Wasatch Front South's Labor Market and Economy: New UTA lines mean more jobs

Thursday, October 6, 2011

New UTA lines mean more jobs

The Utah Transit Authority recently announced it intends to hire 263 employees to fill jobs that will be a part of its Front Lines 2015 project. The Front Lines project comprises five rail lines across the state: the FrontRunner commuter rail between Salt Lake City and Provo, the Mid-Jordan Light Rail Line, the West Valley Light Rail Line, the Airport Light Rail Line and the Draper Light Rail Line. Ogden Standard Examiner

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