020

Diversity

Site Selection

Diversity in Utah

Utah’s Top Ten Economic Development Stories in 2020

January 2, 2021

Without doubt, the top economic news story of 2020 was the pandemic. Let’s take a rest from that topic and focus on some significant economic development highlights in Utah – milestones that are worth celebrating.

EDCUtah News

EDCUtah Staffing News

July 29, 2021

We are pleased to announce two new additions to our team and a promotion.

EDCUtah News

Utah in the 2021 Business Facilities State Rankings

July 28, 2021

Utah had a number of TopTen rankings in the annual State Rankings Report put out by Business Facilities magazine.

Accolades

Project update: R-Zero Secures $41.5 million in Funding and more news

July 23, 2021

Biosafety startup R-Zero (EDCUtah Project Air) announced it raised $41.5 million in a June funding round.

BioHive

Life Sciences

Entrepreneurship

MPLC Bringing a Touch of Hollywood to the Silicon Slopes

July 20, 2021

MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation) has opened offices in the city of Sandy. The company anticipates adding 20 jobs.

FY 21-22 Wins

Business Friendly

Project Wins

EDCUtah Launches Site Ready Utah Real Estate Program

July 15, 2021

New initiative builds upon ongoing Mega Site efforts to gain speed to market.

Mega Site

EDCUtah News

USU ROI Initiative Wins National Award

July 12, 2021

Utah State University Extension’s Rural Online Initiative (ROI) program received the Creative Excellence Award from the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) at their 2021 annual conference in May.

Accolades

Utah Tops Intermountain West in Annual Regional Workforce Development Rankings

January 17, 2020

Utah tops a workforce development ranking by Site Selection Magazine.

Accolades

St. George a Top Work-from-Home Destination

September 8, 2020

St. George is #3 on the nationwide list of small metros, with an average of 13.4%

Accolades

Utah in the 2020 Business Facilities State Rankings

January 11, 2021

Utah had a number of Top Ten rankings in the annual State Rankings Report put out by Business Facilities magazine.

Accolades

Milken Best-Performing Cities Index 2021

February 17, 2021

The Milken Institute has published their Best-Performing Cities Index for 2021, and five Utah metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) are in the Top Ten (large and small categories).

Accolades

Nusano Joins the Utah Biohive

July 8, 2021

Health-tech firm Nusano, Inc. will open an office in Utah, adding up to 92 new high-paying Utah jobs in the next 15 years. The expansion includes capital expenditures of $46.6 million million.

Life Sciences

FY 21-22 Wins

Project Wins

Taxbit Ramping Up Utah Location

July 8, 2021

TaxBit, Inc. will expand its facility in Utah, adding up to 1,700 new high-paying Utah jobs in the next 10 years. The expansion includes capital expenditures of $70 million.

FY 21-22 Wins

Project Wins

Barnes Bullets To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

July 8, 2021

Barnes Bullets, LLC will expand its Utah headquarters, adding up to 116 new high-paying jobs in the next eight years. The expansion includes capital expenditures of $30.5 million.

Manufacturing & Distribution

FY 21-22 Wins

Project Wins

Owens Corning Building Its Presence in Utah

July 8, 2021

Owens Corning will expand its facility in Utah, adding up to 70 new high-paying jobs in the next 10 years. The expansion includes capital expenditures of $52.5 million.

FY 21-22 Wins

Manufacturing & Distribution

Project Wins

American Packaging Corp. Adding New Plant in Cedar City

July 8, 2021

American Packaging Corporation (APC) will open a new manufacturing plant in Cedar City, adding 135 or more new high-paying jobs in the next 10 years. The expansion includes capital expenditures of $126.8 million.

Manufacturing & Distribution

FY 21-22 Wins

Project Wins

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JSL Partners Expands in Salt Lake City, Utah

OxEon Energy Broadens Its Operations in Davis County

Milford Mining Company Utah LLC expands operations to Beaver County

Data Intelligence Company Makes Strides in South Jordan

C&J Specialties to Expand Production in Sanpete County

Ferro Concepts Elevates Tactical Solutions in Ogden, Utah

General Atomics - CCRi Software Program Takes Flight in Utah

Ares Strategic Mining Announces Expansion to Rural Utah

Tintic Consolidated Metals Expands Utah Headquarters

Schreiber Foods Bulks Up Utah Presence

Procter & Gamble Paper Products To Expand in Box Elder County

Utah Supports Expansion of Morgan Stanley

tZERO Group Growing Its Utah Headquarters

Nucor Insulated Panel To Grow In Box Elder County

Lineage Logistics Expanding in Grantsville

Greenfield Energy to Add a Facility in Uintah County

Heavy Sweet Oil Expanding Headquarters in Uintah County

EP Systems Pushes the Throttle Forward in Cache County

Breeze Airways on the Rise in Utah

Vitalpax to Expand Manufacturing Operations in Rural Utah

Stackline Finds a Landing Zone in Lehi

LoanPro to Expand Northern Utah HQ

LiveView Technologies Eyes Utah Expansion

Steves & Sons Finds Open Door in Brigham City

Kentuckiana Curb Company Raises the Roof in Tooele

Distribution Company Revman To Grow in Utah

Vobev Brings Beverage Operations to Salt Lake City

ecoBellus to Bloom in Utah

DMOS Collective Finds Utah “Shovel-Ready”

Tovala Crafts Future Growth in Utah

Leitner-Poma on the Rise in Utah

Udo Frames Its Future in Farmington

Brandless to Boost Utah’s Consumer Tech Space

Lumio Sheds Light on Utah Expansion

Apogee Worx to Grow Its Ogden Aerospace Location

Cytiva Expands in Cache County

AmTrust Financial Services Sees Growth in Utah Operations

Malouf Companies™ To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

The Weir Group Anchors Business Operations in Utah

Biotechnology Company Perfect Day Coming to Utah

MPLC Bringing a Touch of Hollywood to the Silicon Slopes

Nusano Joins the Utah Biohive

Taxbit Ramping Up Utah Location

Barnes Bullets To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

Owens Corning Building Its Presence in Utah

American Packaging Corp. Adding New Plant in Cedar City

Premier Tech Expands in Davis County

Armscor Opts for Iron County

Hexcel Lifts Off in West Valley City

R-Zero Brings New Wave of Biosafety Innovation to Utah

CaptiveAire Finds Warm Reception in St. George

Denali Therapeutics Joins Salt Lake City’s Life Sciences Hub

Plastic Ingenuity Chooses Tooele City

Sunwest Bank to Expand in Sandy

Saraya USA Inc. Finds a Home Sweet Home in Orem

Nucor Announces Plans to Build TrueCore Facility in Utah

Scorpion to Open Utah Office

Facebook’s Eagle Mountain Data Center Expansion

Orgill Continues Investment in Hurricane, Utah

Novacoast Opts for Orem

Carvana Parks Itself in Utah

CSS Composites Investing and Expanding in Richfield

DOMO Continues Growth in Utah

Cytiva Continues Cache County Growth

Update: Airborne ECS To Expand Its St. George Office

Traeger Pellet Grills To Expand Salt Lake City HQ

United Radio to Expand Operations in Utah

Theodore Global Brings Beverage Business to Utah