HAFB has $3.4 billion impact on local economy, commander says

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The state's largest single-site employer — Hill Air Force Base — is responsible for more than $3 billion in annual economic impact, along with the continuing development of a growing technology corridor located in northern Utah.During a meeting of the Utah Legislature's Veterans and Military Affairs Commission Tuesday at the Hill Aerospace Museum, base commander Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt told members that the installation creates about $1.29 billion in job