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UTA, UDOT moving forward with $945 million light rail plan to connect Draper & Lehi

A UTA light rail train takes on passengers at a station in Salt Lake City. UTA and UDOT are moving forward with a 10-mile light rail extension that will connect Draper and Lehi via The Point. UTA photo. The Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Transit Authority have…

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Utah suit accuses Snapchat of designing algorithm that 'hooks' children

Utah officials have filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., owner of image-sharing platform Snapchat, accusing the social media giant of designing an algorithm that makes the app addictive to children. The suit also accuses Snap of enabling the illegal sales of drugs and sexual…

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Redemption completes historic acquisition of Salt Lake City’s Holladay Bank & Trust

In a groundbreaking milestone for both Utah and the nation, Redemption Holding Co. completed its acquisition of Holladay Bank and Trust, a family-owned institution in Salt Lake City. The June 9 transaction marks the first Black-led acquisition of a non-minority-owned bank in…

John Rogers

Bank of Utah is new partner for PGA Tour event at Black Desert Resort

Patrick Manning had a dream when he began creating and building the Black Desert Resort outside of St. George a few years ago: to someday host a PGA Tour event on the site. That became a reality last October with the return of the tour to Utah for the first time in 60 years. At…

Tom Haraldsen

Pluralsight leaving Utah for Texas, laying off 17 percent of workforce

Pluralsight’s spacious headquarters building in Draper — opened just five years ago — may soon be available for a new tenant. The company recently announced that it is moving its base to Westlake, Texas, and sending its Utah workforce home to work remotely. Photo courtesy MHTN…

John Rogers

Utah Nonprofits Assoc. launches state’s first nonprofit film festival

The Utah Nonprofits Association (UNA) is launching the inaugural Utah Nonprofit Film Festival. The event is a first-of-its-kind initiative and will take place Nov. 10 at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City. The program is designed to amplify nonprofit voices, elevate storytelling and…

Nusano to begin production of low-enriched uranium

Nusano, a physics company transforming radioisotope production and enabling next-generation energy solutions in West Valley City, has announced the launch of a High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) production program to support the need for new, sustainable energy solutions…

R1 appoints Wojczynski as its new president

R1, a health care revenue management platform company based in Murray, has announced that Dave Wojczynski has been named company president. Wojczynski, a seasoned health care executive with extensive experience across revenue cycle management, data analytics and…

Provo-based Caselle acquires Dallas Data Systems

Provo-based Casselle, a provider of government accounting and utility billing software, has acquired Dallas Data Systems, a Pottstown, Pennsylvania-based municipal software company. Casselle and Dallas Data Systems have maintained a decades-long partnership, and this transaction…

Dentive names Maria Davlantes its new CEO

Dentive, a Provo-based dental partner organization (DPO) for growth-oriented doctors, has named Maria Davlantes as CEO. “Maria Davlantes is a visionary leader whose global experience, strategic insight and purpose-driven approach set her apart,” Dentive said in its announcement.…

Wasatch Front accounted for 73% of Utah’s growth between 2023 and 2024

Communities in the four Wasatch Front counties — Salt Lake, Utah, Davis and Weber — added 36,730 new residents between 2023 and 2024, accounting for 72.9 percent of the state’s growth, according to estimates released recently by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and Utah…

AI can take your job, but can it keep it?

I understand. It’s not that you really love your job. It’s just that you really, really, really don’t want AI to take it. And AI is coming for your job; no doubt about that. Some fancy-schmancy artificial intelligence super-app is working 24/7 so it can do what you do better,…

Industry Briefs 7-14-25

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . BANKING • D.L. Evans Bank , based in Idaho, has joined the Utah Small Business Credit Initiative . The bank opens in a new tab at the initiative’s Loan Participation Program, a partnership that expands access…

People on the Move 7-14-25

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . ASSOCIATIONS • The Salt Lake Chamber has named Jeremy Hafen as the new chair and Erin Laney Barr as vice chair of its Board of Governors. Hafen most recently served as the chamber’s vice chair. He is president…

Southern Utah University has significant economic impact in Utah’s southwest

Southern Utah University continues to be a significant economic factor in the state, and especially in its southwest area, according to a new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. The study was commissioned by the Utah System of Higher…