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Savage Honored with One Utah Summit’s Rural Investor Award for Strategic Transportation Investments Across Utah

October 10, 2025
“I’m grateful that our business is based in Utah – a place where hard work, collaboration, and opportunity converge,” said Savage’s Vice Chairman of the Board John Savage. “We are proud to call Utah home now and into the future and are incredibly grateful for the trust and support of our community, team members, and partners.”

Inland Port update highlights $200 million Nucor project, growing railroad connections

October 10, 2025
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Forging New Connections: BNSF’s Entry into Utah’s Intermodal Market Marks a New Era in Freight Competition

October 08, 2025
“It took all parts—state, city, federal, and private—to make this happen,” said Unterbrink. “There isn’t one player who can take credit, and that’s what makes it remarkable.”

How Rural Communities Compete—and Win—in Business Recruitment

October 07, 2025
“When communities align vision with practical tools—strong permitting, ready utilities, and logistics connections—investment follows,” said Wolford. “That’s how rural Utah moves from potential to progress.”

Port Connection: September 2025

September 30, 2025
Here’s what’s happening in this month’s issue: UIPA Incentive Supports Stadler Rail Expansion in Salt Lake City Savage Tooele Railroad Opens with UIPA Infrastructure Support Sustainability Spotlight: Vehicular Emissions Data Research at BYU Central Utah Agri-Park Marks Two Years of Growth Subscribe to the Clean Ports Newsletter Northwest Quadrant Baseline Survey: What’s Next

Vehicular Emissions Data Research at Brigham Young University

September 29, 2025
On a recent sunny morning, UIPA’s Clean Ports Program team traveled to the Perry Port of Entry to meet with researchers based out of Professor Darrell Sonntag’s lab at Brigham Young University (BYU). UIPA’s team was there to learn about BYU’s research on the emissions of medium-heavy to heavy-duty trucks. For the past few days, the BYU team had been

UIPA Incentive Supports Stadler Rail Expansion in Salt Lake City

September 27, 2025
Salt Lake City, UT (Sept. 25, 2025) – Stadler has launched welding operations for aluminum train car bodies at its expanded U.S. headquarters in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant. The milestone was made possible through support from the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), which awarded a long-term incentive to strengthen Utah’s manufacturing base and accelerate sustainable passenger rail solutions. The

Brigham City approves Nucor, inland port agreement for new manufacturing facility

September 25, 2025
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Central Utah Agri-Park Marks Two Years of Growth

September 24, 2025
The Central Utah Agri-Park is celebrating its two-year anniversary, marking steady progress toward becoming a hub for rural economic development and agricultural innovation. Launched in 2023 through the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) and the Six County Association of Governments, the project is designed to attract processing, storage, and transportation businesses that strengthen Utah’s food supply chain. In its first

Savage Tooele Railroad Opens with UIPA Infrastructure Support

September 24, 2025
The Savage Tooele Railroad, Utah’s first new short-line in more than a century, is now open at the Interstate Business Park and the Lakeview Business Park in Grantsville. The 11-mile line provides companies in northwest Utah with direct, sustainable access to the national rail network and new options for efficient supply chain movement The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) supported

BNSF Intermodal: We’re Going Where Markets Are Growing

September 24, 2025
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Grand opening of Savage Tooele Railroad

September 24, 2025
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