Utah State University announces key priorities in statewide enterprise redesign

By Aidan Mortensen | KOAL News | Photo courtesy of Utah State University Following the launch of an effort to redesign its statewide enterprise in March, Utah State University announced the key priorities of the initiative on Sept. 26. The...

NPR’s Economics Lessons Come With Neoliberal Spin

For six seasons now, NPR’s Planet Money, the network’s economics and finance program, has aired a Summer School miniseries that offers its audience a “crash course in economics for your ears.” Presenting listeners the opportunity to “see the world...

Utah's German Language Legacy And Cultural Impact

Utah and the German language will be forever intertwined. While English is the norm when it comes to speaking in Utah, did you know another language actually has a strong presence in the Beehive State? The German language. According to the Utah...

Conflict entrepreneurs behind our broken politics by Clarence Page

I have long become accustomed to what I call the “BTMF” reflex whenever a great, newsmaking calamity or outrage happens. That’s short for “Blame the media first.” As a long-tenured journalist, I try not to take it personally. Yet sometimes the...

Mammoth v. Mammoth: Unpacking the NHL team's legal dispute with a hockey bag company

Less than 16 months into their existence, the Utah Mammoth have checked the sort of boxes that make older, less fortunate fan bases seethe. They’ve got a core of young, talented players. They’ve got an owner with obvious passion and a long-term...

Turboden to deliver ORC systems for Phase II of Cape Station geothermal project in Utah

Construction of Phase 1 of the Cape Station geothermal power project of Fervo Energy (source: Turboden) Turboden will be delivering 180 MWe of ORC power plant equipment for Phase II of the Cape Station geothermal power project of Fervo Energy in...

University of Utah radiology chair stepping down after decade on job

Minoshima’s tenure also has included the establishment of the “pioneering” IMAGER—the first fully integrated finance and operations model. This has delivered “substantial value” to the health system, Utah noted, sustaining a compound annual growth...

Redemption completes historic acquisition of Salt Lake City’s Holladay Bank & Trust

In a groundbreaking milestone for both Utah and the nation, Redemption Holding Co. completed its acquisition of Holladay Bank and Trust, a family-owned institution in Holladay. The June 9 transaction marks the first Black-led acquisition of a...

Bye-bye bar exam? Why the Utah Supreme Court is approving an alternate licensing path for aspiring lawyers

Utah's high court has approved an alternative "skills based" pathway to becoming a licensed attorney. The Alternate Pathway to Attorney Licensure requires 240 hours of legal practice under the direction of a qualified attorney. The new program is...

Utah’s NHL Team Might Not Able To Sell Merch After Being Hit With Injunction Over ‘Mammoth’ Trademark

Getty Image Audio By Carbonatix Utah’s NHL team is a week away from kicking off its first season as the Mammoth after playing its inaugural one in its new home under the generic “Hockey Club” label. A trademark issue prevented the team from...

Netflix shares fall 1% in pre-market as Elon Musk echoes boycott calls; market cap drops $17 billion in 3 days

Netflix extended its losing streak in pre-market trading on Thursday, dropping 0.8% to a two-month low of $1,162 per share on Nasdaq, following a 2.3% decline in the previous session, a rare stumble on a day when the S&P 500 notched a record close...

Coming to Salt Lake City: Hot House West Jazz Fest

The first-ever Hot House Jazz Fest is on Sunday, Oct. 5. Photo of the Hot House West Swing Orchestra (pictured) by Rae Hallman. The inaugural Hot House West Jazz Fest is this Sunday, Oct. 5, at Woodbine Food Hall. Music starts at 1pm. I caught up...

CommonSpirit announces initiative to address mounting headwinds, lagging finances

Dive Brief: CommonSpirit Health executives met with investors on Wednesday to lay out a plan to turn around its operating performance, following a recent earnings report that revealed the system had, once again, recorded an operating loss for...

Utah institutions launch impact fund bearing Gail Miller's name

SALT LAKE CITY — Three of Utah's most prominent organizations have teamed up for a first-of-its-kind initiative combining philanthropic dollars with investment capital to launch projects that might not otherwise receive funding. It will be called...

Utah’s national parks remain open amid government shutdown, but services limited

Zion National Park. Photo: Jamie Hagan // UnSplash UTAH — Americans woke up to an anticipated government shutdown on Wednesday, and while the National Park Service has promised that gates and roads will generally remain open, skeleton staffing and...

Utah National Guard member arrested in child sex abuse material investigation

WEST JORDAN — A Utah National Guardsman has been arrested and is accused of possessing child sex abuse material. Joseph Manuel Garfias, 21, of West Jordan, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Wednesday for investigation of 10 counts of...

The Hudson Cook Usury Monitor - A Publication of Recent Usury and Finance Charge Cases - Summer 2025

For all those interested in all things "Interest" related, we provide a summary of recent state and federal court cases involving usury, finance charges, and interest rates, as they relate to the consumer and commercial credit industries. Assuming...

Candidates for Salt Lake City Council weigh in on housing, crime, fighting back against the state and billion-dollar development deals.

Before we get to the 2025 candidates for Salt Lake City Council, let's pour one out for ranked-choice voting. Since 2021, Salt Lakers have been spared the rancor and taxpayer expense of a municipal primary election, with all candidates instead...

Economic Analysis Division releases Just the Facts publication

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A new edition of Just the Facts has been released by the state of Wyoming Economic Analysis Division. The updated 2024 publication provides information on demography, education, the economy, transportation, housing, geography,...

Opinion: What barriers are preventing Utah women from finishing their degrees?

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