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Utah opened its 52nd operating state liquor store in Marriott-Slaterville on Wednesday.

New stores in Roy and Moab, replacing older locales, are nearing completion.

To meet growing demand, the Park City and St. George areas are to get new stores, which would be the 53rd and 54th locales in Utah.

MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE, Weber County — Utah and Marriott-Slaterville leaders gathered Wednesday to formally open a new state liquor store, the 52nd locale now operating in Utah.

New larger stores that will replace existing locales in Roy and Moab are nearing completion, the officials said, while new outlets are planned in the Park City and St. George areas.

"Population growth and demand," said Utah Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, alluding to the f

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