Salt Lake Mayor Jackie Biskupski and the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) are inviting qualified housing developers to submit proposals for affordable residential projects as part of a City-wide effort to increase the number of affordable housing in Salt Lake City. The $10 million provided by the RDA will be utilized to provide […]
Living Traditions Presents Mondays in the Park
The diverse arts and culture scene of Salt Lake City enhances our quality of life and is a significant factor why people and businesses locate here. Whether you dance, paint, sculpt, or perform, the Capital City offers a home and place for everyone to thrive. Speaking of arts and culture, if you were one of […]
New 337 Pocket Park Art Installation – Honoring SLC’s Art Scene and More Public Green Space
The Salt Lake City Arts Council is excited to announce the completion of the City’s newest public art installation at 337 Pocket Park. Mayor Biskupski will officially announce the opening of the public park to the community on Friday, June 29th at 3:00 PM. The celebration is free and open to the public. 337 Pocket […]
Technology Talent, Where is it?
As we participate in many conversations around Salt Lake City, the question of accessing any talent for any industry is one of the most pervasive. The talent shortage for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) occupations is particularly troublesome as this is where our innovation and much of our new GDP will come from, keeping Utah […]
Refik Anadol on Regent Street
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, along with the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) and Salt Lake City Arts Council has announced that Refik Anadol will design a major public art installation for the newly revamped Regent Street. Anadol will create a proposal for the crowning piece of Regent’s redevelopment that will formalize […]
Stories Just Waiting to be Told at the Living Traditions Festival
As one of the official folklorists of Utah’s Living Traditions Festival, Adrienne Decker has spent countless hours to help build and nurture relationships with local folk artists in Utah since 2015. It’s not always easy to define ‘folklore’ or what it means to be a folklorist, but for Decker, a lot of it comes down […]
Energy Savings for Small Business
When you own a small business, it may seem like your operation doesn’t make much of an impact on the environment, but even basic, day-to-day energy consumption can be reduced with minor changes. Energy Management program lead Alyssa Kay, LEED AP, with Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Workforce Training & Continuing Education, offers these tips […]
A Makers District in the Granary
One of the Main Street America transformation strategies recommended for the Granary District is small scale manufacturing or a “Makers District”. A Makers District can best be described as a cross between an artist collective, farmers market, woodworking shop, music festival, bakery, brewpub, and brainstorming session all happening in the same place. It involves independent inventors, designers, […]
Joining Salt Lake City’s FTZ Zone is Now Easier and Faster
We are pleased to announce that we have entered Salt Lake City’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)NewBoundaryFTZ to the Alternative Site Framework (ASF). The benefits provided by this new framework will be accessible to any company within a 60-mile radius of the current FTZ located near the Salt Lake City International Airport. This area encompasses all of […]