Exelis is a local Salt Lake City company that works with the U.S. Navy developing and manufacturing components used in submarine and surface ship sonar systems. How did a landlocked company form a Navy partnership? It all started in the 1950s. The company started out as King Laboratory. They manufactured “crystals” needed in the then-current sonar process. Salt Lake was … [Read more...]
The Mission Continues: Helping Veterans Make the Trek from Soldier to Civilian
Utah has some of the biggest Trekkies in America. In fact, Utah theaters ranked in the top of the nation for attendance for the latest Star Trek: Into Darkness. As Memorial Day approaches, Utah Stories would like to highlight a veterans-focused charity supported by Star Trek director J.J. Abrahms and his wife Kate McGrath. The Mission Continues is a national nonprofit … [Read more...]