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The scale of the silo conversion effort is something the Air Force nuclear complex hasn't seen in "over 50 or 60 years," Lt. Gen. James Dawkins, deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, said today.

The name Sentinel conjures the idea of a soldier tirelessly keeping watch — not unlike the poor souls pulling a marathon 72-hour alert during the a blizzard at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.

The expansion added 500 new jobs and will also lead to more economic benefits to the community.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The defense firm Northrop Grumman plans to hire 500 more engineers in the Huntsville area to support America’s new Air Force-led defense against foreign nuclear missile attack.

Northrop Grumman plans to hire 250 people by the end of 2022 for its Colorado Springs operations specializing in missile defense and ballistic missiles, a top company official said Monday.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake Chamber met Tuesday to launch the newly formed Wasatch Innovation Network, which includes Utah technology companies, state universities, venture capital, local governments and chambers working together to collaborate on innovation efforts in Utah. The network has been in the works since late last year and aims to bring together the best minds across Utahs leading sectors, working to bring strength and insight to Utahs innovation tech industry. Because innovation...

Wasatch Innovation Network launched to promote Utah Innovation and Business Salt Lake City — Public and private sector organizations across Utah gathered Tuesday to announce a statewide multi-industry initiative to promote research, development, and commercialization with the goal of developing Utah as a global innovation economy. The new organization called the Wasatch Innovation Network (WIN) is a 501(c)6 nonprofit that will promote Utah as an international leader in innova...

Cox, Henderson sign executive order for returnship to help out-of-work Utahns Cox, Henderson sign executive order for returnship to help out-of-work Utahns and last updated 2021-04-01 19:12:26-04 SALT LAKE CITY — In their weekly COVID-19 press conference on Thursday, Governor Spencer Cox and Lieutenant Governor Diedre Henderson announced a new executive order that seeks to help Utahns get the skills and training needed to re-enter the workforce. Executive Order 2021-8, called Expanding Ret...

ROY — State officials on Thursday announced they have launched a new initiative aimed at expanding workforce opportunities for Utahns who have struggled to re-enter the workforce following the economic constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order that directs state agencies to review ways that could make it easier for "returnship" for people and remove any barriers that would make it difficult for people to return to the workforce. Utah is the first state t...

ROY — Utah leaders on Thursday continued to look forward to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond as a record number of new vaccinations were reported and the spread of the disease continued trending downward. Utahs number of COVID-19 cases increased by 487 on Thursday, with three more deaths, according to the Utah Department of Health. Another 46,011 vaccinations were reported, which is the highest number ever administered in a single day, according to state officials. Gov. Spencer Cox...