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CONTESTS
• 47G, Utah’s aerospace and defense association, is accepting nominations for three awards to be presented at the Aug. 26 event titled “The Foundry Challenge,” presented by 47G, in collaboration with The Leonardo. The awards will recognize companies and individuals in the advanced manufacturing space who are redefining innovation, driving growth, or making a powerful impact in the industry. They include the Manufacturing Innovator of the Year, awarded to a startup or entrepreneur pushing the boundaries of manufacturing through innovative technology, processes or business models; the People Power Award, recognizing a company that has made exceptional investments in hiring, training and retaining talent in advanced manufacturing; and the Mentorship Award, for an individual or team that has provided outstanding mentorship or resources to manufacturing entrepreneurs. Details are at https://events.47g.org/foundry.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
• Two Utah locations are on a list of “best places to camp” in the eight-state Mountain region, compiled by camping app The Dyrt and based on reviews and ratings from campers. They are Valley of the Gods, Mexican Hat (No. 4 in the region) and No. 8 Dark Sky RV Park & Campground, Kanab. The top-ranked place in the region is Lost Lake Campground, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado. Details are at https://thedyrt.com/press/awards/. The Dyrt also ranked the top 10 glamping destinations in the U.S., with Zion Glamping Adventures, with its bell tents set against an iconically western backdrop, coming in at No. 1. Locations were nominated by The Dyrt’s camping community and awarded on a subjective basis, chosen for overall glampiness, originality of design, immersion in nature and the surrounding gorgeousness. Previous Glampy Award winners were not eligible. Details are at https://thedyrt.com/press/glampy-awards/.
• Brigham City is Utah’s No. 1 “cultural heart,” according to a survey by language learning platform Mondly, which sought to identify states’ “spirit towns.” Coming in second place in Utah is Moab. Third place belongs to Price. Details are at https://www.mondly.com/blog/which-town-best-represents-your-state/.
• Hole-in-the-Rock Road was Utah’s “top summer solstice sunrise spot” for 2025, according to a survey by Gunther Mazda. Hole-in-the-Rock Road was ranked No. 50 nationally. Other Utah locations on the list are State Highway 261 (No. 89) and La Sal Loop Scenic Drive (No. 90). The top-ranked location overall was Mauna Kea Access Road in Hawaii. Details are at https://www.gunthermazda.com/dawn-destinations/.
• Voice tone is the most attractive dating trait in Utah, according to a survey by online colored contacts store Lens.me. It surveyed people across the country to discover the subtle or unexpected traits people in different states find most attractive. Utahns said they are drawn to voices that carry a certain quiet confidence, whether it’s a low, gravelly timbre or a warm, easy cadence. Coming in second place is the expressive power of eyebrows. In third is how a person uses their hands in conversation. Details are at https://www.lens.me/blog/silent-signals-of-attraction-usa-states-survey.
INVESTMENTS
• Lumion, a Salt Lake City-based company building a comprehensive operating system for career and trade schools, has raised $10.7 million in seed funding, led by TTV Capital and with recent participation from Tusk Venture Partners. The round also included prior support from TTV Capital, CreativeCo Capital, Nine Four Ventures, Innovating Capital and the state of Wyoming. Originally focused on student financing, Lumion has evolved into a platform enabling trade and technical schools to grow efficiently and serve more students. Over the past year, the company has tripled its revenue, customer base and team, supporting over 100,000 students across 260-plus partner schools in more than 29 industries.
PARTNERSHIPS
• Gemini Legal, a California-based legal services, technology and publications provider, and Filevine, a Salt Lake City-based company offering a legal work platform, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming case management for workers’ compensation law firms in California. This collaboration is being developed to provide attorneys with a unified and secure records ordering and JetFile experience from Filevine case management. The partnership will allow firms to take advantage of Gemini Legal’s JetFiler via Filevine and file documents at no additional cost. In addition to the JetFiler capability, Filevine users can access Gemini Legal’s support services directly within the Filevine platform. Through the partnership, Gemini Legal will serve as Filevine’s premier partner for the California workers’ compensation market.
REAL ESTATE
• Centerspace, based in North Dakota, has acquired Sugarmont Apartments, a 341-home community at 2191 S. McClelland St., Salt Lake City, for $149 million in a transaction brokered by Northmarq’s Salt Lake City Multifamily Investment Sales team led by Mark Jensen, Rawley Nielsen and Darren Nielsen. Built in 2021, Sugarmont is a 341-unit, Class A mid-rise community in the Sugar House neighborhood. Northmarq represented Centerspace, which made its first multifamily acquisition in the Utah market. The seller was Cottonwood Communities Inc., a real estate investment trust with headquarters in Salt Lake City. Cottonwood was also retained by CSR as property manager. Northmarq said the sale represents the largest multifamily transaction in Utah in nearly five years and the first direct acquisition by a publicly traded REIT in the Utah apartment market.
SCHOLARSHIPS
• D.L. Evans Bank has announced the recipients of the 2025 D.L. Evans Bank Scholarship Program and the 2025 D.L. Evans Foundation Scholarship Program. The D.L. Evans Bank Scholarship Program awards a total of $32,000 to graduating high school seniors in its service areas each year. Sixteen $2,000 scholarships have been awarded for the students to use at any accredited college, university or trade school in the United States. Among the recipients are Isabelle Zolman of Menan, Idaho, who will be attending BYU-Idaho; Paige Taylor of Boise, Idaho, who will be attending Brigham Young University; Leslie Ann Tarbet of Burley, Idaho, who will be attending BYU-Idaho; and Tregan Darrington of Burley, who will be attending Utah State University. The D.L. Evans Foundation Scholarship Program awards $1,100 to three recipients to use at any accredited college, university or trade school in the United States. Recipients include America Paz of Driggs, Idaho, who will be attending Weber State University; and Emma Jaime Bush of Brigham City, who will be attending Salt Lake Community College.