Need another talent pipeline for your business? SLC Economic Development Workforce Development Manager Jake Maxwell offers this latest blog on transferable skills and how to use data to diversify your employee portfolio. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. The diversity of job offerings in Salt Lake City is very different from most of the […]
Meet Salt Lake Art Council’s New Public Art Program Manager
“Great art isn’t just in museums. All over Salt Lake City, you’ll find outstanding murals, original sculptures and all kinds of public art that will amaze you. Public art has the capacity to ignite imagination and create ownership of our community,” says Kat Nix. Kat is joining Salt Lake City Art Council as the new […]
Skill, Re-skill and Re-skill Again. How SLC is Keeping Up with the Future of Work
Today’s jobs are much different than they were a generation ago. Salt Lake City is facing a working world that is more changeable and unpredictable than ever. SLC Economic Development Workforce Development Manager Jake Maxwell offers this latest blog on one major way Salt Lake City is keeping up. As always, we’d love to hear […]
2018 Twilight Concert is Back
The long-awaited 2018 Twilight Concert starts this week and it’s as star-packed as ever. This year it returns once again to the Gallivan Center and we couldn’t be more excited. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of Broadway Media, support from Salt Lake Community College, and a one-year pilot partnership with the Arts Council, […]
Unemployment is Low, but Underemployment is High
What are the top jobs with underemployment in Salt Lake County? Our SLC Economic Development Workforce Development Manager Jake Maxwell shares his experiences from the field. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. Businesses continue to feel the workforce shortage and they are doing all they can to keep people applying for jobs and […]
SLC’s Brown Bag Concert Series 2018
We get it. It’s lunchtime and you’re starving. You’re looking for inspiration. You may even be facing a group of hungry co-workers looking for that great compromise and perfect spot to go eat. Speak up and declare “Let’s head to the Gateway for the Brown Bag Concert” and you will forever go down in history […]
What SLC Millennials Really Want in the Workplace
Studies show millennials are not only interested in progression and management opportunities, but growing within a business, adding value, and becoming much more than a number. Our SLC Economic Development Workforce Development Manager Jake Maxwell shares his experiences from the field. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. According to a recent CBRE study, millennials […]
Salt Lake City welcomes leaders from Matsumoto, Japan, to celebrate the 60th anniversary as a Sister City
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and City Council Members will host Matsumoto, Japan, leaders as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of their Sister City relationship. A delegation of 33 people from Matsumoto will visit and tour Salt Lake City July 22–26 and even participate in the Days of 47 Parade. For more: www.slcdocs.com/ed/PRESS […]
SLC Business Advisory Board Hears from Public Safety & Redevelopment Experts
City Council, as the RDA Board, discussed a proposal by the Ritchie Group to develop block 67 downtown. It is the beginning stages of the process for an estimated $450 million development project that would include a hotel, residential, retail, office space, and parking. The RDA Board stressed to the developer the importance of sitting […]
Salt Lake City welcomes Silicon Valley firm Postmates as the company expands across the U.S.
In a massive U.S. market expansion, Postmates, the on-demand delivery pioneer, named Salt Lake City as one of its new homes as the Silicon Valley tech platform announced the expansion of its coverage to nearly one in two U.S. households. Now, more than 50-million more customers can access the on-demand service with a broad selection […]