Utah's Top 19 Financial and Business News Nuggets from the First Half of May 2024 that You Might have Missed
NOTE: This writeup includes news about 20 Utah-based firms, 18 separate executives, and the death of one former public official.
NEWS BRIEF: Utah Man Found Guilty in an 18-Year Mail Fraud Scam Totaling over $5.8 Million in Stolen Monies
Kevin Scott Horton of Saratoga Springs, Utah is facing up to 140 years in prison for his crimes.
Utah Is Getting over $126 Million in Federal Dollars for Solar Projects, Affordable Housing and Homeless Projects, and Fixing Lead Pipes
Over the past several weeks, two federal government agencies, and/or their state-level counterparts, have announced over $126 million in combined funding for projects here in Utah.
SLC-based Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals has Raised $30 Million in New Funding to Accelerate its Efforts to Uncover Likely Productive Geothermal Sites in the U.S.
Zanskar plans to deploy the funds to accelerate technology development and advance its portfolio of greenfield power projects to serve new partnerships.
Utah's Top 17 Business News Nuggets from April 2024 that You Might have Missed
{AUTHOR'S NOTE: Clearly, not every news announcement deserves to be the top story of the day. Nevertheless, many news items are still significant and should be acknowledged as such. Hence, this write-up is designed to specifically focus on Utah's business "news nuggets" from the
Work on $2.74 Billion in Utah Road Projects is Underway (or About to Be), So Start Gritting Your Teeth Now
UDOT's plans include "... building new projects to help meet growth demands, maintaining our aging roads and bridges, and building out our transportation network to accommodate drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.”
Southern Utah University Breaks Ground on its New $37.5 Million, 44,000-Square-Foot Music Center
Construction is slated to start in June 2024, with completion targeted in time to host classes beginning with the fall 2026 semester.