Weber State University’s MARS Center accelerates hypersonic research, defense innovation, and workforce development through industry collaboration, hands-on student training, and pilot-scale production of advanced materials for national security applications.

Last month Utah’s 47G (Salt Lake City, UT) led a trade delegation to Romania, fostering aerospace and defense partnerships. The mission strengthened global ties, supported F-35 integration, and expanded economic opportunities.

Torus and First Colony Mortgage are developing Utah’s largest residential clean energy community, combining solar, battery storage, and streamlined financing to offer homeowners energy independence and long-term value.

Atomic (Salt Lake CIty, UT) secures a $10 million investment from Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, and F.N.B. Corporation to expand payroll connectivity, drive account primacy, and enhance financial services innovation.

YouScience (American Fork, UT) secures strategic investment from ECMC Group’s Education Impact Fund to enhance career-connected learning.

SchoolAI (Lehi, UT) has raised $25 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven platform, providing personalized education tools for teachers, students, and administrators, aiming to improve learning outcomes and reduce teacher workloads.

Everee and dlivrd have launched the Expedite Visa® Pay Card, providing gig workers with near-instant earnings access. This partnership redefines payroll by prioritizing financial flexibility, enhancing worker satisfaction, and revolutionizing payment technology for the gig economy.

Siya Jain and Rumaana Patel discuss with Altitude Lab's Executive Director Chandana Haque’s leadership in biotech, insights on entrepreneurship, women in STEM, embracing failure, and the ongoing mission of Altitude Lab (Salt Lake City, UT) to support life science startups.