As communities grow and evolve, so must the organizations that serve it. Part of the Salt Lake Chamber’s mission is “championing community prosperity” and while the Chamber cannot be all things to all people, we believe that learning to adapt and evolve to with our local community will help bolster our state’s long-term success. One [...]
Salt Lake City—July 31, 2018—The Salt Lake City office of CBRE has released its Q2 2018 MarketView reports; click here to download full copies of each report. Speculative Industrial Construction Reaches Highest Point in the Current Cycle 2.4 million square feet of new industrial construction completed during Q2 2018, 63 percent of which was speculative (spec.) space, meaning that [...]
Originally published by Paul Wiseman in KSL on July 31, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans were a bit more confident about the economy in July, but their expectations for the near future dimmed slightly. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 127.4 this month from 127.1 [...]
Originally published by CUInsight on July 31, 2018 OGDEN, UT (July 31, 2018) — Goldenwest Credit Union is reshaping its organizational chart with the addition of four senior vice presidents to help manage the company’s transformation into a comprehensive financial services provider for its 133,000+ members. “As Goldenwest continues to evolve into one of the most [...]
Originally published by Alec Williams in Deseret News on July 31, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns are more willing to spend money on America's favorite pastime, a new survey has found, as the positive outlook in consumer confidence holds steady in the Beehive State. "Everybody's economic plight in life is getting better right now [...]
Originally published by Isaac Riddle in Building Salt Lake on July 31, 2018 The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City’s (RDA) Salt Lake Central Station Area, encompasses some of the most transit-rich blocks in the Intermountain West. RDA officials in the process of creating an Implementation Plan area bounded by 300 North and 400 South, and 300 [...]
Originally published by Mikayla Shoup in St George News on July 31, 2018 ST. GEORGE — A team from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah recently visited St. George to provide UV exposure and sun-safety education to Rocky Mountain Power employees. However, while this training was specifically for Rocky Mountain Power, the tips [...]
Originally published by EDCUtah in Utah Policy on July 31, 2018 Support economic development in your community by applying to two of EDCUtah's most important public development programs: Match Grants, which provides funding for specific economic development projects, and Mega Sites, an exciting new program (the first of its kind in the West) designed to identify and [...]
Originally published by Utah Business on July 31, 2018 South Jordan– Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI) (“Merit”), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy, today announced that it closed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 3,500,000 [...]
Originally published by Deseret News on July 31, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY— The Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation has awarded more than $4 million in grant funding for more than 58 projects through its competitive grant program. “The Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant supports vital outdoor recreation projects in the state of Utah,” Val Hale, executive [...]
