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Economic development commission launches

By Brice Wallace A new commission charged with developing, directing and coordinating a statewide economic development strategy has begun its work. The Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, created by HB348, passed during the 2021 legislative session, has been appointed and…

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Utah life science firms attend Arab health trade show

Eight Utah life science companies traveled to Dubai recently as part of the Arab Health trade show. The delegation, which was exhibiting in a booth showcasing the companies and Utah’s life science industry, was the first of its kind from the state to travel abroad since February…

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Airport master plan looks at demand way down the road

By Brice Wallace The second phase of the Salt Lake City International Airport’s $4.1 billion facelift is still two to three years from completion, but airport officials are looking further ahead to envision what’s next for the facility. As in, two to three decades. The Salt Lake…

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Utah's airports set to receive over $100 million in COVID rescue funds

Utah’s airports are getting another economic boost from federal COVID relief funds to offset losses suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced. Over $100 million in grants from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 are headed to…

Report: Utah reaching 70% immunity would decrease C-19 cases by 94.7%

If Utah can reach a COVID-19 immunity level of 70 percent through vaccination, it would decrease the number of statewide COVID-19 cases by 94.7 percent, according to a new study released by Epistemix, a computational modeling software company that develops simulations to model…

SBA renews council to address COVID relief inequities in underserved areas

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reconvening the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The council will address the inequality of implementation of COVID programs within underserved communities.…

Pandemic contributing to severe blood shortage, Red Cross reports

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and people began to hunker down in their homes, they also delayed needed medical treatment, fearing infection in hospital and clinic settings. But now that the pandemic is winding down, those who delayed seeking treatment have begun…

Huntsman opens first-in-the-area $31M proton radiation therapy center

A new radiation treatment option for people with cancer is now available at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). The Sen. Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center is the first of its kind in the Mountain West and one of only 37 such centers in the U.S. The $31 million,…