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Utah’s Rental Market

Utah’s renters, like much of the renters across the country faced dramatic increases in housing costs throughout the pandemic. For the renters across the four Wasatch Front counties, average asking rents increased more in the[...]

Policy Brief: Utah’s Energy Industry

Heading into 2022, energy experts debated the speed and timing of a return to “normal” energy demand following a tumultuous 2020–2021 as the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publications

Salt Lake County’s Historic Apartment Boom: Past, Present, and Future

Salt Lake County’s housing shortage and high home prices have led to the “tightest” apartment market in the county’s history. In 2021, the vacancy rate[...]

A Pathway for Improving Early Childhood Mental Health in Utah (The Children’s Center Utah)

Sound mental health provides an essential foundation of stability that supports all other aspects of human development—from the formation of friendships and the ability to[...]

A Blueprint for Growing Salt Lake City’s Health Care Innovation Economy

Salt Lake City will be a premier health care innovation hub that provides expanded economic opportunity and improved health and well-being for all residents.

The State of Utah’s Travel and Tourism Industry, January 2022 (Tri-Fold Brochure)

I n 2020, travelers spent $7.07 billion in Utah, a 29.8% decline from the 2019 record spending of $10.13 billion. As a result, Utah travel[...]

Renewable Natural Gas: A Sustainable Approach to the Energy Transition

Renewable natural gas offers a new and promising energy source that will help decarbonize a portion of Utah’s energy mix.

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