Utah Business and Economic Development

"Less Weird Than You’ve Heard."

"I’m thinking, ‘Not only are these guys friendly, but they know how to sell. This is a good first impression,’ " Overstreet recalled.

"Utah aspires to develop a branding platform that captures the Utah experience and essence, including the sound, feel and color of the state. Who knows this better than our own tourism partners?"

The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board on Friday voted to boost the incentive to lure the operations to Utah — a surprising move to at least one board member.

Attracting new business to rural Utah really does depend on the ability to provide the right kind of infrastructure

Setting conflict of interest concerns aside, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has decided to hire a business recruiting company formerly run by his top economic adviser.

"We are now No. 4 in the country in terms of job growth,"

"A brand is very much like the Supreme Court justice’s definition of pornography. He says, ‘I can’t tell you what it is, but I know it when I see it,’ "

People. Youthful, energetic, enthusiastic, loyal, hard-working, educated people.

They are Utah’s greatest attribute when trying to attract companies to the state, according to panelists speaking at the Economic Development Corp. of Utah annual meeting Wednesday.

A few years ago, Thompson accompanied then-Gov. Mike Leavitt on a trade mission to California’s technology-rich Silicon Valley, hoping to lure high-paying jobs to Utah. Thompson says several company representatives approached him, only to quickly walk away. "As soon as they heard we had only one fiber-optic line, discussion quickly ended," he sighed.