Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Tue August 01, 2017
UTA Hosts Annual Transit Academy for Local, State Leaders
Recently, UTA hosted its annual Transit Academy workshop. Transit Academy is designed for local and state elected officials and other community leaders to learn more about regional transit and transportation....
Tue August 01, 2017
UDOT Releases West Davis Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a potential transportation corridor in western Davis and Weber counties....
Tue August 01, 2017
Utah's 50-Year Water Management Program Marks New Beginning
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) It took more than four years, but Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's Water Strategy Advisory Team has completed the state's new 50-year water management plan. Herbert accepted the “Recommended Water Strategy” report that maps out a plan for using water over the coming decades in Utah, the nation's second-driest state....
Tue August 01, 2017
PIRTEK Opens Newest Branch in Salt Lake City
Todd Miceli knows firsthand the importance of properly maintained and functioning hydraulic hoses. A former, successful owner of a construction equipment rental franchise, Miceli said this knowledge was a factor that prompted him to consider his own PIRTEK franchise....
Tue August 01, 2017
Adobe Announces $90M Facility in Utah, Also Plans for California Expansion
Adobe is growing. Over the past two years, its global employee base has grown by more than 30 percent. This growth includes a successful transformation to a cloud-based business; expansion of the digital marketing category; and several acquisitions including advertising technology leader TubeMogul....
Chuck Harvey - Tue August 01, 2017
Work Proceeds on $57.2M Science Center at University of Utah
Redevelopment and preservation are part of a $57.2 million, 133,000-sq. ft. Gary and Ann Crocker Science Center project on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The center has four levels overall, with three stories above grade....
Tue August 01, 2017
Gov. Herbert Breaks Ground on Wasatch Resource Recovery
Gov. Gary R. Herbert participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Utah's first anaerobic digestion facility for processing food waste. Using the latest technologies available, the facility will begin turning garbage into clean, renewable energy for Utah's communities by fall of 2018....
Tue August 01, 2017
Foothill Drive Ramp to I-215 to Close Through September
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) alerts drivers to plan for a long-term closure of the ramp from Foothill Drive to the I-215 east belt. The ramp closed July 5, before the morning commute and will remain closed through September....
Thu July 27, 2017
Utah Water Strategy Recommends Over $1B in Pipeline, Dam Construction
After four years of work, Utah Governor Gary Herbert's Water Strategy Advisory Team announced that it has finished a new, 50-year water management plan. Herbert accepted the 106-page “Recommended Water Strategy,” which was compiled with the help of Envision Utah, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit, at the state Capitol July 26....
