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 […]
How to Make a Strong Application for SBA Loans and Grants
NEW: The Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program has resumed accepting applications as of 10:30 a.m. EST, April 27th. Like the last round, we expect this money will likely go fast. What does that mean to you? If you haven’t applied, DO IT NOW. Get your documents in order and load up on patience. We will […]
[URGENT] Sign on to the Letter – Extend SBA Funding for COVID Relief NOW
We’re feeling inspired by talk of some non-contact spring sports re-opening in Utah, aren’t you? Just like a good distance run, the COVID-19 timeline is long and the name of the game is to ACT FAST daily while creating an effective, flexible plan. Here’s the latest from our Acting Director Ben Kolendar: Dear Business Leader, […]
What’s Happening in Healthcare to Get Utahns BACK TO WORK – Webinar Recap
Today our team had the opportunity to listen in on the University of Utah’s Eccles School of Business, “Save Your Business” series — “What’s Happening in Healthcare to Get Utahns BACK TO WORK”. We know not everyone has time to listen in and thought you might appreciate our key takeaways: Thank you to the George […]
Adapt, Innovate, and Overcome – Salt Lake City’s Road to Recovery
What is the forecast for economic recovery? Many of our local businesses have questions and want to know what the future looks like. While we don’t have a crystal ball, we do have resources that are useful to help explain what is coming next: First, social distancing is working – indicators show we may be flattening […]