18 tales to glean in 2018: 18.8-mile stretch of Silicon Slopes
The two tech hot spots in Utah County are separated by 18.8 miles. Thanksgiving Point’s business mecca and Provo Center Street are the primary NICU units for birthing businesses, with vendors and startups sprinkled in between along I-15. The Classic Town Provo is the county seat and is home to the traditional Utah County reputation, […]
Get to the Point: Life surrounding Traverse Mountain
For decades, the Point of the Mountain has divided Utah Valley from Salt Lake Valley. However, the Point is now bringing people together from near and far. Utah Valley Magazine asked “pointed” questions to a resident, a business owner and a shopper who are in the fan club for what is now referred to as […]
Traversing the good life: Dyan Law and her family found a home at Point of the Mountain
When Dyan Law and her husband, Cory, were looking for a place to relocate after moving to the Wasatch Front from the Uintah Basin, they settled on the Cresthaven Apartments in Lehi, just up the hill from Cabela’s and the Outlets at Traverse Mountain. The home was close to work for Cory — a corrections […]
Point of Transaction: Traverse Mountain Family Dental fills dental gaps for residents and tech workers alike
When Dr. Scott Stapley returned to his native Utah to open a dental practice after stops in Ohio, Idaho and Arizona, he wanted the perfect location. “My wife is originally from Alpine and we live there now, so I wanted a limited commute. But I also wanted to build my business in a vibrant area […]
Point of distraction: Former Park City outlet-er now heads to Traverse Mountain for perfect getaway
Before Traverse Mountain was the beehive of activity it is today, Kari Densley used to rely on the occasional weekend to Park City to reset her batteries. Now, a quick trip to Traverse Mountain from her home in American Fork makes any Friday a “girls night out” with her 17-year-old daughter. “I’m very visual and […]
Shape the Point of the Mountain Region’s future at public workshop tonight
[pullquote]IF YOU GO Where: Ashton Gardens Visitor Center at Thanksgiving Point, 3900 N. Garden Dr., Lehi, UT When: 6–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 Cost: FREE More Information: EnvisionUtah.org[/pullquote] If you could determine the future of the Point of the Mountain region, what would you choose? That is the question before all citizens of Utah and Salt […]
Watch your radar: New varying speeds at Point of the Mountain construction zone
The Utah Department of Transportation will now change speed limit signs surrounding the construction at Point of the Mountain. Speed limits will vary between 55 mph when construction workers are present and raise to 70 mph when there are no construction workers on the scene. “Our goal is to always keep traffic moving, especially on this […]
Major I-15 construction in Lehi will be done in December
Utah Department of Transportation crews are giving commuters a gift in December — the end of major construction on I-15 between State Road 92 in Lehi and Bangerter Highway. The project is now 59 percent complete. Commuters will have a winter-long break, then in spring crews will work on the finishing touches through that area, […]