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Utah Travel and Tourism County Profiles, 2021

In 2021, visitors directly spent significantly across the state, a sharp increase from 2020. The top three spending categories were auto transportation, lodging, and food service. Visitor spending made up a large portion the overall[...]

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Utah’s Invisible Workforce: The Economic Contributions and Health Impacts of Family Caregiving

As the need for family caregiving is expected to grow over the next decade, there are concerns about the mental and physical toll it places[...]

A Business Vision for Utah’s Energy Future (Data Compendium)

This Data Compendium provides supplementary data, definitions, and focus group summaries for the companion report, “A Business Vision for Utah’s Energy Future.” This companion report[...]

A Business Vision for Utah’s Energy Future

Utah's business community envisions an energy future that places Utah at the center of the nation's energy transition by harmonizing environmental and economic progress to[...]

Ivory-Boyer Construction Report, Second Quarter 2022

During the first six months of 2022, total permitted construction value reached $7.23 billion, a 1.8% decrease over the same time period from 2021 (see[...]

The Changing Dynamics of the Wasatch Front Apartment Market

The demand for rental housing increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher rental rates across the Wasatch Front.

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