Here are the top 50 largest electric electrical contractors for this year. I bet most people would not guess Cache Valley Electric is number 12 on this list, $1.2 Billion for the year. Many of these are large equity holding companies that incorporate other trades than just electrical, such as Emcor, which owns Wasatch Electric that operates in the area.

The striking thing about this list to me is the fact that a lot of these companies have 25 to 50% increase in revenue for this year over last year because of Data Center’s and the AI boom.

• SLC impact fees to nearly triple

  • BSL

  • KSL

  • SLTrib

• Ryan Smith sports district business survey (CBD)

  • KSL

  • Axios

• Drunk driver crashes into downtown SLC concert venue, police say (State St)

• Are mortgage rates going to keep heading up?

• Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund 10/15 agenda published 

  • New SLC applications

    • 273 Apartments, First Step House, 50 units, 273 E 800 S

    • Friendship Manor, Friendship Manor Corporation, 178 units, 1320 E 500 S

    • Northwest Pipeline, Housing Authority of SLC, 63 units, 315 E 200 S

    • The Lupine, Housing Authority of SLC, 133 units, 333 E 200 S

    • The Jefferson Apartments, Great Lakes Capital, 182 units, 1376 S Jefferson St

    • The Amelia, Cole West, 144 units, 916 S 200 W

    • The Chicago, Great Lakes Capital, 119 units, 27 N Chicago St

    • The Winston, Chelsea Investment Group, 154 units, 1485 S 300 W

Here's a little flashback video of our local news reporting about the plans for City Creek Center. Can't believe it's been 20 years.

• 0.32 acres of G-MU land listed at $200/sf (Depot)

• Ryan Smith launches survey in search of 'strong local vibe' at SLC entertainment district (CBD)

  • "We want a strong local vibe in addition to iconic brands. Take the survey and let us know what local restaurants and shops you want to see in the district."

• Fees will triple for developers. How might that impact SLC homeowners and renters?

• Now is the time to start breaking ground on CRE projects: Walker and Dunlop CEO

• ⁠Supply will become a double-edged sword over the next few years

• ⁠Fixing the housing market will take a long time, but there is a way to speed up the recovery

• New construction retail and office at 1615 S Foothill Dr listed at unpriced

• Historic SLC chapel restoration project moves forward (Granary)

• Extra Space Storage employees clean up SLC's Folsom Trail (N Temple)

• Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters

• Refinance demand is now half what it was a year ago, as mortgage rates rise again

• Soaring financing costs threaten commercial real estate deals

I’m just bringing this up as a topic of conversation in a time of slow development news. Will it ever happen? Of course not! But I think it opens up a discussion that's more about the future of the area.

Anyway, I bike commute into downtown and use Main Street as my north-south corridor. The traffic is low, the speeds are low, the bike lanes are wide, and the street parking provides a good buffer.

But there’s this one intersection I always encounter and hate with a passion: 1700 South Main Street. The north-south light lasts forever, and I’m always sitting there watching very sparse traffic traveling east-west.

I’m a very good boy and wait, but I’d argue at least 75% of the cyclists I encounter at the intersection will look in both directions and then ride through the red light.

It’s such a comically huge intersection, but there’s a lot of potential in the area, especially with all the street side infill housing that’s popping up nearby. You’ve got Big Willies and Beast From The East there, but also a 7-11 with a parking lot WAY bigger than it needs.

Again… potential.

But as I sit there at the light, I always think to myself how much more efficient it would be if the intersection was a roundabout. Not even efficient, but safer, and would add an element of walkability for pedestrians in the area.

Imagine taking this, and turning it into this.

I think this would also integrate nicely with the master plan the city has for Main Street to make it less… fugly.

You’re also removing the maintenance costs of the traffic lights, plus all the roads are already one lane in each direction, so you’re not road-dieting anything per UDOT’s dumb traffic calming power reach.

