SALT LAKE CITY — While the long-term fate of the Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative continues to hang in the balance, the agency is hosting a national conference this week for other innovation industry development groups from around the country.
The conference is an annual event organized by the State Science and Technology Institute, a national nonprofit based in Columbus, Ohio, that works in support of agencies like USTAR that are working to leverage economic development through the support of technology and innovation endeavors.
Image: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News - FILE - President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks at the Utah Technology Innovation Summit in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 after receiving a lifetime achievement award for his accomplishments as a heart surgeon and researcher.
