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(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews work on a new community for waterskiing, wakeboarding and wake-surfing called Southern Shore, a new development being built in Hurricane, the first private luxury surfing community in Utah. Each of the 34 homes fronting the lake will have its own boathouse to store a boat.

Luxury surf community surfacing amid southern Utah sand and sagebrush

By Mark Eddington | June 15, 2023, 8:24 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews work on a new community for waterskiing, wakeboarding and wake-surfing called Southern Shore, a new development being built in Hurricane, the first private luxury surfing community in Utah. Each of the 34 homes fronting the lake will have its own boathouse to store a boat.

Utah’s first private surf community wants to get the details right, like hiring a surf instructor

By Mark Eddington | June 15, 2023, 8:26 p.m.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) A worker changes a corner room's linens at the AC hotel on Friday, April 20, 2018. Jobs at hotels and other tourism-related employment were still recovering in some Utah counties in 2021, according to data from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

Outdoor recreation, ‘bleisure’ and how they impact tourism in Utah

By Megan Banta | June 14, 2023, 3:12 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apartments in St. George on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Affordability and available space is hampering the ability to find and retain a workforce, according to local business owners.

St. George service businesses struggle to fill jobs as employees can’t find rentals

By Mark Eddington | May 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Zions Bank branch in Cottonwood Heights, Monday, March 13, 2023.

Zions’ stock rises months after prices plunged as analysts upgrade bank’s outlook

By Megan Banta | May 5, 2023, 9:21 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christopher Warnock, creator of the startup company Helper Systems, talks about his latest project on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The son of Adobe founder John Warnock, Christopher has set up roots in his ancestral home of Helper.

Big ambitions in a small town: Digital entrepreneur aims to reinvent research from rural Utah

By Tim Fitzpatrick | May 4, 2023, 10:07 p.m.

(Jonathan Crosby) Reporter Shannon Sollitt will begin covering business and workplace issues for The Salt Lake Tribune in July, with support from Report for America.

The Salt Lake Tribune is adding a new business reporter

By The Salt Lake Tribune | April 26, 2023, 7:13 p.m.

(Alecia Ledward) Alecia Ledward.

St. George’s housing crunch leaves working professionals unable to buy a home — or even rent

By Mark Eddington | April 24, 2023, 3:26 p.m.

The Salt Lake Tribune's 2023 Top Workplaces

Are you happy where you work? Now you have more time to nominate your employer for Utah’s Top Workplaces.

By Tony Semerad | April 23, 2023, 2:02 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A collection of 69 specialty license plates issued by the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles.

Utah has dozens of license plate options. Here are the most popular.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | March 30, 2023, 1:25 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Volunteers and staff prepare for the Qualtrics X4 Summit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The three-day conference, aimed at customer service and human resources executives at major companies, closed out Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Women at center of three days of corporate tech talk at X4 Summit in Salt Lake City

By Palak Jayswal | March 11, 2023, 12:27 a.m.

(Office of the Governor) Gov. Spencer Cox, right, talks with Chelsie Bright of Qualtrics, left, and Utah CIO Rich Saunders in a keynote at the X4 Summit at the Salt Palace Convention Center on March 8, 2023.

Gov. Cox, at X4 Summit keynote, says ‘trust is the currency of government’

By Palak Jayswal | March 9, 2023, 2:17 p.m.

(Paul Sancya | AP) Asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich. in 2017. A proposed bill in Utah would make it harder for people exposed to the product to sue.

Bill would raise major barriers to sue for asbestos injuries in Utah

By Eric Peterson | March 3, 2023, 5:37 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The nonprofit Ivory Innovations has released its list of 25 best concepts for housing affordability. Three of those concepts will ultimately share a top prize of $300,000. One of the competition categories is for new home construction. Here, construction is underway at a Daybreak project in South Jordan on Thursday, May 19, 2022, is one of the contest categories.

Big ideas in affordable housing will compete for $300K in nonprofit’s annual contest

By Sofia Jeremias | February 28, 2023, 1:03 p.m.

(Direct Action Everywhere) A photo provided by the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere shows defendant Wayne Hsiung speaking outside the Fifth District courthouse in St. George. Hsiung and another defendant are accused of stealing piglets from a farm in Beaver County.

Bill targets removing injured livestock after not-guilty verdict against animal rights activists

By Mark Eddington | February 7, 2023, 3:20 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Talia and Max Walker and other residents along South Salt Lake's Winslow Avenue worry that a proposed rezone and expansion of the Mark Miller Subaru car dealership lot near their homes will encroach and threaten the character of their neighborhood, Feb. 1, 2023.

Why neighbors are fighting a South Salt Lake car dealership’s expansion

By Tony Semerad | February 7, 2023, 9:12 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lassonde Studios on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. The Utah Legislature is considering a bill to create a Utah Innovation Lab that would fund startup businesses coming out of university entrepreneurs at Lassonde and elsewhere.

