Year: 2014

Utah is famous for its skiing, spectacular parks, hiking, camping, hunting, climbing, boating and other outdoor recreational activities. That’s why our state legislature created the Utah Office of Outdoor recreation to help market our natural resources and...

Financing can be one particularly challenging part of starting a new business, but it's a challenge that entrepreneurs tend to embrace. With investment comes risk, and allaying concerns that make investors reticent can be a tricky aspect of securing the funds you need...

There is no question that the last few years have been anything but tranquil for business owners here in Utah and across the United States. That's because of the toll taken by the recent recession, which saw high unemployment, record foreclosures and limited consumer...

St. George veterans of military service know that boot camp can be a transformative experience. Young people enter boot camp and in a relatively short time are shaped into military personnel ready to protect their nation. An upcoming Utah business boot camp will...

News outlets in St. George and around the state have been reporting on a website recently launched by the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development: Business.utah.gov. Perhaps the name isn’t the catchiest ever, but its focus is tight. It’s aimed at...

You might recall that last year, Provo became the third American municipality to land a prized partnership to become a “Google fiber city.” After the deal was announced, Google began to build a fiber optic network to bring ultra-fast broadband to the city...

Good news continues to roll in about Utah business in 2013. A large commercial real estate services firm recently issued its annual review of Utah’s commercial real estate market. According to the review, the market is returning to pre-recession levels here in...

In developing effective business strategies, we spend a significant amount of time looking back on what has worked in the past, what continues to work under the present circumstances, and what is likely to work in the future. Of course, that may all seem...

Utah's economic surge continues. That's the takeaway from a newly released report showing Salt Lake City and Provo-Orem are two of the Top 25 Best-Performing Large Cities in America. The business rankings place Provo-Orem at number two nationwide, with Salt Lake City...