In Salt Lake City we are attracting leaders and innovators that are committed to the Life Sciences Corridor, staying in Salt Lake City, and all of the benefits of being here. We had an opportunity to share our story in The October issue of Utah Business Magazine, which is now distributed with the 2020 iteration of […]
1,000,000 Minutes! Excellence in the Community Hits New Milestone
The coronavirus may have caused cancellations of tours, concerts, and festivals throughout Salt Lake City, but Excellence in the Community has remained determined to connect with fans through live music at the Gallivan Center. Read on to learn about how you can support these great SLC institutions. Autumn leaves are starting to fall. We’re entering a new […]
A New Economic Forecast for COVID-19 Recovery
Natalie Gochnour, Director of Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Associate Dean of the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, and member of Utah’s COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force gave an update to Salt Lake County this week on our economic outlook. You can access a recording of the presentation here, it starts around the […]
Salt Lake City’s Edge in Leading 5G
What do the 2002 Olympics, University of Utah, and commercial off the shelf hardware (COTS) testing have to do with 5G in Salt Lake City? Well, it’s quite a story. Give us a few minutes and you will see how Utah’s capital city is positioned to be a leader, and how your company HQ can […]
In Town for the VP Debate? Here Are Some Fun, Socially-Distanced Ways to Enjoy SLC
It’s not every day that an event of global significance arrives at your doorstep. Such is the case next week as Salt Lake City’s University of Utah will be host for the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate. How many visitors will this socially-distanced event attract in person? It will be some time before the final data […]
Connecting the Dots – Help for SLC’s Restaurants and Food Insecurity
Restaurants struggling to find customers and people who are struggling to find food are getting some relief, thanks to a local program funded in part by the federal CARES Act grant. Salt Lake City’s Local Business and Entrepreneurship Manager Roberta Reichgelt shares a great new development happening in our local restaurant community. It’s a solution […]
Rethinking Post Pandemic Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City will be closing a block of Main Street to cars to help our struggling downtown businesses. It’s part a new effort, “Open Streets” providing new options to allow residents and visitors the space to enjoy the energy of downtown. Art activations and performances will run from Exchange Place up to City Creek […]
Salt Lake City Named a Top 10 U.S. City Best Positioned To Recover From Coronavirus
And now for some good news. In a recent article from Forbes, Salt Lake City was named a ‘Top 10 Best Cities for a Coronavirus Recovery’. The data and ranking comes from Moody’s Analytics who has issued a report that examines the potential to recover from coronavirus among the top metro areas in the U.S. How […]
Salt Lake City’s Redevelopment Agency Celebrates Economic Development Week 2020
It’s a historic time to be living in Salt Lake City and we all recognize that the economy is undergoing a profound transformation with COVID-19. Economic growth had been on an upward trajectory in the Capital City until the ‘great pause’ but we are optimistic that our economy will be back on track soon. May 4th […]
Orange is Here – A 28 Day Test
On Tuesday, Governor Herbert announced the State is moving from “red” to “orange” in terms of COVID-19 risk, a step closer toward allowing Utah businesses to reopen. We know many business owners are anxious to get back to work as we begin to restore our local economy. However, we must also be conscientious of the […]