Economic Impacts of Utah’s Energy Industry, 2017
Utah’s diverse energy industry plays a significant role in the state’s economy. It encompasses traditional fossil fuels and renewable resources. The mining sector produces crude[...]
Practice Areas
Insight: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Addressing Utah’s Short Term Rental Market Growth
By: Jennifer Leaver Short term rentals, available on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, have drawn both positive and negative attention over the past few years. Initially, short term rentals were lauded as income-generators that allowed[...]
Publications
Survey of Utah’s Top Homebuilders
Increasing prices and a shortage of new housing units continue to be a challenge across the State of Utah. The goal of the survey of[...]
Utah Travel and Tourism County Profiles, 2018
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has prepared economic profiles that track travel and tourism data for each of Utah's 29 counties.
Ivory-Boyer Construction Report, 3rd Quarter 2019
This year is shaping up to be another record year for Utah’s construction industry. Through the third quarter of 2019, the total value of permit-authorized[...]
The State of Utah’s Travel and Tourism Industry, 2018
Utah’s diverse travel and tourism industry provides jobs and income for Utah residents and contributes state and local tax revenue. Utah’s natural, cultural, and historical[...]
Blog
Insight: Record Number of Cash Buyers Are Adding Fire to Utah’s Hot Housing Market
By: Dejan Eskic Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and[...]
Insight: COVID-19 and Air Quality
By: Thomas Holst Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and[...]
Insight: Sunshine Before the Storm: How Utah Tourism Gleamed Before COVID-19
By: Jennifer Leaver Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and[...]