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Project Robin: Williams International to Expand its Ogden Location

Williams International will expand its operations in Ogden, Utah, creating up to 300 new high-paying jobs in the next seven years. The company projects capital expenditures of $60 million associated with the expansion.

Open Heartedness: Five Questions for Troy Williams of Equality Utah

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. We caught up with executive director Troy Williams to learn more. “Equality Utah has been working for two decades to shatter stereotypes and foster dynamic change in the Beehive State.”

St. George #3 on Small Cities to Work From Home List

In between golfing, hiking, and biking, you can get a lot of remote work done in St. George (#3 on the list). This is based on Brookings Institution research by senior fellow Mark Muro.

Ogden Named a Top 20 City for Manufacturing

Congratulations to the City of Ogden for being named a top 20 city for manufacturing by Global Trade magazine. Manufacturing employment grew in Ogden nearly 18 percent between 2012 and 2017.

COVID-19 and Other Economic News Roundup for the Week of August 31

ICYMI - To help our investors keep track, we’ve compiled some of the top COVID-19 and other relevant economic news of the past week.

NASA Booster Test at Promontory, UT

The path to the Moon, Mars, and beyond goes through our state.

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

A Champion investor in EDCUtah, the Clyde Companies may be in more lines of business and employ more people 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.

Project Vast: Novva Bringing Major Data Center Campus to West Jordan

Novva, Inc. is building a 380,000 square-foot (sf) multi-tenant data center in West Jordan, creating up to 50 new high-paying jobs and an initial capital expenditure of $100 million.

COVID-19 and Other Economic News Roundup for the Week of August 24

ICYMI - To help our investors keep track, we’ve compiled some of the top COVID-19 and other relevant economic news of the past week.

SLC Per Diem Costs vs. Some Competing Markets

Business Travel Executive magazine published its annual Corporate Travel Index in March. Where does SLC stack up?