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 […]
2022 Legislative Priority: Education & Workforce
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 […]
Salt Lake Chamber Introduces 2022 Legislative Priorities at Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit
SALT LAKE CITY (January 13, 2021) – The Salt Lake Chamber hosted the annual Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to release its 2022 legislative priorities at the Grand America Hotel. Chief among those priorities is maintaining Utah’s spot among the top of America’s best performing economies, […]
President’s Message: Priorities Matter for Business and Policy
2021 was a year of growth and expansion for Utah’s economy in the face of inflation, supply chain disruptions and proliferating coronavirus variants. Our collective pulling together during the pandemic continues to impress leaders and commentators nationally. At the start of every new year, leaders begin to pursue new goals or priorities within their organization. […]
Wasatch Innovation Network Focuses on National Data Privacy Standard in Technology Roundtable with Congressman John Curtis
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (December 22, 2021) – The Wasatch Innovation Network in partnership with the Salt Lake Chamber and TechBuzz News addressed the importance of establishing a national data privacy standard, especially to protect the rights of consumers, in its technology policy roundtable with Representative John Curtis last month. Curtis sits on the prominent […]
Executive Confidence Slides on Coronavirus Variants and Workforce Shortages
Salt Lake Chamber CEOutlook 2021-Q3 Highlights A Divergence in Confidence and Job Growth Showing Uncertainty Remains the Dominant Theme SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (December 20, 2021) – The Salt Lake Chamber’s CEOutlook released today shows mixed results from increased job growth in Utah yet executive confidence declining for the third straight quarter. This divergence signals […]
Utah’s Continued Job Growth and Low Unemployment Highlighted on Salt Lake Chamber Dashboard
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (December 17, 2021) – The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for December to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. This tool tracks the state’s path to a complete economic recovery […]
Salt Lake Chamber Statement on the Cox-Henderson FY2023 Budget Proposal
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (December 9, 2021) – Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, issued the following statement regarding Governor Spencer J. Cox’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal: “Utah’s economic success story is one of strength, resilience, opportunity and prosperity. We are frequently known as the best state […]