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Utah's Operation Gigawatt Summit convened federal officials, legislators, and energy founders at Deer Valley to accelerate nuclear, storage, and frontier energy development — producing a concrete federal permitting agreement the same day.

At Utah’s second Data Governance Summit at UVU, officials said the state’s privacy agenda has shifted from legislation to implementation, highlighting digital identity, local-government support, shared services, deadlines, and the challenge of building public trust.

MountainWest Capital Network’s 2025 Deal Flow Report event today at Zions Bank brought together Utah business leaders to review transaction trends, recognize contributors, and highlight the state’s active investment and capital markets.

Odys Aviation (Long Beach, CA) produces hybrid VTOL for multiple uses, with cargo certification expected this year and a possible Utah factory on the horizon.

At Accelerate 26, Pattern launched Pi, an AI-powered ecommerce execution engine built on 77 trillion data points, while executives Dave Wright and John LeBaron outlined bets on automation, social commerce, AI discovery, and brand growth.

Album VC (Lehi, UT), the Mountain West VC behind seven Utah unicorns, expands its partnership for the first time in a decade, welcoming Ty Boswell and Cash Allred as partners.

Amplēo (Lehi, UT) acquires Crunchfirm (San Francisco, CA), adding full-stack CFO services for VC-backed startups to its growing platform. The deal, the firm's seventh acquisition in under two years, deepens Amplēo Finance's venture-stage expertise and expands its one-stop embedded services model.

AMH opens a Product Engineering hub in Draper, targeting 100 hires as the single-family rental giant bets on Utah's tech talent to build AI-powered tools transforming how Americans find and rent homes.