In our last email, we explained what Utah’s Housing Gap is and how for the first time in 40 years, more Utahns are in need of a home than there are homes available. While we know this gap is likely to continue expanding in the next few years, there are a few important details to [...]
For the first time in 40 years, more Utahns are in need of a home than there are homes available. Over the last ten years, a 54,000 gap has accrued between the number of Utah families or individuals needing housing and the supply of housing units. This gap is likely to continue expanding in the [...]
What is the housing gap? Utah has a Housing Gap Challenge. Since 2010, Utah has added four new households for every three new housing units. For the first time in 40 years, Utah has more households than available housing; creating a gap that’s affecting over 54,000 families and individuals. This supply and demand challenge [...]
December 3, 2018 'Tis the season for donating to the food bank, volunteering at the homeless shelter, and buying presents for Sub for Santa. But did you know that Utahns do volunteering better than any other state? According to a report released by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Utah holds the number one [...]
Originally published by Utah Pulse on December 3, 2018 Holland & Hart announced the addition of four attorneys, Emily Tabak, Chris LeCates, Nils Lofgren, and Rob Hartshorn, to the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Emily, Chris, and Nils join the firm’s Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources practice. Rob joins the firm’s Real Estate and Construction [...]
Originally published by Derek Miller and Pat Jones in Deseret News on December 1, 2018 Utah is a state of economic prosperity. We lead the nation in business opportunity, economic growth, employment rates and fiscal responsibility. While we are rightly proud of these accomplishments, Utah has one distinction for which we are not proud — [...]
Originally published by Derek Miller in Deseret News on November 28, 2018 When the 116th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2019, a pillar of the institution will be missing. After more than four decades, nearly a half century, Orrin Hatch will be absent from the hallowed halls of the world’s most powerful elected body. Sen. [...]
November 5, 2018 For the past few months, Utah has seen very good numbers in terms of job growth, and September was no exception. According to a report from the Department of Workforce Services, Utah's economy added more than 53,000 jobs since September of 2017. In that time, the state's nonfarm payroll employment grew by [...]
Salt Lake City—November 05, 2018—The commercial real estate firm CBRE, Inc. announced today that Melina Miramontes has joined the Salt Lake City office as an associate specializing in the office market. Focusing on advisory and transaction services, Melina will work with the team of Scott Wilmarth, Tab Cornelison, Nadia Letey and Peter Black. Melina has [...]
October 29, 2018 Recently, a delegation of nearly 30 Salt Lake Chamber members and business leaders traveled to Peru to visit the South American country known for its stunning natural beauty and ancient civilization. The group visited the U.S. Embassy in the capital city of Lima to get a better understanding of Peru's economy and [...]
