News: April 2017

Fox File #4 "Utah's Value Proposition: Compelling from Wall Street to Silicon Alley"

The Fox Files is a weekly message from EDCUtah President & CEO Theresa Foxley. Reflections from my recent trip to New York City with Governor Gary Herbert and Team Utah. (2 min. read)

EDCUtah Names New VP of Business Development

The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) announced today the selection of Keith Morey as the organization’s new Vice President of Business Development. (1 min. read)

Op-ed: Utah is the place to do business

Theresa Foxley, Lane Beattie, and Val Hale make their pitch to the site selection community about why Utah is the best place for their clients. (4 min. read)

Want a Formula for Success? Study Utah

Bloomberg takes a look at Utah's success in recruiting business and why a Gallup Poll predicting Utah as the No. 1 state for "future livability" is beginning to come true. (3 min. read)

Fox File #3 "Catching the Vision"

The Fox Files is a weekly message from EDCUtah President & CEO Theresa Foxley.  I wanted to share a story with you about one of our investors who has completely caught the vision of economic development in our State.  (1 min. read)

EDCUtah Quarterly Investor Update: Lara Fritts shares more about the Northwest Quadrant

Lara Fritts, Salt Lake City Director of Economic Development, recently spoke at our Quarterly Investor Update. Fritts shared details about the "once in a generation" development planned for the northwest quadrant of Salt Lake. (2 min. read)

Site Selection Best Practices: What EDCUtah learned in Chicago and Tampa

Read the top five things EDCUtah learned from industry leading site selectors and economic developers in Chicago and Tampa. (3 min. read)

Fox File #2 "Opportunity"

I left the Governor’s 11th annual economic summit last Friday feeling energized, motivated, and contemplative. (2 min. read)

Expert Opinion: Richard Nelson, Utah Technology Council

EDCUtah recently sat down with Richard Nelson, CEO of the Utah Technology Council (UTC). Nelson shared with us the success of the tech industry in Utah and some of the challenges his organization is working to overcome. (3 min. Video)

Investor Insight: CenterCal shares the keys to success for development in the Internet-driven era

EDCUtah recently spoke with Fred Bruning, CEO of CenterCal Properties, a company that specializes in “place-making” for communities, for a Q&A session.