Additional Resources We encourage you to utilize the following resources and share them out with your community. Social Distancing in the Workplace Flyer PDF Social Distancing Sign PDF
The Salt Lake Chamber's Utah Outlook 2020 first quarter poll results are now available. The Utah Outlook is a statewide poll measuring Utahns' sentiments on issues relevant to us and our communities. As with CEOutlook, which measures opinions from business executives, the new polling information will be released every quarter and made available to all Chamber members. [...]
Salt Lake City, UT (March 20, 2020) – Governor Gary R. Herbert and industry leaders shared strategies, ideas and best practices to combat and mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus. Some ideas include: using take out at restaurants; scheduling shopping, home viewings, and other necessary and appropriate gatherings; and, maintaining social distance at all [...]
The Utah Economic Response Task Force hosted a “Facts & FAQs” virtual conference call on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. MST to provide an update on the status of economic efforts to mitigate the coronavirus, including a discussion of available resources for employers, employees, and those who have already felt the consequences of [...]
Dear Business Community, The 2020 Legislative Session is officially over. While we have all been focused on protecting our health, families, economy and businesses, since the session ended, we wanted to send out a summary of the major outcomes of this year’s session. Coronavirus In the last few days of the Legislative Session, legislators appropriated [...]
The Salt Lake City Emergency Loan Program for businesses is now open for applications. This rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis demands deliberate action. Not delays. This week, the Salt Lake City Council supported Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s request to release $1,000,000 in funding to support local businesses during this difficult time. “More than 90% of the 17,000 [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARCH 17, 2020) — Governor Gary R. Herbert convened the first meeting of the Economic Response Task Force, a subcommittee of the COVID-19 Task Force, today as part of his overarching plan to respond decisively to mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus. Leaders in the community attended via teleconference and in [...]
Earlier today the Small Business Administration approved the Governor’s request for an SBA Disaster Declaration for the state of Utah. Administrator Jovita Carranza approved the request for the primary counties of Salt Lake, San Juan, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, Washington and Wayne. The contiguous counties of Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, [...]
Federal, State and Local Business Resources Consolidated at slchamber.com/coronavirus SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARCH 16, 2020) — Governor Gary R. Herbert announced today the formation of the Economic Response Task Force as a subcommittee of the COVID-19 Community Task Force. This group will include leaders from the private and public sector and will focus on [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARCH 12, 2020) -- Salt Lake Chamber President and CEO Derek Miller issued the following statement regarding recommendations by Governor Gary R. Herbert, Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, and the Utah Department of Health: “The Salt Lake Chamber is grateful to Governor Herbert for his leadership and supports recommendations to prevent the [...]
