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TORA (Travel, Outdoor, Recreation, and Athletics)

Travel, Outdoor, Recreation, and Athletics (aka, TORA) are huge within Utah which is why Utah Money Watch provides perspective and contextual insights on all aspects of these markets regularly, but especially as viewed through a monetary lens.

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

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 OF NOTE: A Utah Billionaire’s Bold Push to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, Crewe Advisors’ Growth-Capital Deal, and Other Recent Money Signals Across Utah

NEWS OF NOTE: A Utah Billionaire’s Bold Push to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, Crewe Advisors’ Growth-Capital Deal, and Other Recent Money Signals Across Utah

This first edition of "NEWS OF NOTE," a new recurring Utah Money Watch feature, tracks recent Utah-related business, capital, real estate, institutional, workforce, life-sciences, energy, sports-monetization, and education news items we believe are worth having on the record. Specifically, over 15 Utah-based entities and

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

The biggest money signal from the MWCN's annual Deal Flow Report (2025) is not a new dollar-value record, because that is not accurate. Rather, it is that Utah’s deal engine kept running in 2025 across a record number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public

With the 2026 Legislative Session Opening Today, What is the State of Utah's Economy?

With the 2026 Legislative Session Opening Today, What is the State of Utah's Economy?

With a $30.8 recommended Fiscal 2027 budget from Utah Governor Spencer Cox staring them in the face, Utah's part-time legislators open the 2026 Legislative Session today with projections that they will introduce nearly 1,200 bills over the next six weeks, a close to 33% increase

A Promised $500 Million Infusion Thrusts Ute Athletics to the Forefront of Collegiate Sports and Prevents its Slide into Second Tier Irrelevance

A Promised $500 Million Infusion Thrusts Ute Athletics to the Forefront of Collegiate Sports and Prevents its Slide into Second Tier Irrelevance

With the overwhelming heft and influence of universities in the SEC and B1G Conferences, the risk to all other conferences and their teams signals a real potential of being left behind as collegiate sports continues to morph into something new. However, with the foresight to create a for-profit LLC

Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback: History Made, Money Earned, and Legacy Extended for the Park City Resident

Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback: History Made, Money Earned, and Legacy Extended for the Park City Resident

Earlier today, Vonn (41 and a long-time Utahn) became the oldest skier ever to win a World Cup downhill race!!! 13 December 2025 — Park City, Utah — At 41, Lindsey Vonn just did something no skier — man or woman — has ever done. Earlier today in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the Park