2024/2025 annual report

A look at EDCUtah’s work to attract investment, support business growth, and create new economic opportunities across Utah.

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Key performance indicators

86 New Projects dots

86 New Projects

A total of 86 new corporate expansion and relocation projects entered EDCUtah's pipeline in FY 2025. EDCUtah defines a new project as a company interested in Utah and able to provide three of the following: number of jobs, capital investment, square footage, project timeline, and budget approval.

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20 Project Wins dots

20 Project Wins

This year, 20 companies announced a final decision to relocate or expand in Utah.

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3,213 New or Retained Jobs dots

3,213 New or Retained Jobs

The 20 companies that chose Utah committed to create 3,360 new jobs and retain 120 existing jobs over the life of their projects. This represents new employment and job security for Utah residents.

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$1.3B Capital Investment dots

$1.3B Capital Investment

Capital investment quantifies the total amount of money companies anticipate spending on Utah real estate and equipment over the life of their projects.

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1.5M Square Footage Absorption dots

1.5M Square Footage Absorption

This metric tracks the projected real estate footprint of EDCUtah's project wins—how much physical space these newly relocated or newly expanded companies will ultimately absorb.

Companies that chose Utah for expansion, investment, and growth in FY 2025.

Project Wins

ACS Manufacturing
Project Case
$31.5 million capex
223 jobs
Davis County

AeroVironment
Project Bold Horizon
$42.3 million capex
526 jobs
Salt Lake City

Airbuild
Project Photosynthesis
$9.5 million capex
15 jobs
Green River

Bridor
Project Brittany
$277 million capex
400 jobs
Salt Lake City

CleanJoule
Project CJ Demo
$150 million capex
100 jobs
Salt Lake City

Coast
Project Lighthouse
100 jobs
Salt Lake County

Edwards Lifesciences
Project Ticker
$34.8 million capex
560 jobs
Utah

Fervo Energy
Project Thermos
30 jobs
Beaver County

Hypercraft
Project Aegis
$39 million capex
183 jobs
Utah

JSL Partners
Project Round Table
10 jobs
Salt Lake City

MaxTec
Project Maxwell
70 jobs
West Valley City

Microvascular Therapeutics
Project Kimble
50 jobs
Utah

Nucor
Project Charm
$200 million capex
200 jobs
Brigham City

OxEon Energy
Project Oxygen
$99.4 million capex
103 jobs
Davis County

Precision Hermetic Technology
Project Tomcat
210 jobs
Ogden City

Ratio Therapeutics
Project Ratio
100 jobs
Salt Lake County

Reencle
Project Worm
$2 million capex
Utah

Strider
Project Guard
152 jobs
Utah

Triple Point Security
Project Blue Ridge
60 jobs
Salt Lake City

UFP Industries
Project Vaulted
$66 million capex
100 jobs
Tooele County

2023/2024 Annual Report

A look at EDCUtah’s work to attract investment, support business growth, and create new economic opportunities across Utah.

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Key performance indicators

134 New Projects dots

134 New Projects

A total of 134 new corporate expansion and relocation projects entered EDCUtah's pipeline in FY 2024. EDCUtah defines a new project as a company interested in Utah and able to provide three of the following: number of jobs, capital investment, square footage, project timeline, and budget approval.

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28 Project Wins dots

28 Project Wins

This year, 28 companies announced a final decision to relocate or expand in Utah. Thirty-eight percent of FY 2024's project wins were Utah companies that chose to expand or relocate within Utah rather than select an out-of-state site.

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8,968 New or Retained Jobs dots

8,968 New or Retained Jobs

The 28 companies that chose Utah committed to create 8,874 new jobs and retain 84 existing jobs over the life of their projects. This represents new employment and job security for Utah residents.

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$9.2B Capital Investment dots

$9.2B Capital Investment

Capital investment quantifies the total amount of money companies anticipate spending on Utah real estate and equipment over the life of their projects. The FY 2024 total was significantly increased by Tract's $7 billion capital investment announcement.

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2.4M Square Footage Absorption dots

2.4M Square Footage Absorption

This metric tracks the projected real estate footprint of EDCUtah's project wins—how much physical space these newly relocated or newly expanded companies will ultimately absorb.

Companies that chose Utah for expansion, investment, and growth in FY 2024.

