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EDCUtah Staffing News

July 29, 2021

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

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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

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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

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.

FY 20-21 Wins

Information Technology & Software

Project Wins

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.

FY 20-21 Wins

Manufacturing & Distribution

Food & Beverage

Food Processing

Project Wins

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.

Workplace Health & Wellness

Air quality

Work from home

Industry Interviews

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

FY 20-21 Wins

Project Wins

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.

Diversity

Diversity in Utah

Industry Interviews

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).

Construction

Industry Interviews

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!

Advanced Materials

Aerospace & Defense

Ogden a Top City for Manufacturing

September 8, 2020

Ogden wins a spot in Global Trade Magazine ranking.

Manufacturing & Distribution

Accolades

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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Fervo Energy breaks ground on geothermal power plant in Beaver County, Utah

Minova to open a new manufacturing facility in Tooele 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

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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

Lineage Logistics Expanding in Grantsville

Nucor Insulated Panel To Grow In Box Elder County

tZERO Group Growing Its Utah Headquarters

Heavy Sweet Oil Expanding Headquarters in Uintah County

Greenfield Energy to Add a Facility 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

Steves & Sons Finds Open Door in Brigham City

LiveView Technologies Eyes Utah Expansion

LoanPro to Expand Northern Utah HQ

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

Brandless to Boost Utah’s Consumer Tech Space

Udo Frames Its Future in Farmington

Leitner-Poma on the Rise in Utah

Cytiva Expands in Cache County

Apogee Worx to Grow Its Ogden Aerospace Location

Lumio Sheds Light on Utah Expansion

Biotechnology Company Perfect Day Coming to Utah

The Weir Group Anchors Business Operations in Utah

Malouf Companies™ To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

AmTrust Financial Services Sees Growth in Utah Operations

MPLC Bringing a Touch of Hollywood to the Silicon Slopes

American Packaging Corp. Adding New Plant in Cedar City

Owens Corning Building Its Presence in Utah

Barnes Bullets To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

Taxbit Ramping Up Utah Location

Nusano Joins the Utah Biohive

Premier Tech Expands in Davis County

Hexcel Lifts Off in West Valley City

Armscor Opts for Iron County

R-Zero Brings New Wave of Biosafety Innovation to Utah

Sunwest Bank to Expand in Sandy

Plastic Ingenuity Chooses Tooele City

Denali Therapeutics Joins Salt Lake City’s Life Sciences Hub

CaptiveAire Finds Warm Reception in St. George

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

Traeger Pellet Grills To Expand Salt Lake City HQ

Update: Airborne ECS To Expand Its St. George Office

United Radio to Expand Operations in Utah

Theodore Global Brings Beverage Business to Utah