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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 [...]
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 a necessary part of all other best practices, as they control what types of housing are built [...]
(PARK CITY, UT – July 14, 2021) C.W. Urban, an innovative Utah real estate developer, announces a new affordable housing project called The Village, located in Silver Creek, a master planned development in Park City. The project consists of 38 condominiums including a mix of studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom dwellings. Of that number, 24 of the units [...]
The Utah Legislature has passed two bills that support two of the Salt Lake Chamber’s most important priorities — SB 39, Affordable Housing Amendments, sponsored by Senator Jake Anderegg, and HB 357, Public Education Funding Stabilization, sponsored by Representative Robert Spendlove. Both measures are considered necessary by the Chamber to ensure continued economic growth for [...]
For the first time in 40 years, Utah has more families looking for housing than we have housing units. Supply is not keeping up with demand, so much so that we currently have a 54,000 unit shortage. In this episode of Building Utah, we sit down with Clint Betts, executive director of Silicon Slopes and [...]
SALT LAKE CITY (November 28, 2018) – Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber, issued the following statement on the Utah Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding the redevelopment of the former Cottonwood Mall: “Utah has the fastest growing population and the fastest growing economy. This is great for our state, but even [...]
July 30, 2018 The Salt Lake Chamber is celebrating 131 years of doing business in Utah. Join us at our Annual Meeting on September 4, as we pay tribute to those who commit their abilities and time to help further the Chamber's mission and bolster the business community. This year we will recognize: Goldman Sachs [...]
