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New Program to Help Businesses Promote Quitting Tobacco
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is launching a new effort, Way to Quit Certified, with the help of the Salt Lake Chamber to educate business owners about the tobacco cessation tools available to their employees. Employees that smoke have about twice the lost production time per week than non-smokers, and more than 70%* of [...]
CEO Success Stories: Nathan Rafferty
In the latest episode of the Salt Lake Chamber podcast "CEO Success Stories," Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, sits down with the CEO of Ski Utah, Nathan Rafferty, to hear about his leadership philosophy, best practices, the 2018-2019 ski season and more. If you have ideas or thoughts about whom we should [...]
Salt Lake Chamber’s Statement on Governor’s 2020 Budget Proposal
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (Dec. 6, 2018) – Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, issued the following statement regarding Gov. Herbert’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal: “Utah’s economy is the envy of the nation and the result of fiscal discipline, smart management and forward-thinking decision-making. Throughout our history, we have continually faced challenges [...]
Five Tips to Protect Yourself Against Fraud This Holiday Season – By Robbie Beckstead, Bank of Utah Information Security Officer
The modern-day fraud Grinch can strike under many guises during the holiday season, and your friends at the Bank of Utah want to make sure you’re protected. Unfortunately, as the holiday season rolls around, criminals capitalize on the inherent goodness of humans as we embrace this time of generosity and thankfulness. As an information security officer, I want to [...]
27 of Utah’s 29 Counties Experienced Population Growth in 2018, New Estimate Says
Originally published by Carter Williams in KSL on December 4, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — Despite a decline in births and the rate of people moving to the state, Utah’s population continues to grow. The state population grew by an estimated 52,664 people — an annual growth rate of about 1.69 percent — to more than 3.16 million, according to a [...]
President’s Message: Let us close the gender wage gap together
Earlier this year I shared my vision for the Salt Lake Chamber as well as my vision for the state, capital city and business community. One of the priorities I believed that we must address right away was the gender wage gap. Utah ranks last on the list of states with the nation’s worst gender wage gap. But women, and [...]