Accolades

Time and time again, Utah ranks as one of the top states for doing business in some of the most important national rankings.

Fifty by Fifty: EDCUtah Develops Tool to Compare Locations Using 50 Metrics Across all 50 States

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 EDCUtah

Expanding or relocating businesses often struggle to quantitatively compare sites when making location decisions. Fifty by Fifty (50x50), a new tool developed by the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), will help make the analysis much easier.

Wait—Utah Is the Fastest-Growing State?

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 The Atlantic

The report comes out every year, a bit of demographic horse-racery: Which U.S. state grew the quickest? It’s usually some sun-drenched locale, or more recently, an oil-drenched one—North Dakota and its shale boom have won for four years in a row.

The Wall Street of the West

Saturday, December 3, 2016 Men's Journal

Pop quiz: Where does New York banking giant Goldman Sachs have its second-largest U.S. office? Not in Los Angeles, Chicago, or Miami, but here at 4,300 feet above sea level in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains.

Forbes Ranks Utah as the Best State for Business for the 3rd Year in a Row

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Forbes

Forbes 11th annual Best States for Business list measures which states have the best business climates and are poised to succeed going forward. Leading the way for the third straight year is Utah, which also ranked on top between 2010 and 2012. Only Virginia in 2013 interrupted Utah’s reign this decade as the Best State for Business.

Pollina Corporate Ranks Utah #1 for Pro Business States

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Pollina Corporate

Pollina Corporate Real Estate has now voted Utah #1 of the Top 10 Pro Business States for four years in a row. Here are some highlights on Utah’s latest ranking from Pollina’s 81-page report:

Utah Tops the List of Happiest States in America 2016

Monday, September 12, 2016 WalletHub

WalletHub’s analysts considered many elements to determine which states are home to the happiest Americans. In order to do so, we compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key metrics, ranging from emotional health to income levels to sports participation rates. Our findings, additional expert commentary and a detailed methodology can be found below.

Utah Cities Ranked #1 and #2 for Fastest Job Growth in the Nation

Friday, August 19, 2016 Bloomberg

With an economy that some believe is marching towards full employment, annual job growth nationally is slowing down. But some cities in the south and west of the country — where labor markets are coming from a lower base — are currently in the throes of strong headline job growth.

Three Utah Cities in the Top 20 Metro Areas to Start a Business in America

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 CNBC

The accolades for Utah just keep on coming! After recently being named the top state for business by CNBC, three Utah metro areas have landed in the "Top 20 Metro Areas to Start a Business in America," another CNBC Ranking

Utah is America's Top State for Business in 2016

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 CNBC

How sweet it is! Utah, known as the Beehive State because its people are so industrious, proves its point with a convincing win in our 10th annual Top States for Business ranking. In many ways, this is the culmination of a decade of hard work by the people and businesses of Utah, developing innovative industries, a skilled workforce and a critical mass of companies big and small that is now rivaling Silicon Valley.

Salt Lake ranked #1 Hot Startup City that isn't San Francisco or NYC

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Business Insider

Ask someone to name cities with thriving tech, media, fashion or food scenes, and you’ll hear the usual suspects: San Francisco; New York; Portland, Ore.

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