14 07, 2023

Utah’s Economy Shows Resilience with Record Labor Participation and Broad Industry Growth

By |2023-07-14T07:29:29-06:00July 14th, 2023|Blog, News & Press|0 Comments

The Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, has released the June Roadmap to Prosperity Economic Dashboard to support business leaders in understanding impacts on Utah’s economy. This tool prioritizes key data on the state’s economic outlook and actionable context for decision-makers. “After several [...]

18 07, 2022

Inflation Matters: Industry Download Webinar

By |2022-07-18T15:03:30-06:00July 18th, 2022|Blog, Policy, Webinar|0 Comments

Everywhere we turn the news reviews and discusses inflation and its current and potential impacts on the economy. Inflation in the United States has not reached the levels that were seen in the mid 1970s and early 1980s. During that time, interest rates climbed to 20%. In April 2022, Utah experienced inflation [...]

29 03, 2022

State of Inflation Town Hall

By |2022-03-29T14:39:13-06:00March 29th, 2022|Blog, Policy, Webinar|0 Comments

Inflation hit another high in February 2022, marking the worst numbers since 1982 for American consumers. The new number, measured by the Consumer Price Index, sits at 7.9 percent. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that the Fed is prepared to accelerate interest rate increases to combat inflation. The Salt Lake Chamber, Senator Mike Lee, [...]

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