Salt Lake Chamber to Recognize Aden Batar with Lane Beattie Utah Community Builder Award
The Salt Lake Chamber announced today that Aden Batar, Director of Migration and Refugee Services for Catholic Community Services of Utah, will be honored with the 4th annual Lane Beattie Utah Community Builder Award. The award recognizes an inspirational individual who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to address critical community needs. […]
Spotlight on Doing Good: Civica to manufacture affordable insulin
Utah Community Builders frequently highlights businesses going above and beyond to make an impact in our community. At the beginning of March, Utah-based pharmaceutical company Civica announced plans to both produce and distribute affordable insulin, an infamously expensive medicine essential for people with diabetes. According to Civica’s website, “The availability of affordable insulins will benefit […]
Spotlight on Doing Good: Utah for Ukraine initiative from the Larry H. Miller Company
Utah Community Builders frequently highlights businesses going above and beyond to make an impact in our community. The latest example of Utah businesses’ well-established commitment to social impact is the new Driven to Assist donation drive. The Larry H. Miller Company and the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation organized this drive to benefit […]
State of Good Podcast: Why Business is Well Suited for Social Impact
In our inaugural episode of the Utah Community Builder’s State of Good podcast, we explore why the business community – perhaps moreso than any other institution – is well positioned to make a difference on community issues ranging from mental health and family policy to poverty and upward mobility. Learn from Clark Ivory, CEO of […]
Fixing the Workforce Shortage and Reducing Poverty are Mutually Supportive
Well before anyone had even heard of COVID-19 — not to mention the ripple effects into the economy — businesses were having a hard time finding workers thanks to a tight labor market. In July 2018 there was a record opening (at the time) of 6.7 million jobs. From truck drivers to tech workers, the […]