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Grant Aims to Give Bountiful Business a Face-Lift

Grants from the Davis Fund for Economic Development and the Bountiful Redevelopment Agency aim to aid in economic development and beautification along Main Street in Bountiful. 

Fox File #81: Best Practices Recap

The Fox Files is a weekly message from EDCUtah President & CEO Theresa Foxley.

A Special Cloud is in Uintah County

Data centers in rural Utah provide opportunities for communities and businesses alike. One such is located in Uintah County.

Boomtown! State Budget Shows Growth

The Utah State Tax Commission report for the first quarter of this fiscal year show double digit tax revenue growth

Fox File #80: Farewell to Max

This week the EDCUtah team and I say goodbye to Max Backlund, Director of Community Strategy. We wish him well in all his future endeavors. 

Forbes: Utah Second Best State for Business

This past week Forbes released its Best States for Business Rankings. Utah moved up one spot from last year to claim the number two spot. Forbes credits the jump in the rankings to Utah's successful tech industry.   

Utah Film Commission Launches Grant Program to Support Local Talent

The Utah Film Commission has launched the “Next Level Grant Program” to provide funding and footing for local directors and producers. The program is the state agency’s latest effort to support Utah filmmakers.

Opportunity Zones Could be a Big Boost for Utah

Most of urban Utah is enjoying a terrific economy. But the good times don’t extend to some low-income neighborhoods, or to many parts of rural Utah.

Fox File #79: Thankful For—and Learning From—Others

The Fox Files is a weekly message from EDCUtah President & CEO Theresa Foxley.

Utah County is Expected to Get 1M New Residents in the Next 50 Years. Here's How Leaders are Planning for the Growth

OREM — While researchers note Salt Lake City is, and will likely remain, the economic epicenter of the Beehive State for the foreseeable future, Utah County has become the primary engine of the state's nation-leading growth.