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Waystar Coming to Utah

August 13, 2020

Waystar will open an office in Utah, creating up to 70 new high-paying jobs in the next seven years. The company projects $1 million in capital expenditures associated with the project.

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Misfits Market Announces West Coast HQ in Utah

August 13, 2020

Misfits Market will locate its West Coast headquarters in Utah, creating up to 105 new, high-paying jobs in the next five years. The company projects $25 million in capital expenditures associated with the project.

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Teleworking and Air Quality: Five Questions for Thom Carter of UCAIR

August 19, 2020

The Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) recently published the results of a survey on teleworking. The survey, which EDCUtah and other partner organizations helped to distribute, had 7,500 respondents. About 72 percent of respondents were employees, and 28 percent were executives.

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Home Reserve Finds a Home in Ogden

August 25, 2020

Home Reserve will open an office in Utah, creating up to 15 new manufacturing jobs in the next year. The company is leasing property in Ogden and projects $2.5 million in capital expenditures associated with the project.

Manufacturing & Distribution

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An EDCUtah DEI profile: The Center for Economic Opportunity and Belonging at EDCUtah

July 7, 2021

This is the second in a series of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) profiles on local community organizations and multicultural resource groups. These articles are part of an effort to inform EDCUtah investors about DEI best practices and resources in Utah.

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Paving the Way to Success: Five Questions for the Clyde Companies

September 1, 2020

A Champion investor in EDCUtah, the Clyde Companies may be bigger and in more lines of business than you realize. We caught up with Brandon Henrie, president of Clyde’s GWC Capital division, to find out more and to talk about the future of the Point of the Mountain (and a certain gravel pit in that neighborhood).

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Spanish Fork Plans for the Future with EDCUtah Match Grant Program

July 5, 2021

Cities and counties can take advantage of matching funding for special projects and professional development. Here is Spanish Fork's story.

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NASA Booster Test

September 2, 2020

Get your motor running!

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Ogden a Top City for Manufacturing

September 8, 2020

Ogden wins a spot in Global Trade Magazine ranking.

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Get Outside: Five Questions for Pitt Grewe

June 16, 2020

Pitt Grewe recently joined the Office of Outdoor Recreation (OOR) as executive director. He grew up in Cache Valley, and the rule in his house growing up was “Get outside by 8 a.m. and find something to do. If you don't, you get a long list of chores instead.”

Outdoor Products & Recreation

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Open Heartedness: Five Questions for Troy Williams of Equality Utah

September 20, 2020

Equality Utah is the state’s LGBTQ advocacy organization, with a mission to make sure Utah’s laws include and protect the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual/queer community. Equality Utah is a partner organization with EDCUtah. We caught up with executive director Troy Williams to learn more about their remarkable success.

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Utah and Employment Law: Five Questions for Kathleen Weron

September 11, 2020

Utah prides itself on being a business-friendly state, but did you know that attitude extends to employment laws in addition to the tax climate and business regulations?

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A Yield of Diamonds: A Conversation with Carbon County Leadership

September 18, 2020

They say carbon under pressure produces diamonds. With a changing industrial landscape and the effects of a pandemic, Carbon County – like much of rural Utah – is experiencing new pressures. Despite these challenges, there is a sense of optimism, collaboration, and excitement in the region.

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Progress Report on Project Webb: Utah Warriors Rugby Team to build New Multi-use Stadium

September 23, 2020

Utah Warriors plan to build a new 10,000-seat multi-sport stadium, which will serve as the permanent home for the Warriors rugby team by 2023. With some assistance from EDCUtah, the organization is conducting a search for a location in the Salt Lake valley and surrounding area.

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Quotient Technology Brings Operations to Utah

October 7, 2020

Quotient Technology Inc. will open an office in Utah, creating up to 520 new high-paying jobs in the next 10 years. Capital expenditures associated with the project are estimated to be $10 million.

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Media Consumption in the COVID Age: Five Questions for Maria O’Mara

October 15, 2020

KUER is an in-kind ambassador investor with EDCUtah.

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Central Insurance Moves West to Salt Lake City

October 22, 2020

Central Insurance Companies are opening a new Service Office in Salt Lake City.

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EDCUtah Development Ready Communities Program “Graduates” First Class

October 23, 2020

The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) announced today that eight cities and counties have successfully completed the Development Ready Communities (DRC) Program. The five-stage program was launched in April 2019.

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Theodore Global Brings Beverage Business to Utah

November 2, 2020

Theodore Global is opening a new manufacturing and distribution operation in Salt Lake City.

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Home Reserve Doubles Down on Ogden

November 2, 2020

Did we say Home Reserve is hiring 15 positions? We mean 25!

Manufacturing & Distribution

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United Radio to Expand Operations in Utah

November 9, 2020

United Radio is currently in negotiations to acquire a 45,000 square foot facility and plans to be operational on or before December 15, 2020. The company expects to hire 30 employees by year-end and is looking for people skilled in electronics repair, warehouse operations and administrative work.

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Update: Airborne ECS To Expand Its St. George Office

November 12, 2020

Airborne ECS will expand its facility in St. George, Utah, creating up to 73 new high-paying jobs in the next seven years. The company projects capital expenditures of $20 million associated with the expansion.

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Traeger Pellet Grills To Expand Salt Lake City HQ

November 12, 2020

Traeger Pellet Grills will expand its headquarters in Salt Lake City, creating up to 120 new high-paying jobs in the next seven years. The company projects capital expenditures of $24 million associated with the expansion.

Manufacturing & Distribution

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EDCUtah Names Colby Cooley as VP of Business Development

November 13, 2020

The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) announced today the promotion of Colby Cooley to vice president of business development.

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Utah Levels the Playing Field for Data Centers: Five Questions for Thomas Wadsworth of GOED

December 3, 2020

Learn about a change in state sales tax that pertains to data centers.

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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

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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