News

EDCUtah Announces Ryan Starks as New Executive Director

May 7, 2025

The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) is pleased to announce that Ryan Starks will be the new Executive Director and will start on May 19.

EDCUtah News

FY24-25

Best Practices for Managing Tariff Changes

April 30, 2025

What are corporate executives doing to manage volatile situations? We tuned into a webinar conducted by the Reshoring Institute to find out.

Manufacturing & Distribution

Research Minute: 3 takeaways from The 47G Report

April 29, 2025

Utah’s aerospace, defense, and security industry had a total economic output of $100 billion in 2023.

Research Minute

Aerospace & Defense

Prosperity Post: 4 things you should know about Rio Tinto Kennecott’s Utah landholdings

April 30, 2025

What began in the early 1900s as practical acquisitions for industrial use is now one of the largest real estate endeavors in the western U.S.

Prosperity Post

EDCUtah Announces Scott Cuthbertson’s Departure

April 18, 2025

Erin Farr will serve as interim director during the transition.

EDCUtah News

Coast Expands to Salt Lake County, Utah

April 10, 2025

Coast will add 100 new jobs to Utah in the coming years.

Project Wins

FY 24-25 Wins

Financial Services

Prosperity Post: Utah Project Wins Surge Early in 2025

March 31, 2025

Utah saw an uptick in project wins between October 2024 and February 2025. Here are a few of the companies that recently chose to expand in the Beehive State—and the partners who helped along the way.

Prosperity Post

FY24-25

Project Wins

Business Development

Provo Airport (PVU): Potential Vast & Unlimited

February 27, 2025

Utah’s second-busiest commercial airport, Provo Airport is embarking on an expansion that will bring additional commercial flights to Utah County.

Prosperity Post

Corporate Expansion

Construction

Utah County

Research Minute: Utah Housing Rentals Became More Affordable in 2024

February 27, 2025

Three resources indicate a shift in local rent affordability trends.

Research Minute

Cost of Living Index

Triple Point Security Expands to Salt Lake City, Utah

February 27, 2025

Triple Point Security will add 60 new jobs to Utah in the coming years.

Project Wins

FY 24-25 Wins

Cybersecurity

Information Technology & Software

HydroBlok Expands in Tooele County, Utah

February 20, 2025

Hydroblok will add 200 new jobs to Tooele County in coming years.

Manufacturing & Distribution

Project Wins

FY 24-25 Wins

UFP Industries to Expand in Tooele County, Utah

February 13, 2025

UFP Industries will add 100 new jobs to Utah in the coming years.

FY 24-25 Wins

Project Wins

Tooele County

Construction

AeroVironment (AV) to expand in Salt Lake City, Utah

February 13, 2025

AeroVironment (AV) will add nearly 500 new jobs to Utah in coming years.

FY 24-25 Wins

Project Wins

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake County

Manufacturing & Distribution

JSL Partners Expands in Salt Lake City, Utah

February 5, 2025

JSL Partners will add 10 new jobs to Utah in coming years

FY 24-25 Wins

Salt Lake City

Project Wins

Manufacturing & Distribution

Bridor to Expand in Salt Lake City, Utah

January 30, 2025

Bridor will add 400 new jobs to Utah in coming years

FY 24-25 Wins

Manufacturing & Distribution

Food & Beverage

Food Processing

Project Wins

Research Minute: Utah Innovation Ecosystems Report

January 31, 2025

EDCUtah’s Michael Stachitus outlines key findings of the “Utah Innovation Ecosystems” report produced jointly by EDCUtah and the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

Research Minute

Research

Economic Development

Rankings

EDCUtah’s New Model for Elevating Community Prosperity

January 29, 2025

EDCUtah recently launched an enhanced service model for Utah community investors. Learn more here.

EDCUtah News

Prosperity Post

Community Strategy

OxEon Energy Broadens Its Operations in Davis County

January 9, 2025

OxEon will create 103 new jobs in Utah in the coming years.

FY 24-25 Wins

Energy & Natural Resources

Sustainability

Advanced Materials

Project Wins

Nucor Expanding in Brigham City, Utah

January 9, 2025

Nucor will add 200 new jobs to northern Utah in the coming years.

Project Wins

FY 24-25 Wins

Manufacturing & Distribution

Sustainability

Prosperity Post: Utah’s Top Economic Development Stories in 2024

December 20, 2024

Here’s our list of news worth celebrating.

Prosperity Post

Hypercraft Grows Its Footprint in Utah

December 12, 2024

Hypercraft will add 183 new jobs to Utah during the next seven years.

FY24-25

Manufacturing & Distribution

Project Wins

CleanJoule Expands in Salt Lake City, Utah

December 12, 2024

CleanJoule will add 100 new jobs to Utah in coming years.

FY24-25

Project Wins

Aerospace & Defense

Aviation

Meet the Team Behind EDCUtah’s Public-Private Partnerships

December 4, 2024

EDCUtah’s Investor Relations team drives value for investors while also generating the support needed to generate economic opportunity statewide.

