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Providing perspective and contextual insights on the monetary aspects of Government within Utah that impacts the citizens of the state, from local to international, including agencies and contractors.

NEWS BRIEF: Sentencing Lands Utahn in Federal Prison for 8+ Years with $13.8 Million in Restitution Due

NEWS BRIEF: Sentencing Lands Utahn in Federal Prison for 8+ Years with $13.8 Million in Restitution Due

His co-conspirator awaits trial on 12 May 2026 After pleading guilty, a Washington City, Utah man has been sentenced to spend 100 months in prison, with two years of supervision after his release, and pay restitution of nearly $13.9 million for his crimes. After being charged in February 2025

Bridging the AI Chasm Between Hype and Promise

Bridging the AI Chasm Between Hype and Promise

It seems that each day media and social media headlines are trumpeting the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI). And clearly for good reason as generative AI models are crafting content on a daily basis and more and more agentic systems are automating complex workflows on a daily basis. In

BREAKING NEWS: Utah's Davis School District Plans to Sell $100 Million in Bonds Today

BREAKING NEWS: Utah's Davis School District Plans to Sell $100 Million in Bonds Today

The Davis County, Utah-based Davis School District today plans to close a sale of $100 million in tax-exempt, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025, bonds authorized by the District's Board of Education. According to its official Public Notice about this fundraising, the monies raised by the Davis School District

BREAKING NEWS: With Funding in Place, Construction has Begun on Clearway Energy's $605 Million Battery Energy Storage Portfolio in Utah's Iron and Beaver Counties

BREAKING NEWS: With Funding in Place, Construction has Begun on Clearway Energy's $605 Million Battery Energy Storage Portfolio in Utah's Iron and Beaver Counties

San Francisco, California-based Clearway Energy Group has closed a multi-bank financing package of $605 million allowing it to begin construction of its new multi-site, 320-megawatt Honeycomb battery storage portfolio based in Utah's Iron County and Beaver County. According to the Clearway news release, its Honeycomb portfolio will be

NEWS BRIEF: Lehi, Utah Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison and Five Years of Supervised Release for "Stealing" $3.4 Million from Family and Friends

NEWS BRIEF: Lehi, Utah Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison and Five Years of Supervised Release for "Stealing" $3.4 Million from Family and Friends

After pleading guilty in December 2023 to defrauding family members and acquaintances of over $3.4 million over a five-year-period, 60-year-old Mi Siona Patane, of Lehi, Utah was sentenced last week to nine years in prison and five years of supervised release. Although the sealed indictment filed 15 December 2021

Top 27 Utah-focused Monetary, Financial and/or Business News Nuggets for February 2025 that You Might have Missed

Top 27 Utah-focused Monetary, Financial and/or Business News Nuggets for February 2025 that You Might have Missed

In this writeup, you'll find info about 27 Utah-based firms and 19 separate executives that we feel we feel made the cut as "newsworthy" in February 2025. This being the case, welcome to this writeup on Utah's Top 27 Monetary, Financial and/or Business

Utah-based Waystar Announces Public Offering Slated to Raise Over $800 Million for its Three Largest Shareholders

Utah-based Waystar Announces Public Offering Slated to Raise Over $800 Million for its Three Largest Shareholders

Lehi, Utah-based Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) announced yesterday afternoon it would conduct a secondary public offering where its three largest shareholders will sell at least 18 million shares of common stock with gross proceeds of over $800 million, based upon yesterday's closing price of $45.11. According to the