Zoning Changes: A Counterweight to Housing Price Increases
There is no one singular solution to Utah’s Housing Crisis. Rather, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has identified five “best practices” for meeting the housing affordability challenge in Utah. This article will describe how zoning changes are not only essential for keeping up with market prices but necessary to counterbalance rising housing prices. Until […]
Executive Confidence Dips Yet Job Growth Continues to Rebound
Salt Lake Chamber CEOutlook 2021-Q2 Highlights A Dip in Confidence with Warning Signs Flashing in Supply Chains and Labor Markets SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (October 14, 2021) – The Salt Lake Chamber’s CEOutlook released today shows forward progress in job growth but a slight dip in confidence levels from 2021-Q1. While executive confidence remains high in […]
Transit-Oriented Development: Four Birds, One Stone
There is no one singular solution to Utah’s Housing Crisis. Rather, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has identified five “best practices” for meeting the housing affordability challenge in Utah. This article will explain how transit-oriented developments not only increases affordable housing but also decreases transportation costs, is good for the environment and revitalizes neighborhoods. […]
Economic Dashboard Shows Relative Strength of Utah’ Broad Based Recovery Amidst Remaining Headwinds
The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for October 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 context for […]
President’s Message: When it Comes to the Spirit of America the Past is Prologue
The Salt Lake Chamber took a delegation of business leaders to Washington D.C. last month to deliver our federal priorities, as well as reflect on the importance of sustaining the Spirit of America during a time of growing rancour and division. Business is the lifeblood of our economy, providing jobs to families — allowing them […]
Catherine Raney-Norman and Christine Cashen to Keynote 2021 Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (September 29, 2021) – Four-time Olympian Catherine Raney-Norman and National Speakers Association CPAE Hall of Fame Speaker Christine Cashen will keynote the 2021 Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon, the Salt Lake Chamber announced today. “Overcoming adversity has become an important subject for all of us during the past […]
Smart Rain Technology: Taking Weather-Based Irrigation to the Next Level
The Salt Lake Chamber’s Water Champion H2Oath is founded on the precept that water is our most precious natural resource. As Utah faces an unprecedented drought, protecting and efficiently using the water supply is imperative to ensuring clean, safe and long-term drinking water. Businesses that sign the pledge are leaders in changing behavior patterns to […]
Dr. Tony Byers Announced as Morning Keynote for the Inaugural Utah’s Business Diversity Summit
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (September 24, 2021) – Global Diversity and Inclusion leader, Dr. Tony Byers, will be the morning keynote of Utah’s Business Diversity Summit, the Salt Lake Chamber announced today. Boldly challenging the status quo and decades of diversity and inclusion practices, Dr. Byers is transforming D&I from “the right thing to do” […]
Salt Lake Chamber Member Alphagraphics – Ogden Supports Local Businesses
For Natalie Knight, owner of AlphaGraphics – Ogden, the best thing about being an entrepreneur is collaborating with clients to create creative solutions. AlphaGraphics is a one-stop shop for anything marketing-related – from signage, wall wraps and board graphics to apparel, mugs and pens. Whereas printing is it’s bread-and-butter, the business also provides digital marketing […]
Jennifer Seltzer Stitt: Good Change Feeds the Soul and Transforms Communities
Adaptability is a popular pandemic buzzword in a lot of offices. We’re told that the one most important – if not the most important – leadership skill is the ability to adapt. Good news, friends. By this standard, we are all leaders. I don’t know a soul who hasn’t twisted and contorted themselves during the […]