Utah’s Consumer and Executive Confidence dip due to Economic Uncertainty With Inflation and Workforce Shortages
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 […]
Black Utah: Stories from a Thriving Community
Utah is a place for business and for opportunity; it is a place where you can experience the outdoors in its wildest forms and feel welcome when you walk out your door. The state is growing and it is changing — a reflection of the communities that breathe life into it. While the Black community […]
Utah Women-Owned Grant Giveaway Now Open
Women’s Business Center of Utah holds month-long contest for women-owned small businesses to receive additional funding The Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) is giving away five (5) $1,000 grants to small businesses owned and operated by women who have helped grow the Utah Women-Owned Business Directory during the month of February. The grant money, generously […]
Fixing the Workforce Shortage and Reducing Poverty are Mutually Supportive
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 […]
Business Watch: 2022 Legislative Updates – Week 4
We reached the halfway point of the 2022 Legislative Session this week, and much debate was had in committees. Also, the legislature passed another tax cut with a historic inclusion of the earned income tax credit (EITC) for Utah. Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber, published an op-ed this week on […]
Commercial Real Estate Market Review & Future of the Business Office Webinar
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 including a review […]
Jennifer Goodwin: Hold on a Second…Am I the Only Businesswoman in the Room?
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 […]
Business Watch: 2022 Legislative Updates – Week 3
We have reached week three of the legislative session and continue to make progress in policy discussions with legislators. There was some policy debate on SB 139, Prescription Cost Amendments, sponsored by Sen. Vickers, and it is viewed as a patient friendly bill. It would make prescription drug costs, even those recouped through a pharmaceutical coupon, […]
Business Watch: 2022 Legislative Updates – Week 2
The second week of the legislative session added numerous bills to committee floors, and hearings were done on funding requests from various groups, including the Chamber’s Downtown Alliance. Base budget bills all passed for the session and several legislative themes continue to dominate discussions around government authority, income taxes, water conservation and education. A few […]
Salt Lake Chamber Launching Small Business Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Training Series
Apply today to be part of the inaugural cohort class SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (January 26, 2021) – The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah’s largest and longest-serving statewide business association, is accepting applications for its Small Business Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Training Series, sponsored by sustaining partner Zions Bank. The program was developed to provide newly designated […]