Developer sues small Utah newspaper for $10 million, says its reporting turned the community against him

Utah developer Wayne Aston alleges the Millard County Chronicle Progress defamed him in articles about his attempts to develop a manufacturing factory in Fillmore.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Delta, in Millard County, Utah, is pictured in August 2022.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Delta, in Millard County, Utah, is pictured in August 2022.

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