Manufacturing giant ITT will expand its operations in Utah, creating thousands of jobs in the state over the next 15 years. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Governor Gary Herbert joined the Governor’s Office of Economic Development yesterday to announce the expansion, made possible in part because of a multi-million dollar incentive.
The Outdoor Industry Association isn’t happy about Governor Gary Herbert’s pushback on wild lands preservation. The association sponsors the Outdoor Retailer Market, which is held in Salt Lake City twice a year, boosting the state and local economies by millions of dollars. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it’s not ruling out other locations as long as Utah leaders are unsupportive of their causes.
Governor Gary Herbert will host the 2011 National Governors Association Annual Conference in Salt Lake City next month. He says the three-day event will shore in millions for Utah’s economy, as 35 to 40 U.S. Governors and their families spend the weekend in Salt Lake City, enjoying outdoor activities along the Wasatch Front.
Utah’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Human Rights Commission welcomed an Obama Administration official tasked with reaching out to minority-owned businesses to Salt Lake City yesterday. Michael Blake, Associate Director for the White House Office of Public Engagement, spoke at a luncheon downtown and later a town hall meeting at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center.
With an agreement being debated by Congress, we discussed free trade with former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who was in town to speak at the Zions Bank Trade & Business Conference. We also spoke with Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank with the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The Utah Association of Counties is rounding up support to defend the restaurant tax against a lawsuit filed by the Utah Taxpayers Association and Utah Restaurant Association against Utah County. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Salt Lake County is standing up for what it says are vital tourism dollars that would be lost if the tax were snuffed out.
A report from Taxpayers for Common Sense says Utahns pay $141 million a year to benefit oil and gas companies through tax breaks. The report, called “Subsidy Gusher” details the tax breaks that oil and gas companies receive. Vice President Steve Ellis says while Congress explores ways to reform the tax code and cut back spending on entitlement programs, itshould be cutting out big tax breaks to boot.
Kiler Grove, Utah’s first urban winery brings the taste of a California vineyard to an industrial neighborhood in South Salt Lake City. The winery opened in January, and as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it may not look like the rolling hills of central coast California, but for Co-owner and wine maker Michael Knight, life and business in Utah are good.
“Targeting a sustainable future” is the focus of today’s sixth annual Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference, being held at the Salt Palace. And giving the closing keynote speech today will be Dr. Joseph Cory, an Israeli architect and founder of the firm GEOTECTURA.
Downtown West Valley City will be getting a major facelift over the next several years. Local leaders broke ground today Thursday on Fairbourne Station, an urban redevelopment project that will create a downtown for the city. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what the new development will bring to Utah’s second largest city.
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