In recent years, large-scale highway and commuter-rail projects have dominated the transportation landscape in Utah, but last summer, after many years of what might be called a long-delayed takeoff, the Salt Lake City Dept. of Airports (SLCDA) broke ground on the largest project in its history—a $1.8-billion complete replacement of the Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal.
"We estimate this project will create 24,000 jobs and pour $3.3 billion worth of value into the state's economy," says Natalie Gochnour, a member of the airport's advisory board and the associate dean of the David Eccles College of Business at the University of Utah.