“This is exactly the kind of meaningful development we envisioned when the Golden Spike Project Area was created,” said Stephanie Pack, Associate Vice President for Regional Project Area Development at UIPA. “It’s a model of how rural communities, local leaders, and the Port Authority can work together to bring long-term economic value to Utah.”
The brand of the port has been very confused over the last several years. I think we’ll be much more proactive on that front, trying to help educate the general public and a lot of our stakeholders, as well as working with our landowners.
I attended the Utah Inland Port Authority public meeting at the West Valley Hunter Library on November 30. West Valley is partly in the port’s jurisdiction.
The Utah Inland Port Authority is developing a business plan and a master plan while its new executive director is exuding confidence that a series of changes ensure “that we’re going the right direction.”
A new executive director has taken charge of the Utah Inland Port Authority, and the agency is undergoing an overhaul.
Jack Hedge presented his intent to retire in October to the Utah Inland Port Authority Board of Directors at Wednesday’s board meeting.
Utah Inland Port Authority President Jack Hedge, who was appointed as the agency’s first executive director in 2019, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role and retiring.
Ben Hart will begin working to fulfill the Port Authority’s mission of providing smart, sustainable, and equitable supply chain solutions on September 12, 2022.
The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board of Directors announced Ben Hart as the organization’s new executive director Wednesday, 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 …
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against two of Salt Lake City’s challenges to the Utah Inland Port Authority Act, but litigation appears likely to continue.
Utah’s inland port covers about 16,000 acres and facilitates moving goods using multiple modes of transportation. According to the inland port authority’s website, it also creates economic opportunity for the state of Utah.