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Providing perspective and contextual insights on the financial aspects of the Energy industry within the state of Utah, from fossil fuels to renewables, as well as infrastructure and storage.

CATCHING-UP: The Top 49 Utah-focused Monetary, Financial and/or Business News Nuggets for the Last Quarter of 2024 that You Might have Missed

CATCHING-UP: The Top 49 Utah-focused Monetary, Financial and/or Business News Nuggets for the Last Quarter of 2024 that You Might have Missed

{AUTHOR'S NOTE: With apologies in advance, it's clear that things got a bit hectic for "Yours Truly" in the latter part of the year, especially with the births of a grandson in October and a granddaughter in November, as well as landing two new

NEWS BRIEF: Lindon's ProFire Energy is About to be Acquired for $125 Million

NEWS BRIEF: Lindon's ProFire Energy is About to be Acquired for $125 Million

If all goes according to plan, Lindon, Utah-based ProFire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE) will be acquired by Dallas, Texas-based CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) for $125 million by the end of January 2025. When the pending acquisition was disclosed by ProFire in late October 2025, the company announced that its Board of

NEWS BRIEF: Utah-based rPlus Energies Lands $304 Million in New Financings to Help Drive Renewable Energy Projects

In 2024, rPlus has now raised nearly $1.9 billion in equity and debt financings to support over 1.2 Gigawatts of projects under construction and an additional 15GW in development. Salt Lake City, Utah-based rPlus Energies has landed $304 million in new financings to help it drive construction of

NEWS BRIEF: A Colorado-based Energy Company is Selling 126,000 Acres of Uinta Basin Land for $2.0 Billion

NEWS BRIEF: A Colorado-based Energy Company is Selling 126,000 Acres of Uinta Basin Land for $2.0 Billion

In Utah news not apparently reported previously in the state, Denver, Colorado-based Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) is selling 126,000 acres of oil-producing land in Utah's Unita Basis for $2.0 billion in cash. According to the recent Ovintiv news release, Ovintiv announced two separate yet interrelated agreements, specifically:

Multiple Yet Unnamed Utah Governmental Entities will Spend at Least $60 Million to Purchase 203* New Heavy-Duty, Zero-Emission Vehicles

Multiple Yet Unnamed Utah Governmental Entities will Spend at Least $60 Million to Purchase 203* New Heavy-Duty, Zero-Emission Vehicles

Although the final combined payment required has not yet been disclosed to complete the planned purchases, several yet unnamed governmental entities in Utah will receive $60 million in federal grant monies to purchase 203* new heavy-duty, zero-emission vehicles. Here's the rest of the story. The U.S. Environmental

Canadian Mineral Exploration Company, Urano Energy, is Buying 12.7 Square Miles of Prospective Uranium Properties in Utah and Colorado in a Planned $10.6 Million Cash and Stock Purchase

Canadian Mineral Exploration Company, Urano Energy, is Buying 12.7 Square Miles of Prospective Uranium Properties in Utah and Colorado in a Planned $10.6 Million Cash and Stock Purchase

Urano Energy (OTCQB:UECXF), a Vancouver, British Columbia mineral exploration company, has entered into a purchase agreement to buy 12.7 square miles of prospective uranium-holding mining properties in Utah and Colorado for $10.6 million in cash and stock. According to the company news release, the Urano agreement with

"Global Chaos" — The Inflection Point Driving the Coming Transformation of Utah's Quiet, yet Decades-Old, Emerging Ecosystem that will be at the Center of the Next Business Revolution in the "State of Deseret"

Welcome to this 3,500-word Report, the longest ever published by Utah Money Watch. We share this today because we believe the information reported on today, along with the implications contained herein, potentially portend a massive transformation for the business ecosystem in Utah. As such, we welcome your feedback and