An interview with Gregg Roberts, World Languages Specialist Utah State Office of Education By Megan Conley, CAIS Institute How did the Chinese language initiatives begin in Utah? What was the inspiration? Utah is a small state, so for us, economic development and participation in the global community are vital. With this in mind, we realized [...]
His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S., made a presentation at the Salt Lake Chamber hosted by BYU, WTCU and GOED this past week. The Jordanian Ambassador was warmly welcomed by Utah business owners, University representatives, and state government officials, all of whom share an economic interest, personal link [...]
SALT LAKE CITY- (September 15, 2009) A group of 13 Utah business leaders is in the nation’s capital today to make certain lawmakers understand where they stand on federal health reform efforts and cap and trade legislation. “It is essential that business leaders have a voice with our elected officials,” said Jake Boyer, chair of [...]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Tom Donohue, reminded Americas in a speech this week that it was our free enterprise system and our values of individual initiative, hard work, and innovation that built our great country-and trade has been central to our success. (Donohue Trade Speech) In the speech, he emphasized the following [...]
SALT LAKE CITY- (September 17, 2009) The Salt Lake Chamber enthusiastically endorses Governor Gary Herbert’s selection of Spencer P. Eccles as the new executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “This is a time when our state needs the very best we can offer to step forward and lead,” said Lane Beattie, president [...]







