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‘Abra Kanabra’: The small Utah town casting a big spell on travelers

By utahbusiness.com · August 7, 2026 · 1 min read
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This story appears in the August 2026 issue of Utah Business. It’s not serendipity that Kanab and the surrounding red rock vistas of Kane County are starting to summit the peak of Utah’s experience economy, but for a town of about 5,300 residents, the climb comes with much to consider.

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