Salt Lake City
News, businesses and events in Salt Lake City.
City hall
- Politics
Judge sends No Kings volunteer to trial for manslaughter in bystander's death
Matthew Alder, 43, is accused of firing the shot that killed Arthur "Afa" Ah Loo at the 2025 Salt Lake City protest while aiming at a man carrying a rifle.
Growth & construction
- Growth & housing
Downtown district plan adds 6,000-seat concert hall and rebuilt Delta Center entrance
Smith Entertainment Group and city and county leaders say the redesigned blocks around the Delta Center and Salt Palace should be finished before the 2034 Winter Games.
- Growth & housing
U of U Health to build new Redwood clinic in west side Power District
Trustees approved buying about 14 acres from Larry H. Miller Real Estate near North Temple and Redwood Road.
- Growth & housing
Salt Lake student-housing projects advance as developers weigh vacancy risks
Building Salt Lake reports continued student-housing development while a university spokesperson puts campus occupancy at 86% as of last week.
Around town
- Outdoors & skiing
Judge halts plan to move Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City
A federal court in California paused USDA relocations and office closures, saying the agency must make its case to Congress first.
- Tech · Feature
Utah and artificial intelligence, explained
Utah was early to write AI rules, and now the fight has moved to large data centers in rural counties, where opposition has already cost officials their seats.
- Money & banking · Feature
Utah's industrial banks, explained
Utah charters most of the nation's industrial banks, and in 2026 regulators cleared banks for Ford, GM, Stellantis and Edward Jones while PayPal, Klarna and others wait.
- Sports · Feature
The Delta Center rebuild and Salt Lake's sports district, explained
A half-cent sales tax is paying to remake the Delta Center and the blocks around it, while a separate group pursues a Major League Baseball team for the city's west side.
- Sports · Feature
Utah's 2034 Winter Games, explained
Utah won its second Winter Olympics in 2024 with its venues already standing, so the run-up to 2034 is about money, transit, legacy programs and who is in charge.
- Business
Utah life sciences sector pays well above state average, backers say
Industry group BioHive Utah says biotech and health innovation have grown well beyond the state's medical device roots.
- Sports
Lone Peak repeats as 6A girls tennis champion; Bingham's Newman wins first singles
Lone Peak edged Skyridge and Bingham for the team title despite losing five starters, while Newman beat a Lone Peak senior in the final two years after a diabetes diagnosis.
- Utah history · Feature
How Salt Lake paid for the 2002 Olympics
Salt Lake's organizers finished with a surplus, after years of public investment, commercial fundraising and budget cuts. The financing story spans several different sets of accounts.
- Utah history · Feature
First Security’s two merger paths: How Wells Fargo acquired a Utah banking leader
First Security’s failed combination with Zions and its 2000 acquisition by Wells Fargo show how shareholder decisions and local competition shaped Utah banking consolidation.
- Business
Utah Medical extends $75-a-share tender offer to October 27
Shareholders will have time to consider third-quarter results, scheduled for October 22, before the revised deadline.
- Education
University of Utah gains approval to bid up to $21 million for neighboring property
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that state officials authorized a bid for the 5.3-acre Pingree Center property. A purchase has not been announced.
- Tech
Utah’s AI-Native banking conference: from AI demos to accountable workflows
The September 29 gathering in Salt Lake City put agentic AI in lending, servicing, customer experience and oversight on the same agenda. The practical question for banks is how to give software useful authority while retaining evidence, control and accountability.
- Tech
LoanPro and Spring Labs plan embedded complaint and quality-control automation
Salt Lake City-based LoanPro announced a partnership to embed Spring Labs’ AI tools for complaint management and quality assurance in its lending platform beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026. Credit, transaction and fraud-dispute workflows are planned to follow in 2027.
- Business
MoonPay agrees to acquire Utah-based North Capital
MoonPay announced a definitive agreement on September 23, 2026 to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a Salt Lake City-based private-markets infrastructure provider. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
- Tech
Salt Lake City hosts AI banking and fintech conference September 29
The Utah Bankers Association lists the AI-Native Banking and Fintech Conference for September 29, 9 AM–6 PM Mountain Time, at the Ken Garff University Club at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
- Money & banking
Utah’s banking ecosystem puts partnership controls in focus
Industrial banks, specialty lenders and fintech partnerships anchor Utah’s banking ecosystem. The ABA Annual Convention is scheduled for Salt Lake City, October 25–27.