‘Utah Innovation Lab’ would be a state-sponsored angel investor for university startups

By Tim Fitzpatrick | February 4, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) New housing construction pops up in Eagle Mountain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Rising interest rates have made it harder to address Utah's housing deficit.

Housing — its short supply and cost — will continue to grip Utah’s 2023 economy

By Tim Fitzpatrick | January 12, 2023, 6:57 p.m.

(Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Should every Utahn be able to get a landline? Not anymore, says the company that sells them.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | January 5, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senior creative manager Brad Murdock works in the photo studio at Manly Bands in Lindon.

From ‘Lord of the Rings’ to whiskey barrels, this Utah company makes men’s rings of it all

By Leto Sapunar | December 27, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

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He credits that to keeping sales staff in place throughout the pandemic — meaning they never lost contact with clients — and adaptations like building a media center to help clients go hybrid during events."},{"_id":"OJ6VUZ7HMRHXNP35Y7KNQ5DDFY","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588083,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"The new <a href=https://www.sltrib.com/"https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/11/03/slcs-new-towering-hotel-its//" target=\"_blank\">Hyatt Regency hotel </a>also filled a missing puzzle piece when it opened in late 2022, he said."},{"_id":"X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/jZJZqcrfIVpMkAZtUb94quBZYC4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU.jpg","galleries":[],"ingestionMethod":"manual","iptc_job_identifier":"UTSAC","iptc_source":"The Salt Lake Tribune","iptc_title":"Staff","keywords":[""],"mime_type":"image/jpeg","originalName":"Hyatt Regency 517.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/sltrib/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU.jpg","owner":"lhogsten@sltrib.com","proxyUrl":"/resizer/jZJZqcrfIVpMkAZtUb94quBZYC4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/jZJZqcrfIVpMkAZtUb94quBZYC4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU.jpg","restricted":false,"takenOn":"2023-06-12T21:55:24Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/BDJ_o_IkYufG1Uxt6-mOUq5Bsq0=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU.jpg","usage_instructions":"Special instructions: ** Deseret News OUT, KSL OUT, KSTU OUT, KTVX OUT **","version":0,"template_id":335,"_id":"TYD6QW36O5BLRCMIVLPJUJ75RI","comments":[]},"address":{"locality":"Ogden","region":"UT"},"auth":{"1":"901224005ab64de9b0acaa99313db12b7b8883f8b9ec136f6863ed33e71433b8"},"caption":"(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Hyatt Regency Salt Lake, pictured on June 12, 2023, helped fill a missing puzzle piece in the city's ability to attract convention and generate tourism dollars.","copyright":"© 2023 Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune","created_date":"2023-06-13T02:43:15Z","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"byline":"Leah Hogsten","name":"Leah Hogsten","type":"author"}]},"height":3200,"image_type":"photograph","last_updated_date":"2023-06-13T02:43:15Z","licensable":false,"owner":{"id":"sltrib"},"slug":"Utah2021Tourism.061023","source":{"additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"},"edit_url":"https://sltrib.arcpublishing.com/photo/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU","system":"photo center"},"status":"","taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/sltrib/X3KOPZQG5VDPPPALXODKROVWMU.jpg","version":"0.10.9","width":2400,"syndication":{"external_distribution":"","search":""},"subtitle":""},{"_id":"XSYYI5SJUNG4LFBWRUE5FXAIHI","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588085,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Visit Salt Lake booked 198 meetings, conventions and sports events for future dates in 2022, White said. That’s the equivalent of 890,000 hotel room nights, an all-time booking record that sales staff is on pace to surpass this year, he said."},{"_id":"MWCPL4BBIJB4NKDBUJOHRLAGQA","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588086,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"The organization is starting to hear from clients that the city is the “next big thing” in the convention world, White said."},{"_id":"KIGN2YWAHJBIFK5XYM72R6XCZE","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588087,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Varela agrees the Hyatt Regency is a game changer and said Salt Lake City is becoming a legitimate convention destination."},{"_id":"PCKK6KV4YBEFXHBDORYV5LWYVE","type":"header","level":1,"additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588088,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Passion for outdoors ‘came alive’ during pandemic"},{"_id":"ISTCQHDASFENDJUF67NLHNTFZY","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588089,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Leisure travel rebounded quicker than business trips because people were making decisions for themselves, White said."},{"_id":"QX4OZ2T4NJEYXB6ZDZX3SEUNGM","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588090,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Interest in the outdoors was and continues to be a big driver for Utah tourism, Varela said."