Episode Synopsis:

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Watch this episode of Small Town Comeback, an original documentary series, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Show Notes & Links:

Check out Vernal’s Innvation Hub: vernalinnovationhub.com

Visit Vernal, Utah: dinoland.com

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media.

Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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Episode Synopsis:

With an ambitious Downtown plan, demolition and construction kick off to revitalize Vernal’s Downtown Main Street. The momentum starts to bring new businesses and new nightlife to Main Street.

Becca, the documentary series producer of Small Town Comeback, chats with Quinn Bennion, Vernal City Manager, and Gabby Hawkes Blackburn, former Vernal City Assistant Manager/ Planning Director about how this plan is unfolding and what they’re learning along the way.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of Small Town Comeback, an original documentary series, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Show Notes & Links:

Check out Vernal City’s Downtown Plan: https://www.vernal.gov/471/Vernal-Downtown-Plan

Visit Vernal, Utah: dinoland.com

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media.

Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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Rural air travel is growing! Ken Campbell, Vernal Regional Airport, and Quinn Bennion, Vernal City Manager, talk with Becca about the airport's updates, challenges, and future forecasts.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of Small Town Comeback, an original documentary series, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Show Notes & Links:

Fly to Vernal: flyvernal.com

Visit Vernal, Utah: dinoland.com

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media.

Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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The Buckskin Hills Drag Strip is the ONLY functioning Drag Strip in Utah. Two local racers, Bo Ellis and Dan Dilsaver, chat about the journey of creating the new drag strip and how it’s bringing in racers from all over the country.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of Small Town Comeback, an original documentary series, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Show Notes & Links:

Race at the Buckskin Hills Drag Strip: https://www.buckskinhills.com/dragstrip

Race at Diamond Mountain Speedway: www.diamondmountain-speedway.com

Visit Vernal, Utah: dinoland.com

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media.

Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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Come behind the scenes as we chat about the rise of rural filmmaking within our small town. Hit shows like The Secret of SkinWalker Ranch and Blind Frog Ranch have created an increase in film tourism in our town. It’s becoming a must-see paranormal hot spot for filmmakers and visitors from all over the world.

Becca chats with Lesha Coltharp, Uintah County’s Tourism & Events Director and Film Liason, and with Dale Allred - the Director of Operations for V6 Media.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of Small Town Comeback, an original documentary series, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Show Notes & Links:

Visit Vernal, Utah: dinoland.com

Check out V6 Media: v6media.com

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media.

Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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Building Up Rural Tech: Part 2

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Ted Munford (local business owner of Techris) has worked in the rural tech scene for almost 20 years. Kray Halsem (local Web Developer) found his tech career after a life-altering airplane accident. These two rural tech professionals share their journey into tech, lessons they’ve learned, and advice for others looking at getting into the tech scene.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of the original documentary series, Small Town Comeback, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City
• STRATA Networks

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media. Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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Building Up Rural Tech - Part 1

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Finding talent to fill rural-based tech jobs is tricky. Our small town works with the program DevPipeline to train rural web developers and software engineers. Travis Campbell, Uintah County Economic Development Director, and Jason Fletcher, CEO of DevPipeline, share how this collaboration has created new jobs, a homegrown tech community, and support for local businesses.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of the original documentary series, Small Town Comeback, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City
• STRATA Networks

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media. Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

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Saving Kids Canal

Episode Synopsis:

Kids Canal is a 100-year-old nature space in Vernal, Utah, where kids can freely play, swim, fish, and explore. Recently, the Kids Canal was in danger of being destroyed. As our small town grows, things inevitably change. But we don’t want everything to change. Today I’m talking with Sam Passey (Uintah County Library Director) and Quinn Bennion (Vernal City Manager) about how they were both instrumental in saving this important asset to our community.

Watch the Documentary Series

Watch this episode of Small Town Comeback, an original documentary series, at www.smalltowncomeback.org

Show Notes & Links:

Visit Kids Canal in Vernal, Utah: dinoland.com

Visit a free exhibit of Kids Canal at: uintahmuseum.org

Learn more about Kids Canal at: kidscanalstories.org

Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

• Uintah County Travel and Tourism
• Uintah County Economic Development
• Vernal City
• STRATA Networks

Credits:

Produced by Summer Creative Agency and V6 Media. Recorded & edited by Coby Coonradt. Hosted by Becca Summers.

Listen, rate, and subscribe!