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David Politis

David makes the complex understandable, sees previously unseen connections, and delivers valuable data as either bite-sized insights or comprehensive, deep-dive information and analysis.

What Fervo Energy’s First Results Post-IPO Actually Tell us about Utah's Energy Ecosystem

What Fervo Energy’s First Results Post-IPO Actually Tell us about Utah's Energy Ecosystem

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ Although Fervo Energy only reported $61,000 of first-quarter revenue, the larger Utah story includes — $2.2 billion of IPO proceeds, — $421.4 million of new project financing, and — Roughly $1.2 billion of expected near-term CapEx tied largely to its Utah-based Cape Station project.

Granite Lands ~$117MM UDOT Contract as it Deploys its Growing Utah Infrastructure Platform

Granite Lands ~$117MM UDOT Contract as it Deploys its Growing Utah Infrastructure Platform

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ Granite has been awarded a Utah Department of Transportation contract priced at ~$117 million to extend the West Davis Corridor in West Point, Utah. ✅ The award comes roughly eight weeks after the 104-year-old, NYSE-listed infrastructure company acquired Provo, Utah-based Kenny Seng Construction, adding more

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ L3Harris Technologies (Salt Lake City) has landed a $12.2 million U.S. Navy contract modification for work in Utah, while Salt Lake City-based Milestone Capital Partners closed $11.5 million of corporate notes; ✅ Ogden, Utah-based TAB Bank provided an $8 million working-capital facility to

The U.S. Army has Begun Exclusive Negotiations to Finalize Plans for Two Firms to Process Critical Minerals at Tooele Army Depot in Tooele County, Utah

The U.S. Army has Begun Exclusive Negotiations to Finalize Plans for Two Firms to Process Critical Minerals at Tooele Army Depot in Tooele County, Utah

Executive Summary: Two firms (one from Boca Raton, Florida and one from Sydney, Australia) have been conditionally selected by the U.S. Army "to design, finance, build, and operate critical mineral processing facilities on underutilized land on Army installations ..." to process and refine boron, dysprosium (Dy), and terbium

Draper, Utah-based Redo Raises $81 Million in a Series B Round of Funding at a $1.25 Billion Valuation

Draper, Utah-based Redo Raises $81 Million in a Series B Round of Funding at a $1.25 Billion Valuation

The Utah eCommerce-technology company started with returns. Now it is raising growth capital to build a broader AI-powered platform for brands trying to own more of the customer relationship. 25 June 2026 - DRAPER, Utah - Another Utah technology company has crossed into mythical "unicorn" status, a stage

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

This edition of NEWS OF NOTE tracks recent Utah-related business, capital, real estate, public-finance, defense-tech, sports-business, industrial, land, and wealth-management announcements tied to over 25 organizations, including Lunar Resources, HealthEquity, the Utah Jazz, Ken Garff, ClearShift, Bartlett, Savage, Raymond James, Palladyne AI, the Utah DWR,

NEWS BRIEF: A Major Shareholder Plans to Sell 8 Million Common Shares of Pattern Stock in a Pattern Secondary Public Offering

NEWS BRIEF: A Major Shareholder Plans to Sell 8 Million Common Shares of Pattern Stock in a Pattern Secondary Public Offering

The stock sale gives a major Pattern shareholder a path to liquidity, but Pattern itself is not raising money through the transaction. 16 June 2026 — LEHI, Utah — Pattern Group (NASDAQ:PTRN) yesterday filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an 8 million-