91制片厂聽Announces Plans for New Headquarters in Downtown Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY,聽March 12, 2026听鈥斅犅Western Governors University聽(WGU), the nation鈥檚 largest nonprofit university, announced plans today to develop a new headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City. This significant investment further elevates Utah as an epicenter of higher education innovation focused on preparing students from every background for a rapidly evolving economy and workforce while helping individuals and families change their lives for the better.
The headquarters will聽largely span聽the block between West Temple and 200 West and 400 to 500 South聽in downtown Salt Lake聽City, and聽will be developed in phases as a mixed-use innovation community. At full buildout, the project is expected to include approximately聽one聽million square feet of office space, supporting up to 5,000 employees, alongside other mixed-use elements that will be part of the master plan to redevelop the city block.鈥
The headquarters will serve as the primary office location for WGU鈥檚 people, powering its student-centered, tech-enabled innovation, including program and curriculum development, learning and instruction design, student experience, academic and school leadership, WGU Academy, its research and development arm鈥擶GU Labs鈥攁long聽with the expansive technology teams foundational to WGU鈥檚 tech-native model and leadership and administrative groups. In addition, the mixed-use campus is planned to provide spaces for collaborative cross-segment innovation teams, the convening of like-minded institutions and researchers from across the nation and the nurturing and cultivation of local community engagement.鈥
Potential resources and amenities include a collaboration space for shared R&D, an auditorium, simulation centers, showcase hubs for convening WGU and cross-sector innovation, a WGU welcome center, dining and refreshment options for employees and the surrounding community, an employee cafeteria, an on-site childcare center and ample open space for connection. The campus will be accessible via public transportation and designed with sustainability and well-being in mind, aiming for LEED and WELL certifications.
鈥淓xpanding access to education that prepares people for career growth is essential to Utah鈥檚 economic success,鈥 said Utah Governor Spencer Cox. 鈥淏y establishing its headquarters in Salt Lake City, WGU strengthens Utah鈥檚 role as a center for innovation, bringing education and workforce needs closer together and helping advance higher education for learners across the country.鈥
91制片厂 has聽, Salt Lake City, and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) to bring its headquarters development to fruition.
"We鈥檙e thrilled to welcome Western Governors University鈥檚 national headquarters to downtown Salt Lake City鈥攁n investment that represents a generational win for our economy and a defining moment for our city鈥檚 innovation future,鈥 said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. 鈥淲ith more than聽10,000 employees聽nationwide, an operating budget nearing聽$2 billion聽annually, and the scale of a Fortune-level headquarters, WGU will be a strong anchor in our urban core.鈥
鈥淔or WGU, Salt Lake City and Utah are not only part of our origin story but also offer a unique foundation for advancing our mission,鈥 said WGU President Scott Pulsipher. 鈥淏eing headquartered here allows us to support our employees, deepen partnerships, and expand how we build pathways to聽opportunity聽for learners. Together, WGU, Salt Lake City and Utah will continue to elevate the belief in the inherent worth of every individual and advance a shared mission to change lives for the better.鈥
The headquarters will serve as a long-term home聽base聽for WGU employees and as a hub for collaboration with partners across education, industry, and the broader community.聽
鈥淲e believe progress happens through people working together for a shared purpose,鈥 Pulsipher said. 鈥淭his headquarters will be a hive of collaboration that strengthens our ability to improve access, quality, and value of education for today鈥檚 students, while meeting the needs of a rapidly changing workforce, and driving impact at a national scale.鈥
