Utah

Tue March 13, 2018

Park Closes for Dredging

As of Feb. 20, 2018, Utah Lake State Park remained closed due to ongoing construction activities associated with dredging the marina. The park is currently scheduled to reopen to the public in May. Marina dredging is an important part of ongoing park maintenance and is a rather large undertaking....

Cindy Riley - Tue March 13, 2018

St. George's $40M City View Brings Life to Downtown

Designed to rejuvenate St. George, Utah's downtown area, City View is finally becoming a reality. After years of planning and discussions, construction has begun on the $40 million mixed-use project....

Thu March 01, 2018

SLCC's Westpointe Receives $400K Donation from Kenworth Sales Company

Kenworth Sales Company President Kyle Treadway was on a tour of Salt Lake Community College's new Westpointe Workforce Training & Education Center when he decided his company needed to invest in the students who will soon be training within the Westpointe diesel technician program....

Chuck Harvey - Tue February 13, 2018

Cleaning Up Moab UMTRA Site Will Likely Top $1B

A massive undertaking to remove and relocate uranium-ore tailings from a Moab, Utah, site is in its eighth year with materials continuing to be extracted and carried by train to a site in Grand Junction, Utah....

Tue February 13, 2018

$212.5M Deer Valley Resort Receives Construction Loan

Sonnenblick-Eichner Company announced that they have arranged $212,500,000 of construction financing for the new St. Regis Resort & Residences Deer Crest, located on the mountain at Deer Valley Ski Area in Deer Valley, Utah....

Tue February 13, 2018

URMCA Names Brad Stevenson Executive Director

The Utah Ready Mixed Concrete Association is officially up and running after hiring an executive director in January. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) announced its first state partnership with the newly established Utah Ready Mixed Concrete Association (URMCA) in October....

Tue February 13, 2018

UDOT Awards Sterling Construction $136M Salt Lake County I-15 Project

Sterling Construction Company Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC was selected by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to reconstruct and rehabilitate approximately 14 mi....

Tue February 13, 2018

Landfill Near Shore of Great Salt Lake Triggers Ecologic Concerns

OGDEN, Utah (AP) A landfill under construction near the shore of the Great Salt Lake is triggering concerns that it could harm the ecology and wildlife. The Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden reports that construction on the southern tip of Promontory Point west of Ogden started last year....

Tue February 13, 2018

Officials Seek Clarity on Regulatory Say Over Lake Powell Pipeline Project

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah officials are seeking clarity on regulatory oversight of a pipeline to deliver Colorado River water from Lake Powell to communities in southwestern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that state officials are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold off on a proposed study of permitting of the 140-mi....

Cindy Riley - Tue January 16, 2018

$692M State Prison Under Construction in Salt Lake City

Designed to help inmates successfully re-enter the community, a multi-million dollar prison under construction in Salt Lake City, Utah, will provide an environment aimed at reducing the state's incarceration levels....