Utah’s Economic Position Leading The Nation
The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for March to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. This tool tracks the state’s path to a complete economic recovery from the pandemic recession and provides actionable context […]
Utah’s Consumer and Executive Confidence dip due to Economic Uncertainty With Inflation and Workforce Shortages
The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for February to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. This tool tracks the state’s path to a complete economic recovery from the pandemic recession and provides actionable context […]
Utah’s Continued Job Growth and Low Unemployment Highlighted on Salt Lake Chamber Dashboard
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (January 21, 2022) – The Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for January to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. This tool tracks the state’s path to a complete economic recovery […]
8 Questions with 2021 ATHENA Natalie Gochnour
Natalie Gochnour serves as an associate dean in the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. She also serves as the chief economist for the Salt Lake Chamber. In these roles, she provides policy leadership that helps Utah prosper. Gochnour’s experience includes a […]
ADUs in Your Neighborhood
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 ADUs can exist in our neighborhoods without disrupting architectural or community character. Solving Utah’s housing crisis will require creativity from […]
How Tax Increment Financing Has Helped Utah’s Housing Market
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 discuss real-life examples of success stories in Utah that have utilized TIF to grow and develop. When considering solutions to Utah’s housing […]
Housing Preservation: A Strategy We Can All Agree On
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 preservation is a long-standing practice in the housing policy toolkit that has positive, quantifiable outcomes and minimal local opposition. While […]
How Land Use Regulations Determine the Effectiveness of All Other Practices
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 […]
Roadmap to Prosperity Webinar: Utah’s Changing Demographics
Growth and change are constants in Utah’s population. During the webinar, Utah’s Changing Demographics, sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Senior Research Analyst and State Data Center Coordinator Mallory Bateman provided context around how Utah has changed from the past to the present, highlighting the newest available […]