Silicon Slopes
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Silicon Slopes is a term that describes the part of Utah that is a major economic center for technology and innovation businesses. Centered on the cities of Salt Lake City and Provo and their surrounding suburbs, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Wasatch Front. Served by the Salt Lake City International Airport and less than a two-hour flight from Silicon Valley, California, Silicon Slopes has been recognized in news media as a growing hub for tech employment and startup formation.[1][2][3]
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The region encompasses a cluster of information technology, software development, and hardware manufacturing and research firms along the Wasatch Front. Some of the better-known companies with facilities at Silicon Slopes are memory process technology companies SanDisk and Intel/Micron Technology joint venture IM Flash Technologies, e-commerce company eBay, data analysis software firm Adobe Systems, and banking and technology services company Zions Bank.[4]