SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (April 15, 2021) – The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Recovery Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard with current data for April, indicating where Utah sits in the overall recovery. Clear indicators show Utah climbing back from recession lows and heading into [...]
Our Biggest Crisis. Evidence shows that within any group of workers 10-20% are clinically depressed. COVID-19 has doubled that number. Presenter Dr. Matthew Thiese, Assistant Professor at the University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health shared: what has been proven to successfully treat depression why it makes sense for your organization [...]
In a perfect world as a manager, especially a new manager, your team would make it easy on you. Every team member would understand their job and do it, follow up on tasks, and anticipate business needs. However, in my short time as a new people manager I have learned having a team member who [...]
Employment law is radically different than it was a year ago, and many businesses may need to update their policies to better reflect the new work environment we are in. Salt Lake based SixFifty worked with the law firm Wilson Sonsini to update over 50 employment policies that account for the COVID pandemic, vaccines, and [...]
As you are likely aware, the statewide mask mandate will be lifted on April 10, in accordance with H.B. 294 - Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments. The bill outlines when mask mandates and other COVID-19 related public health orders will phase out, and the processes by which local and county governments can continue mask orders and [...]
Washington, DC—Today, the Hatch Foundation introduced a new initiative: the bipartisan American Promise Scholarship. This program connects high-achieving students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a Senate internship to be split between the offices of Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) in Washington, DC. “My life’s mission is to create [...]
SALT LAKE CITY (Mar. 31, 2021) – Cited as a model for businesses to emerge from a pandemic, Ken Garff Automotive Group has earned a gold ADDY award at American Advertising Federation of Utah for the best integrated campaign in Utah. AAF-Utah hosts an annual competition that honors the best in advertising, marketing and brand [...]
As we celebrate Women's History Month, there is no better time to take a look at the remarkable individuals and organizations who are doing so much for our community – particularly those who serve to protect and empower others. Patricia Jones, CEO of the Women's Leadership Institute, joins us on Chamber Champions to discuss the [...]
Mica McKinney, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel for Utah State University and Co-Chair of Initiative for Advancing Women in the Law for the Women Lawyers of Utah, led a discussion on Barriers to Advancement: Findings from the 2020 Study of Gender & Racial Bias in Utah’s Legal Profession. Ms. McKinney was joined [...]
With increased vaccine accessibility, a decreased transmission level and the end of Utah's mask mandate, it seems like there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Today's business environment and what the future holds for us is unique and uncertain. But regardless of how your company weathered the storm during the past year, there [...]
