A sports boom and multibillion-dollar projects pushed Salt Lake City from No. 44 to No. 12 on Sports Business Journal’s list. New teams and big developments helped close the gap fast.

The BLAST R6 Major has turned the Salt Palace into a live Rainbow Six arena with 20 teams and a $600,000 prize pool. Finals are this weekend and downtown will feel it.

Bosnia and Herzegovina will use Real Salt Lake facilities in Utah as its World Cup base, returning to the Wasatch Front after their opening match in Toronto. The squad will train between group-stage games in Los Angeles and Seattle.