Community Development | Layton City Economic Development

Davis School District Employee Receives Keys to Her First Home

Traci Nickerson, a single mother, received the keys to her new home in Layton City yesterday, making her a homeowner for the first time. The home was built by Layton High School and Davis Technical College construction students. Nickerson and her two disabled adult boys were living in a two-bedroom duplex in Bountiful. She wrote […]

New State Apprenticeship Website Helps Employers Fill Jobs

Business Resources and Information, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic News | Apprenticeship, employee retention, employees, employers, work skills, workers

The state of Utah recently announced the launch of new apprenticeship programs found at apprenticeship.utah.gov — the state’s first all-inclusive apprenticeship website. Businesses are currently struggling to hire enough workers, and apprenticeships can help employers offer employees the opportunity to start right away and learn on the job. Apprenticeships are industry-driven, high-quality career pathways that […]

Join Utah’s Statewide Virtual Job Fair September 2, 2021

Business Resources and Information, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic News | Employer Events, Job Fairs, Utah, Utah Department of Workforce Services, Veteran Events

Utah’s Department of Workforce Services invites job-seekers to meet with employers that are hiring now. Employers are from around the state and a wide variety of industries. Join the job fair from the comfort of your own home. Going to a job fair can be a welcome change of pace. You are presented an opportunity […]

Layton City Receives Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding

Community Development, Economic Development, Economic News, HUD Funding and Other Local Resources | CDBG, Community Development Blog Grant, COVID-19, Lantern House, Open Doors, Safe Harbor, small business grant, wage assistance

Layton City recently received additional federal Community Development Blog Grant (CDBG) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help prevent and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The City plans to prioritize the unique needs of low- and moderate–income persons and continue its support of its partnerships between Lantern House, […]

Layton Home Down Payment Grant for First-Time Homebuyers

Community Development, Economic News | At Home in Layton, CDBG, Home Down Payment Grant, housing crisis, Utah housing

For several years in a row, analysts have warned that the Wasatch Front is on the verge of a housing affordability crisis. Areas on all sides of the Wasatch mountain range have seen housing prices skyrocket since 2014. Unless measures are taken to address the issue, thousands of Utahns will be in danger of being […]

Applications now Available for new Davis School District Home

Community Development, HUD Funding and Other Local Resources | CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, Davis School District Home, DSD Home, HUD

Layton City and Davis School District (DSD) are pleased to announce the availability of a new home available for purchase by a low- to moderate-income family. The City sometimes acquires vacant lots in town with federal housing funds from HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. These lots are then used to provide land for […]