News: Press Releases

Savage named a top company for women in transportation

November 21, 2022
Savage has been named a 2022 Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation by Redefining the Road, the official magazine of the Women in Trucking Association (WIT).

Transportation and logistics companies are betting their business models on 5G amid cost, infrastructure, and adoption challenges

October 13, 2022
Startups and established companies alike are betting on the fast connectivity and low latency offered by fifth-generation mobile networks to transform transport and logistics.

RELEASE: Jack Hedge Announces Retirement

September 07, 2022
Press ReleaseSeptember 7, 2022 Media Contact:Nick [email protected] Jack Hedge Announces RetirementUIPA’s first full-time Executive Director/CEO guided the agency through start-up. SALT LAKE CITY – Jack Hedge presented his intent to retire in October to the Utah Inland Port Authority Board of Directors at today’s board meeting. Mr. Hedge came to Utah in 2019 from the Port of Los Angeles where

RELEASE: BEN HART NAMED AS UIPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

August 24, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board of Directors announced Ben Hart as the organization’s new executive director Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Hart has served as deputy director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) since March 2017 and was formerly a member of the UIPA board. He was selected from a list

Sen. Romney: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Funding to be Awarded to Summit County and Utah Inland Port Authority

August 13, 2022
Funding will modernize Summit County’s transit system and move development forward on Utah’s inland port.

Utah Inland Port Authority Statement on Utah Supreme Court Ruling

June 29, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 29, 2022 Utah Inland Port Authority Statement on Utah Supreme Court RulingUtah’s highest court issues opinion on Salt Lake City lawsuit against State of Utah The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) is pleased with today’s decision by the Supreme Court of Utah to affirm in part the Third District Court’s previous ruling rejecting Salt Lake City’s legal

Utah Inland Port Authority Ends Fiscal Year 2022 Under Budget

June 23, 2022
Press ReleaseJune 23, 2022 Utah Inland Port Authority Ends Fiscal Year 2022 Under BudgetThe Authority also Hired Seven Additional Full-Time Employees SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) wrapped the fiscal year 2022 under budget, with more full-time staff members, and numerous exciting projects on the horizon. The UIPA Board of Directors voted Thursday to approve its

Utah Inland Port Authority Expands Leadership Team

June 03, 2022
Press ReleaseJune 3, 2022 Utah Inland Port Authority Expands Leadership TeamHedge moving to new president role and search initiated for executive director SALT LAKE CITY, UT – At the Board of Directors meeting Thursday at the Utah State Capitol, Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Executive Director Jack Hedge presented a recommendation to the board that the UIPA create a new

Gov. Spencer Cox Appoints Abby Osborne to Inland Port Authority

June 01, 2022
Gov. Spencer J. Cox has named Abby Osborne to the Inland Port Authority Board. 

Utah Inland Port Authority Statement Regarding Board of Directors Resolution 2022-01

May 19, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 19, 2022 Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) is engaged in negotiations to acquire the subject property at 5600 West 6 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, from Suburban Land Reserve, Inc. (SLR), in order to fulfill the State’s public purpose and enhance rail movement. The property is strategically vital to the enhancement of the logistics network

Utah Inland Port Authority Board of Directors Meets at Utah Capitol

May 11, 2022
Press ReleaseMay 11, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY – The newly formed Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board of Directors met together for the first time Wednesday afternoon at the Utah State Capitol. After the new board members were sworn in by a public notary, Miles Hansen, president and CEO of World Trade Center Utah, was unanimously elected as the new

Port Leaders Discuss Future

April 08, 2022
Ports in the United States have a historic opportunity to upgrade aging infrastructure with billions of dollars in federal funding that will prepare facilities for years’ worth of expected growth in freight movement and ready them for a future where many are targeting eventual carbon-neutral operations.