Utah names Jason Curry as new director to head .1 billion outdoor recreation economy

Utah has named a new director of its Division of Outdoor Recreation, handing over the reins of an industry that expanded more than 27% last year to...

December 15, 2022
6:30 PM

Utah has named a new director of its Division of Outdoor Recreation, handing over the reins of an industry that expanded more than 27% last year to more than $6.1 billion in economic output.Jason Curry, a former deputy director with the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands from Bountiful, is set to take over just as a new federal report showed a booming increase in the economic importance of outdoor recreation, with the industry now responsible for nearly 70,000 jobs statewide, according to the U.

David DeMille