VERNAL — Utah has maintained a strong economy throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but some areas are faring better than others. Uintah County has the highest unemployment rate in the state at 11%, according to the Governor's Office of Economic Development. That's partially because of the pandemic and also the decline of the oil and gas industry that's long been the county's lifeline. But early next month, Vernal will celebrate the grand opening of a new co-working and innovation space that might seem more at home in Salt Lake or San Francisco. The aim is to create new business and opportunity for the Uintah Basin. The Vernal Innovation Hub includes space for work, meetings and events, will host business development classes, and has membership levels to rent space by the month or just pop in for a day.