},{"_id":"XRDU5ZRJDRBJ3OCFFSX5M252DM","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588091,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"“People’s passion about outdoor recreation came alive during COVID, and I think that just keeps building,” she said."},{"_id":"YGVC4HOZGRH73FEM3TFAUO5WDI","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588092,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Ski resorts and national parks drew record numbers as people flocked outside amid warnings about close contact and gatherings, particularly indoors."},{"_id":"DWHI24ZJQJGMTM3WT2NBQSAM6Y","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/rUtkxFvgaIEo40c1SqNJwQ-Xr5Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/DWHI24ZJQJGMTM3WT2NBQSAM6Y.jpg","galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Zion National Park ~ September 2021"},"_id":"FQFWV33Y7NBMDN5PMJYFEOEWZE"}],"ingestionMethod":"manual","iptc_job_identifier":"UTSAC","iptc_source":"The Salt Lake Tribune","iptc_title":"Staff","keywords":[""],"mime_type":"image/jpeg","originalName":"Zion NP lh3485.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/sltrib/DWHI24ZJQJGMTM3WT2NBQSAM6Y.jpg","owner":"lhogsten@sltrib.com","proxyUrl":"/resizer/rUtkxFvgaIEo40c1SqNJwQ-Xr5Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/DWHI24ZJQJGMTM3WT2NBQSAM6Y.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/rUtkxFvgaIEo40c1SqNJwQ-Xr5Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/DWHI24ZJQJGMTM3WT2NBQSAM6Y.jpg","restricted":false,"takenOn":"2021-09-25T16:23:24Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/CILmgP6asqcw5UAIRb7qGx9dATs=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/DWHI24ZJQJGMTM3WT2NBQSAM6Y.jpg","usage_instructions":"Special instructions: ** Deseret News OUT, KSL OUT, KSTU OUT, KTVX OUT **","version":1,"template_id":335,"_id":"MJLHXLW2AZCEFONYVZDLNGNQVY","comments":[]},"address":{"region":"UT"},"auth":{"1":"c3aabdf2e9580b5d3876bdd39a8a169ccbc3669afd484dc6ad785983a0bc2350"},"caption":"(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A steady line of hikers make their way up Walter's Wiggles on the trail to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, the most sought-after bucket list hike for visitors, Sept. 25, 2021. 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The pass includes the Dome and IMAX theaters at Clark Planetarium, the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Snowbird Tram, Utah’s Hogle Zoo and more than a dozen other attractions."},{"_id":"A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/GAAqVvm8BlBWxk_xvvjJvGRikgQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM.jpg","galleries":[],"ingestionMethod":"manual","iptc_source":"staff","keywords":["2023","usa","utah"],"mime_type":"image/jpeg","originalName":"babyzebra-tn-0844-2.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/sltrib/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM.jpg","owner":"trentn@sltrib.com","proxyUrl":"/resizer/GAAqVvm8BlBWxk_xvvjJvGRikgQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/GAAqVvm8BlBWxk_xvvjJvGRikgQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM.jpg","restricted":false,"takenOn":"2023-06-07T16:49:07Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/Uaqaum0Rddsbk1mpmTVxpkzT_xI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib/public/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM.jpg","usage_instructions":"j=","version":0,"template_id":335,"_id":"UTY2P6LRNNBGPCFEJF2XXA7GAE","comments":[]},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"7cd70e99c83a08d837a64d101f628890033587c93b29f9751014052b87c08ad1"},"caption":"(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new baby Zebra born on June 2 to mother Ziva at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. 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","copyright":"2023 Trent Nelson","created_date":"2023-06-07T17:50:35Z","credits":{"affiliation":[],"by":[{"byline":"Trent Nelson","name":"Trent Nelson","type":"author"}]},"height":2800,"image_type":"photograph","last_updated_date":"2023-06-07T17:50:35Z","licensable":false,"owner":{"id":"sltrib","sponsored":false},"slug":"babyZebra","source":{"additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"},"edit_url":"https://sltrib.arcpublishing.com/photo/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM","system":"photo center"},"status":"","subtitle":"","taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/sltrib/A24NTAT4WFEL5O7YMS3ZUBIBHM.jpg","version":"0.10.9","width":2800,"syndication":{"external_distribution":false,"search":false}},{"_id":"6WUUZE6DYZG5LA45CYTEUPDH5Q","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588114,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"In addition to combined business and leisure travel, the city also is benefiting from business travel that then leads to leisurely vacations, White said."},{"_id":"Z6VK3XPEGRG5HLC2COAZLCYCOM","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686684588115,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"About 25% of convention delegates who visit Salt Lake City without knowing much about the city go home intending to come back within 18 months for a vacation with friends or family, he said."},{"_id":"L7ZPWT7TNJDORHSQ5RZBMHO2GQ","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1686670403495,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<b>Editor’s note •</b> <i>This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. 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