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West Valley City manager spotlights $800 million hospital project, job growth and local industry
Summary
In a V Convos interview, West Valley City Manager Ifo Pili described the city’s economic strengths — citing a proposed $800 million University of Utah hospital, 2,000–3,000 projected medical jobs and major local manufacturers — and urged better local outreach so residents know about the city’s assets.
West Valley City Manager Ifo Pili used a wide-ranging interview on the V Convos podcast to describe what he called a wave of economic investment and job growth in the city, and to urge officials to do more to make residents aware of local businesses and opportunities.
Pili said West Valley City is “the second largest city in Utah” with about “150,000” residents and roughly “70,000 jobs,” and pointed to aerospace and manufacturing firms such as Hexcel, Northrop Grumman and Garmin as anchors of the local economy. “If you bought a wedding dress, it probably came from here,” he said, citing a major local wedding-dress…
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