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 […]
Ray Pickup to be Honored as 43rd Giant in our City
Salt Lake business community’s highest honor recognizes local leader’s contributions and positive impact throughout Utah SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (January 24, 2022) – The Salt Lake Chamber today announced that Ray Pickup of WCF Insurance will be honored with the 43rd Giant in our City award. The award recognizes those with exceptional and distinguished service, as […]
Business Watch: 2022 Legislative Updates – Week 1
The first week of the 2022 Utah Legislative Session kicked off for the second full year under the shadow of the pandemic. However, representatives and senators were back in the Capitol complex ready to engage the people’s work with virtual available for full participation. Our team is actively engaged on the Hill and if you […]
Utah’s Continued Job Growth and Low Unemployment Highlighted on Salt Lake Chamber Dashboard
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (January 21, 2022) – The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for January to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. This tool tracks the state’s path to a complete economic recovery […]
Kimberly Flores: It’s Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself
A movie or television trailer is supposed to catch your attention, but this time it felt like Netflix punched me in the gut. This particular trailer wasn’t flashy or over-dramatized, it was just real and raw and it certainly poured over the insecurities I had inherited in 2020 which had overflowed into 2021. “Switching careers…in […]
2022 Legislative Priority: Energy & Environment
The Salt Lake Chamber advocates for strong education and workforce programs by promoting rigorous educational standards and effective job training systems, all with a goal to preserve the strength of Utah’s greatest economic resource: its workforce. The new economic landscape is one where skill gaps are present and unemployment is extremely low. A current unemployment […]
Substitute Teacher–Business Connection Information Session
The Substitute Teacher—Business Connection, a new initiative of the Salt Lake Chamber, was created to encourage Utah businesses to help address the substitute shortage facing our state. Many school districts are struggling to find the substitute teachers necessary, and many employers have a workforce available to assist. To help facilitate this, the Chamber is partnering […]