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In a Q&A with Utah Business, Christensen discusses Utah’s growing influence in venture capital, the policies shaping startup investment, and what could limit the state’s momentum.

Before building a storefront, these Utah restaurants started in food trucks and farmers market stalls. Here's how they made the leap.

From its earliest days, Nevada has been known for mining. Dubbed the “Silver State”, mining is a legacy industry that has kept the state prosperous over the past century and longer. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada’s Virginia Range in 1859 set the course for statehood while fueling innovation and economic development.

From military intelligence to engineering fuel on Mars, these trailblazers are driving aerospace and defense forward and paving the way for the next generation of women.

Thanks to a new Delta order for several Boeing jets, Utahns might find themselves in a unique scenario: Boarding a long-haul flight in Salt Lake City on a plane partially built just minutes from the airport.

From fast-casual restaurants to fashionable children's clothing, these local businesses swam with the sharks.

Utah is recovering essential minerals from abandoned mines needed in manufacturing and national defense.

Where to order and what to get. While Utah has many claims to fame — iconic ski slopes, stunning national parks and disruptive startups — perhaps nothing is so widely discussed as its soda fixation.