The Salt Lake Chamber held an informative and important webinar regarding federal stimulus negotiations, vaccine distribution plans, and logistical importance of Utah in the nation’s cold chain network. This network of airplanes, airports, warehouses, refrigerated trucks comprises a physical logistics …
GOED board thinks Inland Port importance, goals misunderstood
After a briefing about the work and goals of the Utah Inland Port Authority, members of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board came away impressed but also concerned that the authority’s messages are hitting a wall. The board’s …
Inland Port Authority Honing In On ‘Satellite Ports’
Members of the Utah Inland Port Authority Board have long said the country needs better ways to move goods around. And with the state situated on major rail lines and highways, they argue Utah is the perfect place to make …
Why Utah is a key link in the ‘cold chain’ for the West’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery
As state officials and health care providers gear up for early distribution of Utah’s first batches of COVID-19 vaccines, Utah Inland Port Authority officials have an eye on Utah’s northern cargo network…
Chamber Champion: Jack Hedge, Utah Inland Port Authority
Jack Hedge, executive director of the Utah Inland Port Authority, talks with Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber, about what an inland port is, how Utah’s is growing intentionally, why a strong logistics system is important for …
Authority board begins ‘intake process’ for satellite port sites
The Utah Inland Port Authority continues to seek interest from Utah communities that might want a satellite port in their future….
Salt Lake Chamber Shares ‘Speaking on Business: Utah Inland Port Authority’
This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. Before the pandemic, most of us probably didn’t give much thought to how an online order arrived at our door or whether there would be toilet paper on store shelves. But for the Utah …
Legislature OKs Utah Inland Port bills giving Salt Lake City concessions
SALT LAKE CITY — Two bills resulting from negotiations over the Utah Inland Port Authority have cleared the Utah Legislature in the final days of the 2020 legislative session…
Inland Port boss discusses his vision for the project
Utah Inland Port Authority Executive Director Jack Hedge joins us this week on Inside Utah Politics to discuss his vision for the project, and address concerns from the opposition.