Presentation: May Newsmaker Breakfast on 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Utah
The proposed 2030 Olympic Winter Games in Utah would make a significant economic impact, according to research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.
Salt Lake County’s Historic Apartment Boom: Past, Present, and Future Presentation
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 dropped below 2%, and rental rates increased by double-digits. Builders and developers responded with a [...]
Utah State Government Growth Presentation
In 2020, U.S. government expenditures climbed to 31.2% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the largest expenditure as a percent GDP since the end of World War II. Such a level of government participation in the nation’s economy alarms [...]
2022 Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit Presentation
The Salt Lake Chamber and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit is the state's premier economic forecasting and public policy event that is attended by policy and academic thought leaders from across the state.
January Newsmaker Breakfast: Charts to Know in 2022
Gardner Institute researchers shared a preview of top-sheet results from Utah Informed: Visual Intellection for 2022. The charts cover a range of topics including education, demographics, housing, health care, and public finance.
December Newsmaker Breakfast: Utah’s Latest Population Estimates
Population estimates for July 1, 2021, released today by the Gardner Institute, indicate the state added approximately 71,936 people since the 2020 census, reaching an estimated 3,343,552 Utahns. From July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021, the population grew by [...]
November Newsmaker Breakfast: Supply Chains and Inflation Slides
Until the supply side of the economy wakes up and catches up with the fast-reviving demand side coming out of the pandemic, the economic statistics will undoubtedly hold more surprises...But there is money to be made. And, if history is [...]
