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State economic development and EDCUtah offer recruitment support; confidential "Project Everest" named as potential manufacturer
Summary
EDCUtah and the state’s rural economic office outlined tools and contacts to help Emery County recruit manufacturers and energy projects. EDCUtah said a confidential lead dubbed Project Everest could bring about 160 jobs and roughly $360 million in investment; GOEO offered targeted outreach and incentive guidance.
EDCUtah and the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) presented recruitment support to the Emery County Economic Development Board, highlighting recent site visits and a confidential manufacturing lead called Project Everest.
Greg Bisping, vice president of investor relations at EDCUtah, told the board Emery County has been an EDCUtah investor since 2019 and that the organization maintains a pipeline of roughly 110 active projects and longstanding relationships with site selectors. "We are a public‑private nonprofit," Bisping said, describing services EDCUtah provides, including community profiles, research and…
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