Tourism funding program aims to boost Utah economy

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Board of Tourism Development, part of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, is allocating more than $3.4 million in cooperative marketing matching funds to help communities throughout Utah promote their areas to out-of-state travelers.“The cooperative marketing program is a successful tool for growing Utah’s tourism economy,” Vicki Varela, managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism and Film, said in a statement. “These a