Utah

Chris Sorbe worked with his father to turn their home into a vacation rental a decade ago. Business boomed for a while, but it hasn’t been so hot lately.

Most of us are not thinking about winter yet, but ski resorts are. Some are even saving last winter’s snow, guaranteeing skiing in a changing climate.

Redoing her home’s landscaping led Sara Southwick to start her own native plant nursery in Provo, Utah.

Daisy Camarena is co-founder of D’Fifth Rose, an alteration shop in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The seasonal shift added roughly 2,100 construction jobs in Montana and about 4,000 in Colorado through the first four months of the year.

Prediction markets are regulated by the federal Commodities Futures Trading Commission, even in states that don’t allow gambling. That could spark a legal battle to define an industry with little oversight in fields from sports to national security.

In Eagle Mountain, commercial development hasn’t kept up with population growth. So you might get your hair cut or your dog groomed at someone’s house.

Utah County has one of the youngest labor forces in the country — that’s a draw for some employers.

In a startup hotspot, we visit one building that showcases hundreds of Utah County entrepreneurs.

Utah County has low unemployment, high rates of entrepreneurship, and lots of young workers. Is that replicable elsewhere?