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A Film-Lovers Paradise: Filming in Utah
I spent much of my youth in movie theatres, including the old Blue Mouse in downtown Salt Lake City. During high school and college, I discovered the Sundance Film Festival…
Best Friends Animal Society: Among 2021 Top Workplaces and CEO Julie Castle Wins Leadership Award
Best Friends Animal Society has been named one of Utah’s Top Workplaces 2021 by the Salt Lake Tribune, and iIts CEO, Julie Castle, received the Tribune’s sole 2021 Leadership Award in their large business category. Based on anonymous employee surveys, these awards...
MagTrax: Providing Screen-Free, Clutter-Free Entertainment
In March 2019, just one week into the COVID-19 pandemic, Bryan Stringham’s household clutter was at an all-time high, and entertainment options were at an all-time low. Shortly after that he had a stroke of inspiration. “I had to create something that would be...
My Discovery Destination: Providing Free Family Fun Activities
Since 2017, My Discovery Destination! has provided families with free family fun.
Park City Lodging: A Place to Call Home Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Park City Lodging has been providing visitors to this mountain resort town with a wide assortment of vacation rentals since 1984.
Hale Center Theater Orem: Adapting and growing in the new normal
Like many other businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hale Center Theater Orem had to adjust its business model to continue to bring live entertainment to their audiences.
Utah Symphony Utah Opera: Re-imagining the concert experience
Like many organizations, the Utah Symphony Utah Opera (USUO) were forced to adapt their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keeping Moab Afloat: The Delicate Balance a Tourist Town Must Make
Moab Gear Trader is a family-owned business at the corner of Main Street in Moab. Marshall Dvorscak has managed this community-oriented gear store since 2014, supplying the small town and its many visitors with outdoor gear.
Hale Centre Theatre: Operating in an Arts friendly State
“It has been a tumultuous year,” said Quinn Dietlein, vice president and executive director of Hale Centre Theatre. “Even though the arts have become a particularly hard-hit industry during the pandemic, Hale Centre Theatre has embodied the popular show business phrase, ‘The show must go on.’”
Natural History Museum of Utah: A welcoming place to safely learn
When the Natural History Museum of Utah closed in March 2020 to help slow the spread of COVID-19, it thought it would be dark for just a week or two. By mid-April, however, it became clear that their “temporary” closure would be extended. Staff members began to prepare for an extended shutdown.