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Provo has helped drive Utah’s recovery with low unemployment, jobs and the economic benefits of being home to Brigham Young University. (iStockphoto)

PROVO, Utah — The first sign that Provo got through the Great Recession better than most places shows up quickly, when a driver heading south from Salt Lake City comes upon an army of workers and machines widening the main interstate highway exit into town.

The frenetic pace continues upon entering downtown. A tower crane soars above the expansion of the world headquarters of NuSkin, makers of anti-aging products. Nearby, workers are rebuilding a 114-year-old Mormon tabernacle destroyed by fire nearly two years ago. The four-month-old convention center is preparing to host the Siberian Husky Club of America annual show.

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