Tue March 13, 2018
Developers Eye 3,300-Acre Master-Planned Community
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Developers in southern Utah have unveiled plans for a master-planned community along the Arizona line they say would be one of the largest ever built in the state. The (St. George) Spectrum reports the 3,350-acre Desert Color development would be made up of four main land-use districts with housing, shopping, schools, parks, hiking trails and artificial lakes on the southern edge of St....
Tue March 13, 2018
Feds Approve Expansion of La Sal Mining Complex
Energy Fuels Inc., a producer of uranium in the United States, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for the expansion of its 100 percent-owned La Sal Complex of uranium/vanadium mines (the La Sal Complex)....
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....
