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Utah’s Top 10 Economic Development Stories in 2020 By: EDCUtah
Without a doubt, the top economic story of 2020 was the pandemic, and there was not much good news. But, believe it or not, there were many other stories of great companies and incredible individuals that left their indelible mark on Utah’s economic landscape — and left us with milestones worth celebrating. Many of these successes involved the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah), and other economic development partners.
Here are Utah’s Top 10 economic development stories of 2020, in chronological order: 1. Northrop Grumman announces Project Unity, a Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) expansion in Weber County, supported by a state tax credit incentive. Northrop Grumman is currently the largest security and defense company in Utah, with more than 5,100 employees across the state. The GBSD headquarters will add 2,250 jobs and capital expenditures of $380 million over 20 years.
2. P rocter & Gamble (P&G) expands operations in Box Elder County with Project Syrup19. In 2011, Utah was home to P&G’s first domestic greenfield manufacturing site expansion in decades. This latest news marks the third time the company has expanded its Utah facilities.
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