economy

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utahns are paying more for gas than the national average. GasBuddy reported today that the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now three-99. It's the first time since March the national average has been under four-dollars...

A Utah lawmaker is pushing the state government to completely reopen the economy.  Republican Representative Paul Ray says government leaders need to admit they overreacted to the coronavirus pandemic when they shut everything down.  ...

A private-public partnership could be a gamechanger for Utah as the state looks to reopen the economy.  State officials announced today that Merit Medical Systems will produce testing swabs for COVID-19 testing kits.  Merit CEO Fred Lampropoulos said his company can make ten-thousand of the swabs a day, but will ramp that number up to 50-thousand as time goes on.  Thi ...

President Trump is confirming that he deliberately left Utah Senator Mitt Romney off a panel that will advise him on ways to help the economy recover as coronavirus restrictions are reduced.  During a news conference yesterday, Trump told a reporter from the Salt Lake Tribune that he wasn't a fan of Romney and that he really didn't want the Republican Senator's advice.  ...

Exploring the circular economy and Islamic finance, Dixie State University will host a forum on economics research at the next installment of Dixie State University’s weekly lecture series, Dixie Forum: A Window on the World. Dixie State University professors Dr. Adu Kahn ...

ST. GEORGE - Tourism in Washington County can be a double edge sword. We want people to come and support local businesses and spend money here, but on the other hand it really makes roads and the area crowded. Kevin Lewis Washington County Director of Tourism speaking on the Open Mike Show with Andy Griffin says that it is a critical part of our economy...