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Utah’s Middle East trade mission: interfaith magic and collaboration

By Natalie Gochnour | 10/01/2022

Originally published in the Deseret News. Editor’s Note: Natalie Gochnour, David Eccles School of Business Associate Dean and Deseret News contributor, traveled with a delegation of business and community leaders on a trade mission led by the World Trade Center Utah to Israel and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Here is an insider’s look at what…

What do vultures have to do with the Utah trade mission in the Middle East?

By Natalie Gochnour | 09/30/2022

Originally published in the Deseret News. Editor’s Note: Natalie Gochnour, David Eccles School of Business Associate Dean and Deseret News contributor, traveled with a delegation of business and community leaders on a trade mission led by the World Trade Center Utah to Israel and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Here is an insider’s look at what…

A ticket to the future: Utah visits Dubai

By Natalie Gochnour | 09/29/2022

Originally published in the Deseret News. Editor’s Note: Natalie Gochnour, David Eccles School of Business Associate Dean and Deseret News contributor, traveled with a delegation of business and community leaders on a trade mission led by the World Trade Center Utah to Israel and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Here is an insider’s look at what…

What the Startup State can learn from the Startup Nation

By Natalie Gochnour | 09/28/2022

Originally published in the Deseret News. Editor’s Note: Natalie Gochnour, David Eccles School of Business Associate Dean and Deseret News contributor, traveled with a delegation of business and community leaders on a trade mission led by the World Trade Center Utah to Israel and United Arab Emirates. Here is an insider’s look at what occurred…

Gov. Cox goes to Israel: Can we learn from the Dead Sea to save the Great Salt Lake?

By Natalie Gochnour | 09/26/2022

Originally published in the Deseret News. Editor’s Note: Natalie Gochnour, David Eccles School of Business Associate Dean and Deseret News contributor, traveled with a delegation of business and community leaders on a trade mission led by the World Trade Center Utah to Israel and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Here is an insider’s look at what…

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