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Get Cozy with the Brown Bag Concert Series

Posted on: January 25th, 2020

Hey Brown Bag fans, the Salt Lake City Arts Council has revamped the 2020 Brown Bag Concert Series to work more closely with Salt Lake City’s business community – so close, they’re bringing the program indoors and closer to your neighborhood! Check out what is playing in January and February. For over 40 years, the Brown Bag […]

Living Traditions Wins Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts

Posted on: January 17th, 2020

We have a brilliant arts council in Salt Lake City. Not only do they work hard every day to lift up and promote the arts and culture scene, but they are constantly pursuing grant opportunities and corporate sponsorships to support it. With that hard work, they have some exciting news to share! The Salt Lake […]

Restaurants that NEED to be in Salt Lake City… Now!

Posted on: January 14th, 2020

This week’s blog comes from our Marketing and Research Manager, Andrew Wittenberg who wants to know – what restaurant would you like to see open in Salt Lake City? Take the survey…we’d love to know! Last week, I went back to my hometown of Nashville, Tennessee to celebrate the holidays with family. I’ve lived away […]

Salt Lake a Model City for U.S.-China Relations

Posted on: December 30th, 2019

Our latest blog comes from Acting Director Ben Kolendar with some thoughts on Utah’s role in U.S.-China trade relations. Read on and comment with your thoughts. As always, we’re here to help. With months of on-and-off negotiations and tariff escalations, many of us are looking for a sign of hope for the U.S.-China relationship. We […]

A Look Back on 2019

Posted on: December 29th, 2019

Salt Lake City’s economy proved remarkably resilient in 2019, and for that we are grateful, humbled and take great pride in our jobs every day promoting business development, revitalization efforts in the city and the arts. Let’s take a look back at this amazing year and as always, we would love to hear your feedback! […]

Getting Tech Growth Right in SLC

Posted on: December 5th, 2019

The next 5 to 10 years will be an exciting time for tech in Salt Lake City. So this year, we would like to take the time give thanks for the tremendous growth of Silicon Slopes and our Salt Lake City business ecosystem. We are thankful for an economy that has delivered job diversity, stability […]

Small Business Saturday in Salt Lake City

Posted on: November 21st, 2019

This November 30 is the 10th Small Business Saturday®, which means it’s almost time to celebrate with your favorite small businesses in Salt Lake City. American Express started the grassroots movement in 2010 to encourage more people to “Shop Small”.  Today it’s a Salt Lake City shopping tradition that has taken root. Black Friday and Cyber Monday […]

Quality of Life in SLC 🙌

Posted on: November 19th, 2019

Salt Lake City’s quality of life is not measured only in sunsets, red rock and epic ski days. It would be nice if it were, because we’ve definitely got that angle covered. There’s plenty of postcard-worthy scenery just minutes from downtown. There’s more to it. From an economic development perspective,  the concept of “quality of […]

Keep Your Neighborhood Healthy – Use SLC’s Mobile App

Posted on: November 15th, 2019

Salt Lake City realizes that helping small businesses keep a clean, safe, secure and welcoming environment must be a community effort. That is why we created the SLC Mobile App. Have a pothole on your street? Simply snap and upload, then get on with your day. No, really… it’s that easy! As a business owner, we […]

Building International Relationships – SLC Recognized at UVU Conference

Posted on: November 7th, 2019

International trade supports roughly 389,000 jobs in Utah, or more than 1 in 5. Which is why it is so important that Salt Lake City stays involved with all opportunities to promote our talents, goods, and services around the world. This week we had another opportunity to welcome foreign diplomats at a conference organized by […]