Taco ‘Bout Real Estate Tuesday: So What Is the Utah Inland Port, Anyway?

Not sure what the Inland Port actually does? Learn what it is, where it is headed next, and the real estate opportunities it is creating. The Utah Inland Port Authority has project areas from Salt Lake’s Northwest Quadrant to Cedar City to Carbon County. Most people in real estate have heard the name, but far fewer know what it actually does, how it’s funded, or what it means for the deals they’re working on. This month, Ben Hart, Executive Director of the Utah Inland Port Authority, is coming to clear it up. Ben has led the Port since 2022, and before that he was deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. If anyone can explain where this is all headed, it’s him. What we’ll get into: • What the Inland Port actually is (and isn’t) • How project areas work and get funded • What’s happening in the Northwest Quadrant, Cedar City and Carbon County • Where it’s creating demand for land, industrial space and housing • The opportunities for developers, investors, lenders and agents Bring your questions. It’s not often you get to ask the person running it. Thanks to Our Sponsors A big thank you to Nathan Resnick with Cost Segregation Guys and Logan Zylstra with Lineage Property Management for sponsoring this month’s event. Cost Segregation Guys helps real estate investors unlock bonus depreciation on their properties, and Lineage handles full-service property management from Provo to Bountiful. Track them down and say hi. Event Details Tuesday, November 17, 2026 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM 9690 S 300 W, MCPC Building 5, Room 333, Sandy, UT 84070 Tacos and networking at 11:30, program at noon, and plenty of time afterward to talk with people. Come hungry. RSVP This one is going to fill fast. Grab your seat now and bring your questions. Ben Hart, Executive Director, Utah Inland Port Authority Ben has led the Utah Inland Port Authority since the board appointed him in September 2022. His focus there has been building out port facilities and keeping the organization tight on internal controls and transparency, while working on projects across the state to give Utah businesses better access to markets around the world. Before the Port, Ben was deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah), where he oversaw corporate recruitment, international and diplomatic work, small business programs and statewide workforce partnerships. Earlier in his career he was director of employer initiatives at the Department of Workforce Services, ran CDBG and economic development for Layton City, and worked in underwriting at Zions Bank. He studied at the University of Utah for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and he still teaches there as an adjunct instructor. Ben lives in Layton with his wife and three kids. Ben Hart | Utah Inland Port Authority inlandportauthority.utah.gov