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Almost 5% of Utah’s private companies are backed by private equity or venture capital. For local founders, selling can bring a payout that is life-changing — and irreversible.
Nearly half the world’s commercial brine shrimp come from the Great Salt Lake, and seafood hatcheries depend on them. What happens if the lake keeps shrinking?

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