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Utah Best State in Mountain Region for Workforce Development

Forbes names Utah as the #3 Best State for Business, continuing a more than a decade of top-three rankings.

Utah has once again been named a top five states for business by CNBC.

Utah in the top 10 best states for business once again.

Salt Lake City and Provo rank among the top ten cities to recover from COVID-19.

We think Utah is the right place to expand. And we're not alone. Find out more.

Job Growth

Utah 3.3% National 1.5%

DWS, Nov 2019

Population Growth

Utah 16.0% National 6.3%

US Census, 2010-2019

Median Wage

Utah $36,790 National $38,640

BLS, May 2018

Median Age

Utah 31 National 38.2

US Census, ACS 2018

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Featured Wins

We count every company that moves to Utah as a “win” for both the state and the company.

Scorpion

Scorpion will open an office in Utah, adding up to 1,007 new high-paying jobs in the state in the next five years.

Carvana

Carvana plans to open an Inspection and reconditioning center in Tooele City.

Northrop Grumman

NG selects Roy, UT for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) headquarters.

Williams International

"Utah’s strong local workforce combined with GOED’s innovative and collaborative policies make Weber county an excellent place to manufacture jet engines."

Novva, Inc.

"With recent changes to the tax law, we are now on equal footing with competitive data center markets in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon.”

Finding the Balance

Utahns work hard and play harder. There are 58 National Parks in the United States, and Utah is home to five of them. We like to call them the Mighty 5^®.

Our mountains house 12 major ski resorts, which Ski and Powder magazines consistently rank among the best. They’re minutes, not hours, away from our cities and airports.

Speaking of cities, Utah is also home to the Sundance Film Festival, award-winning dining, and a thriving arts scene including theater, symphony, opera and ballet.

Neighbors San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver are just an hour and a half away via our own Delta hub.

1Arches National Park
2Canyonlands National Park
3Capitol Reef National Park
4Bryce Canyon National Park
5Zion National Park

1Beaver Mountain
2Ogden Area Resorts
- Powder Mountain
- Wolf Mountain
- Snowbasin
3Salt Lake Area Resorts:
- Snowbird
- Alta
- Brighton
- Solitude
4Deer Valley/Park City
5Sundance
6Brian Head

Targeted Industries

As Forbes Best State for Business, the State of Utah enjoys a strong and diverse economy. Our success is due in part to aggressive support from state lawmakers to grow our targeted industries. With innovative programs to expand access to talent and capital, improve supply chain, share industry expertise, drive university research, and promote international trade, Utah is fertile ground for new business.

Aerospace & Defense

Financial Services

Information Technology

Life Sciences

Manufacturing & Distribution

Outdoor Products & Recreation

EDCUtah Founders

In 1987 five major Utah companies – Zions Bank, Wells Fargo, CenturyLink, Dominion and Rocky Mountain Power – founded the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. Over 30 years later, the ranks of our Founding members have grown but they continue to be the backbone of our leadership team.