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May 9, 2021 6:31 PM UTC Provo-area software firm Fishbowl Solutions LLC has benefited from the talent emerging from the region s large universities and a tech-forward business community. Fishbowl added 15 employees last year, when it had the biggest revenue gain in its 20-year history. Its workforce now totals 195. But the city has seen a shortage of workers. There s a lot of output of tech professionals from the two universities nearby, but even with that, it s been a struggle to find enough development staff, said John David King, Fishbowl s chief executive. We ve done quite a bit of hiring, and some of those have been from out of state.
Published April 13, 2021 at 6:54 PM MDT Listen • 5:08 Courtesy of Utah Valley University
Utah Valley University’s cheer team is a national champion. The National Cheerleaders Association’s 2021 Championship took place in Daytona Beach last weekend. This story and more in Tuesday evening s news brief.
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Utah’s C+ On Infrastructure Report Best In The Nation
Utah ranked top in the nation in a new White House report on public infrastructure, receiving a C+. The report graded states on 12 major areas of infrastructure the Biden Administration hopes to improve with $2.3 trillion in federal funding. Those include traditional categories like roads and bridges, but also broadband access, child care and housing. Despite its relatively high score, Utah has suffered from a “systemic lack of investment” for decades, the report said. It’s not clear yet how much federal funding Utah will receive if the infrastru
/ Utahns who take public transportation spend an extra 103.5% of their time commuting, according to a White House infrastructure report released Monday.
Utah ranked top in the nation in a new
The report graded states on 12 major areas of infrastructure the Biden Administration hopes to improve with
$2.3 trillion in federal funding, including traditional categories like roads and bridges but also broadband access, child care and housing.
With an overall C+ grade, Utah tied Georgia with its relatively high marks nationwide, though the state has still suffered from a “systemic lack of investment” for decades, the report said. It noted there are 62 bridges and more than 2,000 miles of highway in poor condition and commute times for drivers have increased by over 7% since 2011.