Project Wins

Albany Industries

Project Forward
400 jobs
Salt Lake City

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Amparo GmbH

Project Helfen
8 jobs
Salt Lake County

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Campbell Soup Company

Project Fish
$160 million capex
86 jobs
Cache County

Chromalox

Project Heat
$58 million capex
100 jobs
Ogden

C&J Snacks

Project Munch
$1.6 million capex
190 jobs
Sanpete County

Delta Air Lines

Project Bastion
$120 million capex
Salt Lake City

EnergiSpot

Project Treefrog
$7.3 million capex
90 jobs
Spanish Fork

Ezarc

Project Linsanity II
$4.5 million capex
75 jobs
Pleasant Grove

Fairmat

Project Recycle
$2 million capex
25 jobs
Salt Lake City

Ferro Concepts

Project Ironclad
$800,000 capex
26 jobs
Ogden City

Gabb Wireless

Project Save the Kids
$7.2 million capex
700 jobs
Lehi

Kent Outdoors

Project Clark
$500,000 capex
84 jobs
Summit County

Lakeshore Learning

Project Mercury
$219 million capex
540 jobs
Box Elder County

Master Control

Project Orange
$40 million capex
155 jobs
Cottonwood Heights

Minova

Project Wrench
$22 million capex
60 jobs
Tooele City

Mountain Billy Gun Lab

Project Wasp
$3 million capex
25 jobs
Wasatch County

Nature's Bakery

Project Merlin
$237 million capex
195 jobs
Salt Lake City

Northrop Grumman

Project Unity II
$958 million capex
1,206 jobs
Davis County

OmniTeq

Project Noctua
$255 million capex
4,000 jobs
Clearfield

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Project Sew
$26 million capex
510 jobs
Lehi

PHM Brands

Project Koi
$57 million capex
31 jobs
Cache County

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Rapid Imaging Solutions

Project Michael
5 jobs
Provo

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SFC Energy AG

Project Rudolph
5 jobs
Orem

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Sintx

Project Web
2 jobs
Salt Lake City

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Tesa Research

Project Jarvis
Park City

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Thales

Project Kilauea
$21 million capex
54 jobs
Salt Lake City

Tract

Project Tripletail
$7 billion capex
Eagle Mountain

Ya Ya Foods

Project JAEI
$92 million capex
302 jobs
Ogden

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2025/2026 Annual Report

A look at EDCUtah’s work to attract investment, support business growth, and create new economic opportunities across Utah.

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Key performance indicators

79 New Projects dots

79 New Projects

A total of 79 new corporate expansion and relocation projects entered EDCUtah’s pipeline in FY 2026. EDCUtah defines a new project as a company interested in Utah and able to provide three of the following: number of jobs, capital investment, square footage, project timeline, and budget approval.

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12 Project Wins dots

12 Project Wins

This year, 12 companies announced a final decision to relocate or expand in Utah.

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8k+ New & Retained Jobs dots

8k+ New & Retained Jobs

The 12 companies that chose Utah also committed to create 6,909 new jobs and retain 1,610 existing jobs over the life of their projects. This is perhaps EDCUtah’s most important KPI because of what it represents: job security and new employment for Utah residents.

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$20.2 B Capital Investment dots

$20.2 B Capital Investment

Capital investment (capex) quantifies the total amount of money companies anticipate spending on Utah real estate and equipment over the life of their projects.

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2.4 M Square Footage Absorption dots

2.4 M Square Footage Absorption

This metric tracks the projected real estate footprint of EDCUtah's project wins—how much physical space these newly-relocated or newly-expanded companies will ultimately absorb.

Companies that chose Utah for expansion, investment, and growth in FY 2026.

Project Wins

Auria
Project Falons
17 Jobs
Weber County

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Creekstone Energy
Project Flute
$17 billion capex
106 jobs
Millard County

Electroflow

Electroflow
Project Seven Up
$5 million capex
15,000 sq. ft.
10 jobs
Tooele City

Gemco Medical
Project Ruby
30,000 sq. ft.
25 jobs
West Jordan

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Karman Space & Defense
Project Raider
$28 million capex
500 jobs
West Valley City

Key Fire Hose
Project Smokejumper
55,000 sq. ft.
25 jobs
West Valley City

Lunar Resources
Project Moon
$60 million capex
150,000 sq. ft.
450 jobs
Salt Lake City

Rodatherm Energy
Project Rod
$45 million capex
1,600 sq. ft.
10 jobs
Beaver County

Route 92 Medical
Project Stronghold
$5 million capex
30,000 sq. ft.
116 jobs
West Jordan

Stadler Rail
Project Interlocken 2025
$189.4 million capex
245,000 sq. ft.
250 jobs
Salt Lake City

Trigg Minerals (American Tungsten & Antimony)
Project Lucy
$287 million capex
60,000 sq. ft.
400 jobs
Garfield County and Iron County

Western Governors University
Project Talon
$2.5 billion capex
620,000 sq. ft.
5,000 jobs
Salt Lake City

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