(KCPW News) Presidents from various Utah Chambers of Commerce came together on Tuesday morning to urge Congress to pass immigration reform legislation this year. The group expressed concern that both high- and low-skilled sectors of the economy would continue to be negatively affected by further inaction in the US Congress.
The Salt Lake City Council has unanimously approved a ban on the demolition of buildings in the city’s Central Business District in favor of surface parking lots.
West Valley City officials today unveiled the recently completed Promenade at Fairbourne Station, the community’s new park and public walkway.
Homeowners in Riverton, Herriman, and in unincorporated Salt Lake County will soon be supporting the Unified Police Department through a new property tax that will take the place of a flat rate fee.
A new survey conducted by an online marketplace for hiring local business services shows Salt Lake City is a friendly place to do business. Thumbtack.com partnered with the Kauffman Foundation to survey more than 6,000 small business owners across the country. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson interviewed Thumbtack.com co-founder Sander Daniels, asking him how Utah’s capital city compared with the rest of the country.
Electronic book lovers in Utah might be getting a refund from some of the nation’s largest book publishers, who are being accused of anti-competitive conduct.
As Chief Deputy Utah Attorney General, Republican John Swallow has battled against the federal government on issues like health care reform and public lands. Now, with incumbent Mark Shurtleff retiring at the end of 2012, he’s running for his boss’s job.
Following an audit released last year that uncovered widespread mismanagement within the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Governor Gary Herbert says there will be changes.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert delivered the 2012 State of the State Address tonight on Capitol Hill. In his speech, the Governor focused on the state’s business success, job growth, fund management, and public education.
Utah’s largest business association, the Salt Lake Chamber, is calling on Utahns to make “big decisions” as the 2012 legislative session begins next week. One of them is for the legislature to pass a statewide nondiscrimination law, modeled after the ordinance passed in Salt Lake City and 11 other municipalities.
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