Nucleus Fund invests in Provo's Terraphene, a hemp-based materials startup with a nine-figure pallet supply deal, fire- and strength-tested building materials, and a pitch to help refill the Great Salt Lake by replacing thirsty alfalfa acreage with hemp.

Utah is revisiting a spaceport concept first proposed at Dugway in 1972 as the state studies potential sites near Delta and Green River amid growing commercial demand for launch and reentry infrastructure.

A Kaysville startup, W2 Super League, launches Utah's first premium corporate sports league October 24 — golf, pickleball, running and cycling across a month-long season, capped by a November 14 awards gala in Draper.

Searchable, a UK-based AI visibility startup, has opened a Salt Lake City office staffed by two former Scrunch AI employees whose previous company was just acquired by Sitecore for a reported $225 million.

Adam Shaw went from an 11-year-old paintball hustler to co-founder of F&F Ventures. He and Jeff Erickson are scaling Founders & Funders into a four-part venture platform betting on consumer goods, e-commerce and authentic relationships over billion-dollar valuations.

St. George startup Curant.ai secured a $3.1M seed round led by Diagram Ventures. Founded by AI veteran John Haller, the company provides an enterprise-grade AI intelligence layer streamlining complex insurance claims workflows safely and accurately.

Invite-only fintech gathering returns Sept. 16-18, combining Olympic venues, the Bonneville Salt Flats and three days of conversations among lending and credit leaders.

Utah broke from the pack of 33 states to sue Meta separately in 2023. That bet paid off this week in a $12.2 billion national settlement — Utah's cut: $212 million over 10 years...with additional fine print incentives for more.