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Clyde, Springville and Provo leaders break ground on the Ironton development Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, on the Springville-Provo border.

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Clyde Companies Chairman Wilford Clyde speaks during a groundbreaking for the Ironton development Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, on the Springville-Provo border.

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Matt Packard speaks during a groundbreaking for the Ironton development Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, on the Springville-Provo border.

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Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins speaks during a groundbreaking for the Ironton development Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, on the Springville-Provo border.

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Renderings of the new Ironton development are shown Monday, Nov. 9, 2026.

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Clyde, Springville and Provo leaders break ground on the Ironton development Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, on the Springville-Provo border.

Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald

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U.S. 89 has long been the linking route between Springville and Provo, with the former historic W.W. Clyde and Co. yard and shop signaling the border between the two cities. 

Clyde Companies’ latest project will further establish its presence along U.S. 89 while strengthening the Provo-Springville connection. 

Clyde Companies broke ground Monday on Ironton, a mixed-use development spanning both cities that will offer retail and housing on the northwest corner of 1400 N. and U.S. 89. 

Separate from the ongoing construction of Clyde Companies’ new corporate headquarters on the site of the old yard and shop across the street, Ironton was made possible by the cooperation of both Springville and Provo. 

On the 31-acre development, more than 67,000 square feet of retail and 27,526 square feet of office space are planned for Springville, while 168 townhomes and 90 condo units will be built in Provo. 

After the two city councils went back-and-forth with proposed agreements to split property and sales tax revenue generated by the development, the sides agreed on a one-time $100,000 payment from Springville to Provo. 

“We have such great respect for Provo and for its leaders, and this was a very large project that was going to cross both of our borders, and we thought it was very important to be able to bring up issues that needed to be talked through rather than argued over,” Springville Mayor Matt Packard told the Daily Herald. “I was just very grateful that people were able to talk and converse and come to an agreement.”

Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins said that, for Clyde Companies, it made the most sense to put commercial property on Springville’s side and housing in Provo, but that it could lead to a discrepancy in revenue between the cities. 

She called the agreement a great example of cities working together. 

“I think it was just really neighborly and community-minded to come over and say ‘How can we work this out,’ so that both communities can benefit from this really great development,” Judkins said. 

The groundbreaking comes at a significant time for Clyde Companies, which is celebrating 100 years since it started in Springville in 1926. Clyde Companies Chairman Wilford Clyde joked in a speech Monday that his grandfather, W.W. Clyde, may think the multibillion dollar company has grown “a little too extravagant,” with eight subsidiaries employing more than 6,500 people across the Intermountain West. 

He said they wanted to build something that would benefit the community and give Springville and Provo residents a new place to shop. 

“It’ll be an area where people can gather, come get good food, eat at good restaurants, ice skate on a fun ribbon, and be able to hang out,” he said. 

Packard, who used to work alongside Wilford Clyde on the Springville City Council, expressed his appreciation for Clyde Companies for maintaining their Springville connection. 

“They’re a very large company, but they haven’t forgotten their roots,” Packard said. “They know where they came from, and that’s really a credit to the leaders and all the people. … And we just pay great tribute to them. We’re thrilled to have them here. They’ve been a great partner through many projects. They’ve been very kind and gracious and charitable to Springville, and we just love the Clydes and we respect them.” 

The project also marks the first step in vitalizing an area of Provo that has been stuck economically and lacked housing, according to Judkins. 

“It takes somebody willing to invest. And Clyde Companies is willing to invest in Provo,” Judkins said. “We are, as a city, looking for ways that we can bring in a grocery store (to southeast Provo). We want to benefit these residents out here, and we are actively looking for ways that we can do that. And having this development here is really going to be helpful.”