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Mariana Minerals Raises $310 Million as Utah Becomes Proving Ground for Autonomous Mining

Mariana Minerals Raises $310 Million as Utah Becomes Proving Ground for Autonomous Mining

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Mariana Minerals just raised $310 million in Series B financing, pushing the company’s valuation to roughly $1.5 billion. ✅ CEO Turner Caldwell says all mining machinery is AI-powered and autonomous at Copper One, Mariana’s recently purchased and reopened copper mine / refinery in southeastern Utah, with

Domo, Chapter 2: Behind Its $400 Million Asset Sale, Domo Was Preparing for a Possible Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

Domo, Chapter 2: Behind Its $400 Million Asset Sale, Domo Was Preparing for a Possible Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

Utah’s Weave Agrees to $650 Million Sale to Francisco Partners, Five Months After Activist Investors Won Two Seats on Weave's Board of Directors

Utah’s Weave Agrees to $650 Million Sale to Francisco Partners, Five Months After Activist Investors Won Two Seats on Weave's Board of Directors

Five Years After Opening a $286 Million Plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Tyson Foods is Shutting it Down and Eliminating 723 Utah Jobs in the Process

Five Years After Opening a $286 Million Plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Tyson Foods is Shutting it Down and Eliminating 723 Utah Jobs in the Process

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

Five Months After a $490 Million Refinancing, Utah’s Varex Imaging Agrees to be Acquired by Teledyne in a $1.1 Billion Deal

Five Months After a $490 Million Refinancing, Utah’s Varex Imaging Agrees to be Acquired by Teledyne in a $1.1 Billion Deal

Ogden, Utah-Based Highland Partners Makes Its Largest Acquisition Yet with $119 Million Purchase of a Chicago Apartment Tower

Ogden, Utah-Based Highland Partners Makes Its Largest Acquisition Yet with $119 Million Purchase of a Chicago Apartment Tower

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NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Carlyle Group has acquired Centerville, Utah-based defense-technology firm Secturion Systems, making the Utah company the first investment by Carlyle's new dedicated middle-market Aerospace, Defense / Government and Industrials platform; ✅ Brigham Young University Athletics and Lehi-based Entrata have signed a multi-year agreement making

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

NEWS OF NOTE: A Utah Billionaire’s Bold Push to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, Crewe Advisors’ Growth-Capital Deal, and Other Recent Money Signals Across Utah

NEWS OF NOTE: A Utah Billionaire’s Bold Push to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, Crewe Advisors’ Growth-Capital Deal, and Other Recent Money Signals Across Utah

Lake Mountain School District’s $19.75 Million Eagle Mountain Land Deal is Likely the First Step Toward a $500 Million-ish K-16 Campus in Western Utah County

Lake Mountain School District’s $19.75 Million Eagle Mountain Land Deal is Likely the First Step Toward a $500 Million-ish K-16 Campus in Western Utah County

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

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NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

Ogden, Utah-Based Highland Partners Makes Its Largest Acquisition Yet with $119 Million Purchase of a Chicago Apartment Tower

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

What Fervo Energy’s First Results Post-IPO Actually Tell us about Utah's Energy Ecosystem

Granite Lands ~$117MM UDOT Contract as it Deploys its Growing Utah Infrastructure Platform

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Utah’s Weave Agrees to $650 Million Sale to Francisco Partners, Five Months After Activist Investors Won Two Seats on Weave's Board of Directors

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

Five Months After a $490 Million Refinancing, Utah’s Varex Imaging Agrees to be Acquired by Teledyne in a $1.1 Billion Deal

Utah’s Ultradent Agrees to Be Acquired for $900 Million by Mitsui Chemicals, with a Global Dental Products HQ to be Established in South Jordan, Utah

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

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Mariana Minerals Raises $310 Million as Utah Becomes Proving Ground for Autonomous Mining

Domo, Chapter 2: Behind Its $400 Million Asset Sale, Domo Was Preparing for a Possible Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

Utah’s Weave Agrees to $650 Million Sale to Francisco Partners, Five Months After Activist Investors Won Two Seats on Weave's Board of Directors

Five Years After Opening a $286 Million Plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Tyson Foods is Shutting it Down and Eliminating 723 Utah Jobs in the Process

Ogden, Utah-Based Highland Partners Makes Its Largest Acquisition Yet with $119 Million Purchase of a Chicago Apartment Tower