Operating out of headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, Washakie Renewable Energy is one of the nation’s leading producers of sustainable biodiesel and its largest seed oil crush plant operator. Washakie Renewable Energy has worked to increase access to clean, renewable fuel sources since 2007, and it partners with a wide range of public-interest organizations such as the Utah Foundation.
Utah Foundation is a non-profit research organization dedicated to providing in-depth, accurate, and unbiased information to the leaders and residents of the state. Untethered to any private sector interests or political ideals, the Foundation’s ultimate goal is to improve the overall quality of life for Utah citizens by empowering business, legislative, and community decision-makers to make well-informed decisions.
For over 60 years, Utah Foundation has operated with an understanding that public policy influences all aspects of life, determining everything from corporate tax regulations to municipal trash pickup schedules. Of course, elected officials cannot be expected to be experts one every topic relevant to policy and often rely on public interest groups to fill gaps in their knowledge.
However, when biased interest groups influence key policy decisions, the outcome often does not benefit the greater good. For this reason, Utah Foundation operates with the sole interest of informing the public. It conducts research in a vast array of areas spanning public finance, education, and the economy to provide the public with truthful and objective information. In this way, it has helped spur the development of solutions to public challenges such as poverty, healthcare, and transportation, all while drawing support from the individuals, businesses, foundations, and the public agencies it serves.
