The Mountain Accord agreement reached July 13, 2015, represented a mind-blowing level of collaboration among dozens of stakeholders from ski resort moguls to grassroots eco-advocates. In terms of government agencies, nearly two dozen different jurisdictions were represented in perhaps the state’s most impressive pyramid of state, local and federal policymakers all coming … [Read more...]
Hacker’s Haven – Professional Nerds at Play
Hackers are commonly known by which “hat” they wear--black or white. Black hats hack with bad intentions, like those who breached a federal database in July and nabbed the personnel records of 22 million government employees; or those said to have been hired by Kim Jong-Il to hack into Sony Pictures’ mainframe in an attempt to prevent the studio from releasing the The Interview … [Read more...]
Utah’s Silicon Slopes – This is the Place for High Paying Tech Jobs
Fifteen years ago, the IM Flash facility sat vacant near Point of the Mountain. At that time, the three-million square foot facility sat unoccupied like a ruinous monument to thwarted ambition and “go-big or go home” dreams. The facility was an eyesore until the state made its first of many sizeable bets on Utah’s tech future, a $15 million tax incentive for the company to stay … [Read more...]