# Business: Salt Lake City

Updated Fri Nov 6, 2:35 PM Mountain. Most important first.

- [Gov. Spencer Cox urges critical minerals industry to build](/salt-lake-city/stories/d817b70f64.md): Gov. Spencer Cox told industry leaders at the Intermountain Critical Minerals Summit in Salt Lake City on Wednesday that the country cannot defend itself without critical minerals. (Deseret News, 2026-11-04 15:12 MST)
- [Backburner: Understudy opens in the Post District; Benihana opens in Riverton; North Italia debuts its fall menu](/salt-lake-city/stories/20f06b47d9.md): Utah dining news from November 5 to November 11 (Salt Lake City Weekly, 2026-11-04 00:00 MST)