PHOENIX, Arizona, May 27 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: * * * ACA, National Network for Microelectronics Education, SEMI Foundation and Regional Partners Announce NNME Southwest Regional Node New five-state workforce consortium to accelerate microelectronics training, coordination, and talent development across the Southwest * TEMPE, AZ - Government, industry, and workforce leaders gathered today to announce a major new initiative to strengthen microelectronics talent pipelines across the Southwest. At a pre more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 27 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight: * * * Utah Employer's Guide to 5 New Workplace Laws in May 2026 Utah employers must keep up with a slew of new state workplace laws that kicked in this month. Here are the top five that will impact private employers in the Beehive State. 5 Key Workplace Laws (Effective May 6 - With Additional Upcoming Deadlines) 1. Ban on Healthcare and Veterinarian Noncompetes (HB 270 and SB 111) Utah employers are now banned from entering into noncompete agreements wi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- A coalition of oil and gas industry associations, including the American Petroleum Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Western Energy Alliance, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Western Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Montana Petroleum Association, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association, Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma, and Utah Petroleum Association, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The letter supports the agency's direct final ru more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the department's proposed rule aimed at increasing wage protections for temporary and permanent employment of certain foreign nationals in the U.S. (Docket No. ETA-2026-0001). The institution expressed strong concerns that the rule's new wage requirements for H-1B visa holders and employment-based green card applicants negatively impact its operations, especially in higher education and healthcare. Locate more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Utah Division of Air Quality, Salt Lake City, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the proposed rule to reconsider and repeal the finding of failure to attain the 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Uinta Basin nonattainment area (Docket No. EPA-R08-OAR-2024-0001). The letter expresses support for EPA Region 8's proposal to extend the attainment date and determine that the area met the standard by the marginal attainment date. UDAQ's le more ST