(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new lawsuit is taking aim at Utah’s inland port project. It claims the port authority had no legal right to form a board under control of the Legislature. Two nonprofits call it a constitutional violation, arguing Governor Cox is supposed to make appointments. The […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A nearly 900-acre site near Cedar City is where Utah’s first rural inland port will be built. The Utah Inland Port Authority unanimously voted to approve the creation of the Iron Springs Project Area west of Cedar City. According to a Port Authority release, the board […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is granting a request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Salt Lake City officials over the building of an inland port. The state’s highest court announced the dismissal on Friday. Salt Lake City officials claimed the state illegally claimed land on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Today, the Utah Inland Port Authority is beginning its search for a new executive director. Friday, the authority announced its director for the last three years — Jack Hedge — is stepping down to assume a new post as the organization’s president. Hedge will focus […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Inland Port Authority faces trouble in a bid to acquire land owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City’s west side. The Utah Department of Transportation has already submitted an eminent domain claim for the vacant spot near […]
(Salt Lake County, UT) — The Utah Inland Port Authority voted to initiate condemnation proceedings on private land owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Port Authority officials look to purchase the land near 56th West and I-80 to improve commercial rail flow in the area. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Inland Port Authority board is moving forward with plans to create a new infrastructure district that will issue bonds for future projects. The authority voted 9-2 yesterday to create the new district. The board also approved issuing 150-million-dollars in bonds to pay for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police arrested eight people after protesters of the Utah Inland Port Authority clashed with authorities. Salt Lake City police say three people were cited and released Tuesday, but five were taken to jail on suspicion of charges that ranged from assault against a police officer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protesters interrupted the board meeting of the Utah Inland Port Authority, resulting in state troopers ejecting dozens of environmental activists and arresting one. The activists with the group Civil Riot started shouting a few seconds into the meeting Wednesday at the Utah Capitol. The meeting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has approved changes to a proposed shipping hub in Salt Lake City despite opposition from some local officials. Lawmakers voted in a special session Wednesday to pass changes unveiled by Republican Gov. Gary Herbert earlier this week. The changes shrink the size […]
