Electronic Arts opens new studio in Salt Lake City, Utah
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jul 22nd 2010 4:00AM
EA has opened a new "state-of-the-art" facility in Salt Lake City, Utah to house its appropriately named EA Salt Lake team. The team has been working on casual titles under the EA Play label for franchises like
Monopoly,
Littlest Pet Show and
NERF. Though EA had maintained a facility in Bountiful, Utah since 2006, "the entire staff" has been moved to the Salt Lake location. The new 20,000 square foot building currently houses 100 employees -- and appear to be
hiring.
In attendance for the opening was Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert, who was lieutenant governor during the time Governor Jon Huntsman
vetoed a
Jack Thompson-
authored game bill in the state. It would appear that Utah's hospitable stance toward the industry is paying off for its economy.
