In an era when railroads were considered to be the guiding center of any future economy, the Salt Lake Commercial Club fought mightily to have the Union Pacific Railroad build the Lucin cutoff across the northern end of the Great Salt Lake to Salt Lake City, instead of through Ogden. In the end, despite Salt [...]
March 27, 2017 Just because winter has turned into spring doesn’t mean we can forget about ways to improve Utah’s air quality. While we believe the most significant improvements come from the personal decisions of Utah residents and businesses, this past legislative session Utah lawmakers passed two bills that have the potential to greatly improve [...]
Many newspapers gave detailed accounts of the Salt Lake Commercial Club founding in 1902. The organization was overseen by the state’s Gov. Heber M. Wells, former Gov. Arthur Thomas, C.A. Strevell and George T. Odell. The official incorporation papers were filed on Feb. 11, 1902. The next day, the 15 member board of governors was [...]
Originally published by Rick Aaron for Good4Utah on March 30, 2017. Recently,the SLC Business Survey results were released. Peter Makowski, the Economic Development Manager with SLC Corp. joined Good Morning Utah to talk about what is next. SLCDED partnered with EDCUtah, Downtown Alliance, and Salt Lake Chamber to survey every commercial business within the City's [...]
Salt Lake City, UT - Today, the Salt Lake Chamber announced key staff changes aimed at continuing the organizations exemplary policy and communication work. Elevating Chamber’s Public Policy Team Building off of one of the most successful legislative session in organizational history, Abby Osborne has been promoted to Vice President of Government Relations [...]
There were several efforts, between the end of the early Chamber and the creation of the Salt Lake Commercial Club, to revive some sort of business group. In June 1898, some businessmen sought to organize a statewide Board of Trade. The Tribune lauded the effort of the men to “repeat the Lazarus act on the [...]
The exact ending of the first iteration of a chamber of commerce in Salt Lake City had not been uncovered before Common Ground: 100 Years of the Salt Lake Chamber went to press in 2002. In the intervening years, how that early Chamber came to an end has become more clear. It came to its [...]
When authors Don C. Woodward and Joel Campbell first wrote Common Ground: 100 Years of the Salt Lake Chamber, many digitized resources were not available. With the help of then-Chamber employee Michael De Groote, Woodward and Campbell searched static archives at the Utah State Historical Society, Brigham Young University L. Tom Perry Special Collections, LDS Church [...]
Since 1911, the United States has celebrated Women’s History Month – an annual month declared worldwide that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This year the Salt Lake Chamber is honoring the extraordinary accomplishments, determination and tenacity of women. Against social convention and often legal restraints, women have [...]
The 2017 Salt Lake City Cybersecurity Conference was a fantastic opportunity to engage small and medium sized businesses, as well as officials from state and federal government in a collaborative discussion about the role of cybersecurity in today’s online world. The event, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, stressed [...]
