Construction

Less than 1% of hands-on construction workers in Colorado are women. One group wants to encourage young girls about the variety of jobs in the industry through an interactive field day.

At an event hosted by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, panelists explained how more innovative housing designs could help lower costs for homebuyers.

The Cache County School District Board of Education also voted to officially accept the recommended site for the new elementary school at the board meeting.

In other news, a gas leak led to temporary evacuations Thursday morning in Roy in Weber County. And, Salt Lake County is offering "cool zones" for residents to escape this week's heatwave.

In other news, a $466 million construction project is aiming to ease traffic in Utah County. And, a statue of Utah's first female state senator is heading to Washington, D.C. to represent Utah inside the National Statuary Hall.

In other news, a popular recreation site at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument will be closed for much of the summer. And, two Cache Valley residents will represent Utah at the Democratic National Convention in August.

In other news, northern Utah may see glimpses of the northern lights this weekend thanks to a geomagnetic storm. And, bridge maintenance at the Salt Lake City International Airport will cause delays getting into the airport into next week.

In other news, construction has begun on Scenic Drive in Capitol Reef National Park. The construction will continue into the fall.

In a climate setback, Rocky Mountain Power now says it plans to burn coal in Utah until 2042, how health care shortages affect rural Utahns — and what the state is doing to help, and Salt Lake City says the owner must restore the partly demolished Fifth Ward Latter-day Saint meetinghouse.

Starting Sept. 25, households can order up to four free tests from covidtests.gov.