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Lori Tobias - Mon July 03, 2017

Vivint Smart Home Arena Undergoing $125M Makeover

In 1991, when the home court for the Utah Jazz basketball team was built, construction was completed in record time — 15 months and 24 days. “At the time, it was built faster than any other arena in the nation,” said Jazz spokesman Frank Zang....

Mon July 03, 2017

GOED Board OKs 13 Grants for Rural Utah Businesses

Utah's Governor's office of economic development (GOED) rural development team helped 13 companies expand their business in nine rural counties in recent months. The GOED board of directors reviewed and approved each project and rural fast track grant in its May and June board meetings....

Mon July 03, 2017

Lassonde Studios Receives Honors

Scan the world from Norway to China and you won't find a new university building much better than Lassonde Studios at the University of Utah, according to Architectural Digest, a publication of architecture news and trends....

Mon July 03, 2017

UTA Awarded Grant for FrontRunner Training Simulator

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have announced that UTA will receive $3.52 million to continue upgrading its Positive Train Control System or PTC....

Mon July 03, 2017

Amtrak to Replace Seattle Locomotive Facility for $28M

Amtrak said it will build a $28 million locomotive service facility in Seattle, its latest major investment in a facility that supports its two long-distance trains — the Empire Builder and Coast Starlight — plus the Amtrak Cascades state-supported corridor service, and maintenance for Sound Transit's Sounder trains....

Mon July 03, 2017

ITD Plans to Halt Work During Solar Eclipse in August

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit eastern Idaho for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, and that could have a significant impact on the state's highway system....

Spencer Cole - Mon July 03, 2017

Port of Coos Bay Attempts to Gain Support for $400M Dredging Project

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) The Port of Coos Bay has stepped up its public outreach efforts in recent weeks to promote its proposed $400 million channel modification project. “This city, this bay was built on shipping....

Mon July 03, 2017

Amy Schroeder Returns to Head Next GARVEE Program

Amy Schroeder, manager of the recent award-winning, $857 million Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Program, will return to lead the next round of GARVEE bonding approved by the Idaho Legislature during their recent 2017 session....

Mon July 03, 2017

PacWest Machinery Hires Brian Burke as Branch Manager

PacWest Machinery announces that Brian Burke has joined the company as branch manager at its Kent, Wash., location with responsibility for the company's business in western Washington. “We are very pleased that Brian has become an important member of the PacWest management team,” said Jolene Logue, president of PacWest Machinery....

Gillian Flaccus - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 03, 2017

Oregon OKs Permit for First All-Wood High-Rise in U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Officials in Oregon have approved construction permits for the first all-wood high-rise building in the nation. Construction on the 12-story building, called Framework, will break ground this fall in Portland's trendy and rapidly growing Pearl District and is expected to be completed by the following winter....