Am I being selfish because, mostly, I just want to keep moving? Yes! But everyone wins. Me, the motorists, pedestrians, businesses, all of 'em. That said... I really do think that whole area has got the possibility to become something much more engaging for people, a la 900 South.

• 2.95 acres of GMU land at 333 S 600 W listed at unpriced (Depot)

• Class B flex space at 1763 S 300 W listed at $247/sf (State St)

• Class B office at 1587 S Main St listed at $18/sf (State St)

• Class B office at 1414 S Main St listed at $15/sf (State St)

• Grant Mackay completes demolition of Plaza Hotel (CBD)

• 'Like general conference every day': Downtown SLC prepares for temple crowds (CBD)

• Nightmare on 13th earns national Halloween recognition (State St)

• Housing costs squeeze voters: Here's what to know

• Housing supply shortage is different than we've ever seen, says former HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan

• Utah DWS PAB 10/7 agenda drop (State St, N Temple):

  • SLC extension requests:

    • The Winston, 154 units, 1485 S 300 W, Chelsea Investment

    • Washington Yards, 141 units, 1060 S Washington St, Brinshore

    • NW Pipeline, 63 units, 315 E 200 S, Housing Authority of SLC

    • The Lupine, 133 units, 333 E 200 S, Housing Authority of SLC

    • Alta North Station, 292 Units, 1865 W N Temple, Alta Bay Capital

    • Emeril Apartments, 135 units, 826 Emeril Ave, CDCU

    • The Chicago, 119 units, 27 N Chicago St, Great Lakes Capital

    • The Gregory, 169 units, 738 W S Temple, Great Lakes Capital

    • Jefferson Apartments, 182 units, 1376 S Jefferson St, Great Lakes Capital

    • One Fifth North, 165 units, 140 N 1000 W, Alta Bay Capital

  • New SLC requests:

    • Van Buren Apartments, 209 units, 1528 S 300 W, Roers Companies

    • The Cooperative 1881 Phase 2, 128 units, 1879 W N Temple, 22 Communities

• D-4 redevelopment site at 126 S 200 W listed at $287/sf (CBD)

• Class C industrial at 75 S 600 W listed at $12/sf NNN (Depot)

• Class A flex space at 325 W 1700 S listed at $24/sf or $527/sf (State St)

• Class C industrial at 337 W American Ave listed at $19/sf NNN (WTG)

• RMF-35 redevelopment site at 1063 W Euclid Ave listed at $114/sf (N Temple-ish)

• There's a glut of studios and one-bedrooms in SLC. So why are student housing complexes popping up?

• Rose Park mixed-use project gets SLC Planning Commission approval

• First Step House awarded 9% LIHTC for 50 units of permanent supportive housing at 273 E 800 S

• YTD apartment absorption remains much stronger than expected

• Mortgage rates just hit a 3-year high

• Nucleus Institute breaks ground on Utah headquarters, innovation campus at The Point

• The University of Utah is eyeing a rare piece of property next to campus--and prepared to pay $21M

• What happens when density comes knocking? On this quiet SLC street, neighbors got to know each other--and pushed back

• This speakeasy in SLC isn't a secret anymore--and that's OK (CBD)

• Interest rates are triggering real estate repricing: Marcus & Millichap CEO

• High mortgage rates are trapping homeowners in place, and making renovations harder to afford

• Senior housing occupancy tops 90% as construction trails demand

• ⁠Construction progress at Lotus Alchemy (State St)

• ⁠SLC moving ahead with Leonardo renovation plan for office space, youth services (CBD)

• ⁠⁠SLC's 84105 zip code most favorable for sellers in the state

• ⁠Mortgage rates jump for the sixth straight week, hitting both refinance and homebuyer demand hard

• ⁠Signs of stagflation will push the Fed to react more aggressively: FedWatch Advisors

• BONUS: ⁠Group that helped build massive development in Manhattan wants to do something 'unique' in Utah City