A small Utah city is sending its mayor and her staff on spendy trade missions around the world. Not everyone is happy.

Vineyard City’s mayor says an ambassadorship and trips abroad will bring home economic returns.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction near the site of the old Geneva Steel mill in Vineyard City, on Friday, April 19, 2024. The city plans to redevelop the site into its future downtown core, called "Utah City," and the mayor and her staff have been traveling around the world ostensibly to promote it.

A small Utah city is sending its mayor and her staff on spendy trade missions around the world. Not everyone is happy.

Vineyard City’s mayor says an ambassadorship and trips abroad will bring home economic returns.

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