EDCUtah News

Research Minute: Utah Ranked No. 1 for Social Mobility

November 21, 2024

Operating a business in Utah not only makes financial and logistical sense for companies – it makes financial sense for their employees, too.

Research Minute

Accolades

Entrepreneurship

Higher Education

Workforce development

Gearing Up and Giving Back: Ya YA Foods Expands in Ogden

November 19, 2024

An EDCUtah project win in 2023, food manufacturer Ya YA Foods is bringing jobs to Ogden at a quicker pace than initially anticipated, thanks in part to the qualities of Utah’s workforce. We caught up with Ya YA Foods president Yahya Abbas to learn more about this Canadian-based company that believes in giving back to the community.

Prosperity Post

Food Processing

Manufacturing & Distribution

Recent Wins

Triple Point Security Expands to Salt Lake City, Utah

OxEon Energy Broadens Its Operations in Davis County

Milford Mining Company Utah LLC expands operations to Beaver County

Coast Expands to Salt Lake County, Utah

UFP Industries to Expand in Tooele County, Utah

Data Intelligence Company Makes Strides in South Jordan

C&J Specialties to Expand Production in Sanpete County

Ferro Concepts Elevates Tactical Solutions in Ogden, Utah

General Atomics - CCRi Software Program Takes Flight in Utah

Ares Strategic Mining Announces Expansion to Rural Utah

Tintic Consolidated Metals Expands Utah Headquarters

Schreiber Foods Bulks Up Utah Presence

Procter & Gamble Paper Products To Expand in Box Elder County

Utah Supports Expansion of Morgan Stanley

tZERO Group Growing Its Utah Headquarters

Nucor Insulated Panel To Grow In Box Elder County

Lineage Logistics Expanding in Grantsville

Greenfield Energy to Add a Facility in Uintah County

Heavy Sweet Oil Expanding Headquarters in Uintah County

EP Systems Pushes the Throttle Forward in Cache County

Breeze Airways on the Rise in Utah

Vitalpax to Expand Manufacturing Operations in Rural Utah

Stackline Finds a Landing Zone in Lehi

LoanPro to Expand Northern Utah HQ

LiveView Technologies Eyes Utah Expansion

Steves & Sons Finds Open Door in Brigham City

Kentuckiana Curb Company Raises the Roof in Tooele

Distribution Company Revman To Grow in Utah

Vobev Brings Beverage Operations to Salt Lake City

ecoBellus to Bloom in Utah

DMOS Collective Finds Utah “Shovel-Ready”

Tovala Crafts Future Growth in Utah

Leitner-Poma on the Rise in Utah

Udo Frames Its Future in Farmington

Brandless to Boost Utah’s Consumer Tech Space

Lumio Sheds Light on Utah Expansion

Apogee Worx to Grow Its Ogden Aerospace Location

Cytiva Expands in Cache County

AmTrust Financial Services Sees Growth in Utah Operations

Malouf Companies™ To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

The Weir Group Anchors Business Operations in Utah

Biotechnology Company Perfect Day Coming to Utah

MPLC Bringing a Touch of Hollywood to the Silicon Slopes

Nusano Joins the Utah Biohive

Taxbit Ramping Up Utah Location

Barnes Bullets To Expand Its Utah Headquarters

Owens Corning Building Its Presence in Utah

American Packaging Corp. Adding New Plant in Cedar City

Premier Tech Expands in Davis County

Armscor Opts for Iron County

Hexcel Lifts Off in West Valley City

R-Zero Brings New Wave of Biosafety Innovation to Utah

CaptiveAire Finds Warm Reception in St. George

Denali Therapeutics Joins Salt Lake City’s Life Sciences Hub

Plastic Ingenuity Chooses Tooele City

Sunwest Bank to Expand in Sandy

Saraya USA Inc. Finds a Home Sweet Home in Orem

Nucor Announces Plans to Build TrueCore Facility in Utah

Scorpion to Open Utah Office

Facebook’s Eagle Mountain Data Center Expansion

Orgill Continues Investment in Hurricane, Utah

Novacoast Opts for Orem

Carvana Parks Itself in Utah

CSS Composites Investing and Expanding in Richfield

DOMO Continues Growth in Utah

Cytiva Continues Cache County Growth

Update: Airborne ECS To Expand Its St. George Office

Traeger Pellet Grills To Expand Salt Lake City HQ

United Radio to Expand Operations in Utah

Theodore Global Brings Beverage Business to Utah

Central Insurance Moves West to Salt Lake City

Quotient Technology Brings Operations to Utah

Williams International to Expand its Ogden Location

Novva Bringing Major Data Center Campus to West Jordan

Home Reserve Finds a Home in Ogden

Waystar Coming to Utah

Misfits Market Announces West Coast HQ in Utah

1-800Accountant Bringing New Jobs to Utah

Trevco Opening Operations in West Valley City