18 02, 2022

Utah’s Consumer and Executive Confidence dip due to Economic Uncertainty With Inflation and Workforce Shortages

By |2023-06-28T14:38:57-06:00February 18th, 2022|Blog, News & Press|0 Comments

The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for February to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. This tool tracks the state’s path to a complete economic recovery from the pandemic recession and provides actionable context [...]

14 02, 2022

Equality Utah: Creating a Culture of Love and Belonging

By |2022-02-14T10:03:24-07:00February 14th, 2022|Policy|0 Comments

“We live everyday of our lives, but we only have one life. And if we show up as our most authentic selves, we’re leading by example to our coworkers, peers and friends.” Olivia Jaramillo, Director of Public Outreach at Equality Utah, knows first-hand what it’s like to truly embrace her most authentic self.  While serving [...]

11 02, 2022

Fixing the Workforce Shortage and Reducing Poverty are Mutually Supportive

By |2023-06-28T15:05:02-06:00February 11th, 2022|Blog, Utah Community Builders|0 Comments

Well before anyone had even heard of COVID-19 — not to mention the ripple effects into the economy — businesses were having a hard time finding workers thanks to a tight labor market. In July 2018 there was a record opening (at the time) of 6.7 million jobs. From truck drivers to tech workers, the [...]

11 02, 2022

Commercial Real Estate Market Review & Future of the Business Office Webinar

By |2023-06-28T15:05:19-06:00February 11th, 2022|Blog|0 Comments

On February 11, 2022, the Salt Lake Chamber hosted the webinar, Commercial Real Estate Market Review & the Future of the Business Office, with CBRE's Lloyd Allen, Managing Director and Principal Broker, and Nadia Letey, Senior Vice President and Office Specialist. They provided a review of the current commercial real estate market [...]

11 02, 2022

TrueNorth Wealth’s Guide to Success: Going Above and Beyond in the Financial Planning Industry

By |2023-06-28T15:05:32-06:00February 11th, 2022|Blog, Small Business Highlight|0 Comments

Joe Griffin, CEO, TrueNorth Wealth TrueNorth Wealth, a Utah and Idaho-based registered investment advisor (RIA), is quickly becoming a nationally recognized name. Founded in 2006, the financial planning firm helps clients “navigate risk, ethically reduce tax liability and strategically plan for the ever-changing future” by providing a well-diversified range of services (yahoo!finance). Today, [...]

9 02, 2022

Jennifer Goodwin: Hold on a Second…Am I the Only Businesswoman in the Room?

By |2023-06-22T15:32:54-06:00February 9th, 2022|Blog, Business Women's Forum, Guest|0 Comments

Whether it is race, age, gender, or sexual orientation, I am sure we have all experienced being an "only" in the room at one point or another. Being an "only" can be extremely anxiety-inducing or simply feeling icky. Considering we spend 40+ hours each week in the workplace, it makes sense to want to feel [...]

2 02, 2022

President’s Message: The Five Love Languages of Business

By |2023-06-28T15:05:49-06:00February 2nd, 2022|Blog, President's Message|0 Comments

Whether you are talking about business or romance, relationships have patterns for success. For example, several years ago The Five Love Languages simplified into five categories how people experience love. Placing relationships in a language framework demonstrated that they can successfully be learned and spoken, even fluently.  Business at its core is about relationships, whether [...]

2 02, 2022

I Would Much Rather Have Courage Than Be Pretty

By |2023-06-28T15:06:23-06:00February 2nd, 2022|Blog, Business Women's Forum|0 Comments

“I am not here to be pretty for you. I am just trying to survive.” Elizabeth McMillan, director of communications at the Utah Department of Transportation, recalled one of the most difficult times in her life – her husband had just been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and work was busier than ever as she [...]

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