One Utah Summit Panel Highlights Community-Led Growth and Responsible Infrastructure Investment in Rural Utah

The Utah Inland Port Authority participated in a panel discussion at the One Utah Summit in Cedar City, Utah. The session brought together energy executives, county officials, and state leadership to address strategic infrastructure investment, local resource stewardship, and economic diversification across rural Utah. The breakout session featured insights from Ray Conley, senior vice president and CEO of Creekstone Energy; …

Greater Washington Project Area Approved, Opening New Path for Regional Infrastructure

Partnership with Washington City will support regional infrastructure, targeted industrial growth and high-quality job creation WASHINGTON CITY — The Utah Inland Port Authority Board has approved the Greater Washington Project Area, establishing a new partnership with Washington City to support strategic infrastructure investment and long-term economic diversification in southern Utah. The approximately 320-acre project area is centered on the Sunrise …

Utah DOT and Patriot Rail’s Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway Break Ground on New West Interchange 

PATRIOT RAIL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Project Will End Train Switching Movements in Downtown Poplar Grove and Reduce West Side Crossing Congestion  Salt Lake City, UT, July 17, 2026 – Today, the Utah Department of Transportation and Patriot Rail Company broke ground on a long-awaited $31 million interchange that will relocate train switching from the main East Yard of Patriot Rail’s Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway (SLGW) to a new West …