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KNEU 1250Anyone who held back on desired holiday travel in 2020 is making up for lost time this year as Christmas travel reports show a sharp increase this year. The AAA Newsroom reports more than 109 million people have made plans to travel between December 23rd and January 2nd.
Now that the word is out that the Uinta Basin Railway received final approval from the Surface Transportation Board, there is a common question asked: What’s the construction timeline? Rio Grande Pacific Senior Vice President Mark Hemphill provided an answer to this and many other questions during a radio interview that is available to listen here https://basinnow.com/public_affairs.php.
The Department of Workforce Services provided updated unemployment numbers this week and things continue to move in the right direction.
Construction on the new Roosevelt Branch of the Duchesne County Library System is moving along and an invitation has been extended to the public of an important way to help.
In addition to the agencies behind the project, there has been tremendous support for the Uinta Basin Railway. In fact, each member of the Utah Congressional Delegation and State elected officials from Governor Cox’s office on down, as well as many officials in Washington D.C., have been vocal in support of the project.
Fishing tournaments are underway and coming up on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The third annual Buckboard ‘Pupulation Control’ Contest, hosted by Buckboard Marina at Flaming Gorge and sponsored by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, is geared toward helping control the population of small lake trout (pups) at Flaming Gorge.
The Department of Public Safety encourages all to stay cybersafe while finishing holiday shopping online by making sure to use safe methods for purchases.
The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new Executive Director. Larry Moon is a Vernal native that enjoyed a 25 year career at Halliburton before accepting the position as the Vernal Chamber Director. The previous director, Joel Brown, resigned from the position in October to pursue new opportunities after having served as the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director since 2015.
A U.S. District Court Judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit brought by the Ute Indian Tribe against the United States of America in which the Tribe attempts to claim about 2 million acres of land in eastern Utah as well as reparations amounting to upwards of a billion dollars.
The Uinta Basin Railway received final approval from the federal Surface Transportation Board and Representative Blake Moore made it clear he is happy about the decision. “I am thrilled that the Surface Transportation Board has given their stamp of approval for this crucial project, which will bring tremendous economic opportunities to the Basin, the Ute Tribe, and the entire state of Utah,” shared Moore.
The Department of Workforce Services reports the nonfarm payroll employment for November increased by 3.6 percent over the last 2 years and the state’s economy added 57,900 jobs to the state's economy. The November employment by county registered at approximately 421 employed in Daggett County, 8,332 in Duchesne County, and 12,835 in Uintah County.
The Vernal Regional Airport is among a handful of airports in Utah that will receive funds through the Airport Infrastructure portion of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Simply put this law is providing $15 billion dollars in funding for airport-related projects.