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Moodyâs affirms Utahâs AAA credit rating, citing strong fiscal governance and resilience
Moodyâs Ratings has reaffirmed Utahâs Aaa issuer credit rating, reflecting the stateâs strong economy, exemplary fiscal management, and minimal debt. Utah has never been rated below Aaa by any credit rating agency for its largest and most common debt, general obligation (GO) bonds. Currently, there are only 14 states that hold Aaa ratings with each of the big three rating agencies. (Read More)
Utah Office of Energy Development and NuCube sign MOU
The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) and NuCube Energy (NuCube), an innovative nuclear energy company designing a revolutionary fission reactor capable of producing electricity and high temperature heat, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU establishes a collaboration for siting one of NuCubeâs microreactors at OEDâs Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL), Utahâs premier energy lab, located in Orangeville, Utah. (Read More)
New treatment for brain tumors available in Utah
Physicians at Holy Cross Hospital â Jordan Valley are the first in Utah to utilize a new type of radiation therapy, called Gamma Tiles, to treat brain tumors including gioblastomas, meningiomas, and brain metastasis. The tiles, made of an absorbable collagen material embedded with radioactive seeds and are placed at the time of surgery. The benefit of Gamma Tiles is that they deliver a high-dose radiation directly to the tumor cavity, where it is most needed to help prevent regrowth while giving much less radiation to healthy brain tissue. (Read More)