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Utah Department of Workforce Services Hosting Virtual Job Fair

The Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is helping job-seekers meet with employers that are hiring now. DWS is celebrating Workforce Development Month by showcasing employers from around the state and a wide variety of industries. Full-time and part-time job openings are available in several industries including healthcare, construction, e-commerce, banking, government, aerospace and more. […]

Effective Networking Tips at Layton City’ Small Business Seminar

Business Resources and Information, Economic Development, Economic News | Business Networking, Davis Chamber of Commerce, First Community Bank, Layton City Small Business Seminar, networking opportunities

Layton City’s Community and Economic Development department completed another successful Small Business Seminar, thanks to assistance from Tim Roper, Davis Chamber of Commerce. Roper facilitated the August 24, 2022 event and is the Chamber’s Director of Membership Development. He instructed over 30 attendees on how to effectively network their business. Roper demonstrated how business leaders […]

Job Growth Remains Strong in Utah during High Inflation

Business Resources and Information, Economic Development, Economic News | Baby Boomers, Department of Workforce Services, job gains, job growth, labor market, Utah unemployment rate

July’s unemployment rate in Utah remains at a low 2.0%, unchanged across the past three months. The July national unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%. In a press release, Mark Knold, Chief Economist at the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) reported, “High inflation and now two consecutive quarters of declining national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would […]

New Entrepreneur Support Available for University of Utah Alumni

Business Resources and Information, Economic Development, Economic News | alumni, David Eccles School of Business, entrepreneur, Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Lassonde for Life program, student entrepreneurship, University of Utah

All University of Utah alumni interested in entrepreneurship are welcome to participate in the Lassonde for Life program. It offers alumni with lifelong support for their entrepreneurial pursuits and dreams by providing resources and support from the top-10 ranked Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business. Alumni can participate […]

Effective Networking Tips: Layton City’s Small Business Seminar

Business Resources and Information, Economic Development, Economic News | Business Networking, Davis Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development, networking tips, Small Business Seminar, Tim Roper

“Effective Business Networking Tips and Techniques” is the next topic in Layton City’s upcoming Small Business Seminar, set for August 24, 2022 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. The city’s Community and Economic Development department continues its popular, free business education series by featuring Tim Roper with the Davis Chamber of Commerce. Roper is the […]

Small Businesses can learn how to do Business with the VA and BLM

Business Resources and Information, Economic Development, Economic News | BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Government Contracting, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, PTAC, VA, Veterans Administration

Be sure to join the upcoming “How to do Business with the VA & BLM” webinar, hosted by PTAC — the state’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center. PTAC helps Utah businesses find, bid, and win procurement opportunities with Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal, state, and local government entities. This exciting event will feature forecasted […]