Utah Business and Economic Development

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Utah receives $5MM Wired Grant for Workforce Development

National program to help train next wave of skilled workers

Utah Fund of Funds Sponsors Emerging Entrepreneurship Workshops

Response to the session was so strong, Mr. Israelson, has offered to present a second series on Angel Term Sheets, to be scheduled for late fall.

Utah’s Westminster College to develop institute for entrepreneurs

Westminster visiting professor Mike Glauser, who has started several companies and worked as a business consultant, will direct the institute, which will focus on entrepreneurship in three areas: the development of new businesses, the creation of new products and services for existing companies; and the creation of enterprises aimed at addressing community needs.

Utah higher education to ‘bank’ property. Plan is to buy up land needed for state’s colleges, universities

"We need to be sure the future of education is served by having the appropriate amount of land available for expansion,"

Utah Guv touts connecting world via broadband

Huntsman noted how Utah must keep its various infrastructures — from technological and educational to livability and quality-of-life — in place or improving "to take us to the next level."

Rural agency offering grants and loans to Utah businesses to produce renewable energy or make energy-saving improvements

Grants can be used to cover up to 25 percent of a project’s cost and can be combined with the guaranteed loan program to further lower the cost of a variety of energy projects.

Angels give ideas wings at Utah Economic Summit – Entrepreneurial expertise: Blue-collar truck gizmo beats high-tech in start-up contest

"Chris is a true walk-on. In a month of March Madness, here is a guy who came from 65th seed and won."
Culp’s road to victory began Feb. 8, when executives from Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.’s administration and the private sector announced that a funding competition for entrepreneurs would be part of the summit.

Variety awaits participants in Utah Economic Summit

Keynotes. Breakouts. Panels. And $100,000 for some entrepreneurs.

Utah rolling out ads. $3.4M campaign using TV, print and Web to lure tourists

All ads will display the "Utah: Life Elevated" brand.

Utah Lawmakers treat education to tune of $460M

Combined with new funding for higher education, the Legislature would add nearly half a billion dollars to education coffers, they said.