By Jeff Edwards, President and CEO, EDCUtah

Last week, Salt Lake City hosted the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and, as always, it was a tremendous success. The show is an ongoing reminder of Utah's strength in the outdoor industry. Bookings were up this year and the vibe was nothing but positive about the money the industry brings in nationally and to Utah, in particular.

By EDCUtah

Utah's world-famous Delicate Arch…in Arizona?

Before its recent efforts to re-brand Utah as "Life Elevated," the Utah Office of Tourism (UOT) conducted a marketing survey. According to the results, survey respondents thought that Delicate Arch -- the most famous and pictorial arch in Utah's Arches National Park -- was in Arizona!

By Jeff Edwards, President and CEO, EDCUtah

Last week I attended the groundbreaking for the 208,000 square-foot University of Utah Health Care facility that will provide residents of southern Salt Lake County with convenient access to primary, specialty and emergency health care services.

By Jeff Edwards, President and CEO, EDCUtah

It is with mixed emotions that I officially announce the departure of two of our talented business development managers this week. Erick Allen has accepted a position with Layton Construction and Reina Gould has chosen to start the MBA program at Brigham Young University.

By EDCUtah

Like most other industry sectors, Utah's financial services industry was hit hard by the recession. Six financial institutions are now extinct -- one of them had a 100-year history in the state -- and employment in the sector has declined steadily through February 2010.

By Jeff Edwards, President and CEO, EDCUtah

June 30 marked the end of FY 2010. I am pleased to report that we had another great year of business recruitment and retention, thanks to our excellent public/private partnerships and our relationship with the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED).

By EDCUtah

It is safe to say that no one knows the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, its mission, or its investors from the public sector better than Lynn Pett, who retired June 30 after serving 20 years as government relations director for the organization.

By Jeff Edwards, President and CEO, EDCUtah

Beginning in January 2012, Questar Corporation will occupy a new building, to be called the Questar Center, at 333 South State Street. It will be the corporation's new headquarters and accommodate some 600 employees in a floor plan that is 20 percent smaller than Questar's current headquarters, but better organized and more efficient.