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USDA proposes closing regional Forest Service offices in Portland, moving work to Colorado, Utah
USDA proposes closing regional Forest Service offices in Portland, moving work to Colorado, Utah Published 6:50 am Thursday, July 31, 2025 The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region Headquarters would be closed and the Pacific Northwest...
A well-known Utah restaurant owner flips a downtown SLC tapas place into a pizza bar
This article is excerpted from the Utah Eats newsletter. To get the full newsletter every Wednesday, subscribe at sltrib.com/newsletters. Hello, Eaters! While scrolling Instagram recently, I noticed that the profile for Finca Pintxos Bar had...
Utah lawsuit reveals alarming Snapchat data on child exploitation
Nearly a month after the state of Utah filed a lawsuit against social media company Snap Inc., statistics regarding the app and children who use it were publicly released. The data, used in the lawsuit and unredacted on Tuesday, reveals a...

Mars invests US$2B to strengthen US production, opens Nature’s Bakery plant in Utah
U.S.A. – Mars, Incorporated, is investing US$2 billion in U.S. manufacturing by 2026, starting with a new US$240 million Nature’s Bakery facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. This multi-billion-dollar investment reinforces Mars’ commitment to U.S....
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Man Crawls 11 Hours to Safety with Broken Ankles, Ribs and Leg After His Vehicle Flips '15-20 Times' Down Utah Mountain By Becca Longmire
NEED TO KNOW Jacob “Jake” Schmitt was in Utah's Uinta Mountains with his dog Buddy when his vehicle "lost control" and flipped, according to a GoFundMe page In the crash, Jake "sustained a broken leg, fractured ankles, and broken ribs," the page...

How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory
Politics / August 1, 2025 In a series of mid-decade redistricting gambits, state legislatures are looking to rig next year’s congressional balloting in advance. Ad Policy Voting rights protesters outside the Supreme Court in 2023 in advance of a...

Organizaciones sin fines de lucro de Utah que atienden a inmigrantes enfrentan recortes de fondos y mayor demanda en el segundo mandato de Trump
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ereidy Santos, asistente de despensa del Centro Cristiano de Park City, trabaja junto a Jaime Mira, subdirector de inseguridad alimentaria, en la despensa de alimentos del centro el jueves 17 de julio...

Deepak Chopra to Launch Wellness Innovation Hub in Utah
Deepak Chopra is launching a $180 million wellness resort in Utah that will integrate geothermal healing, luxury living and AI-powered health technology. Robbie Hodges reports The wellness pioneer Deepak Chopra has announced plans to develop a new...

Why Pluralsight shifted HQ to Westlake from Utah
A technology education company is moving its headquarters to Westlake, which has approved incentives to seal the deal. Pluralsight will land at a huge campus that was once a major hub for IBM. Learn more about the company, which serves tens of...

Fire that destroyed 2 Millcreek buildings started on land owned by Salt Lake City
MILLCREEK — Leaders of Utah’s capital city say they are cooperating with firefighters as they continue to investigate a fire that destroyed a pair of apartment buildings in Millcreek, which began on land owned by Salt Lake City on Friday. “First...

Utahns aplenty in Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship this week
OGDEN — After an eight-year run at Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship has a new home this year. The annual golf tournament, presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, will be contested for the first...
Purgo Scientific Appoints Veteran MedTech Leader as Chief Executive Officer
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2025-- Purgo Scientific, a pioneering medical device company focused on bringing innovative drug delivery technologies to market, is pleased to announce the appointment of James A. Bowman as its new Chief...
Utahns aplenty in Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship this week at Ogden Golf & Country Club
OGDEN — After an eight-year run at Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship has a new home this year. The annual golf tournament, presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, will be contested for the first...

The Downbeat: The Utah Jazz are a playground for basketball addicts
Calvin Barrett is a writer, editor, and prolific Mario Kart racer located in Tokyo, Japan. Currently writing for SB Nation and FanSided, he has covered the Utah Jazz and BYU athletics since 2024 and graduated from Utah Valley University. A...

Utah LGBTQ+ Economic Summit & Expo returns September 18 with business awards, job fair, and resources for growth
The Utah LGBTQ+ Economic Summit & Expo is set to return Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, bringing together LGBTQ+ and allied business owners, professionals, and job seekers for a day focused on economic empowerment, networking, and inclusion. Held at the...

Trump’s tariff on Mexican tomatoes could affect Utah buyers, growers
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A 17% tariff recently imposed by President Donald Trump on Mexican tomatoes is raising concerns among local vendors, farmers, and consumers about the future cost of one of America’s most consumed crops — and the popular...

Congresswoman Maloy Addresses Wildfire Concerns In Utah's 2nd District
During the August congressional recess, Utah’s 2nd District Congresswoman Celeste Maloy is spending her time back home, meeting with constituents and focusing on legislative priorities tied closely to the needs of her district. In an interview...

Worried about flying after Delta turbulence incident? Here’s what you need to know about SLC’s skies.
One of the most significant turbulence events in recent American history happened on Wednesday night during a flight out of Salt Lake City International Airport. In all, 25 passengers and crew were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight headed to...

Utah’s energy future: A collaborative approach to natural resource management
This story appears in the July 2025 issue of Utah Business. Subscribe. Utah’s natural beauty and abundant resources are central to the state’s identity and economy, and as we continue to grow, managing these resources with wise stewardship is more...

One Utah man’s quest to track the bugs fighting invasive trees on the Colorado River
Killing a tamarisk tree is a tough job. Unless you’re a hungry tamarisk beetle. Then it’s just lunch. In their native Asia, the trees and beetles live in equilibrium. But when tamarisks were introduced to the West in the 1800s for ornamentation...