FEBRUARY, 2020
Coal Country Strike Team Newsletter
USU Eastern is Flying High
One of the last thoughts most people want to think about while boarding an airplane is how regular an aircraft is maintained. Aircraft maintenance is one of the best when it comes to mechanics and quality of work. Aircraft technicians are trained to be very precise and meticulous about how their work is carried through. Often times these technicians are poached from the industry they trained for to work as roller coaster technicians, NASCAR mechanics, and wind farm mechanics.
EASTERN UTAH IS GAINING CO-WORKING & BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTERS
Co-working space is well established throughout the nation, and now it is an option in eastern Utah for companies. Co-working space is a product of the modern era, all that is needed is a WiFi connection and a professional work space. With Emery County communities like Orangeville City and its surrounding area of Joe’s Valley and the San Rafael swell quickly becoming bouldering meccas, climbers and other traveling professionals come to the area to recreate, but often times need some space to work while enjoying the area. 
SAN RAFAEL ENERGY RESOURCE CENTER
If you’re into hunting, fishing, hiking, or rock climbing chances are you’ve heard of Emery County, home to famous sandstone formations in Goblin Valley, world-renowned bouldering in Joe’s Valley, and deep canyons in the San Rafael Swell. While tourism may increasingly be what Emery is known for today, it is historically best known as the home of several large coal mines and coal-fired power plants. With the imposition of strict regulations on coal in the United States, it has now made coal power plants less economically feasible, which has led Emery county to a crossroads with its historic source of energy and economic prowess. 
THE CHANGING SPIRES OF CASTLE COUNTRY
Disruption is constantly restructuring market paradigms and economies on both a local and global scale. The forces behind this ever-occurring activity range from political processes, technological change, and natural disasters. As real time participants in this wild adventure, we are given a simple choice: innovate or die. In Utah, the gravity of this binary decision tree rests heavy on the residents of Carbon and Emery Counties also known as Castle Country.