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The 10 Best Cities to Ride out a Recession

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Layton City was recently ranked No. 10 in “The 10 Best Cities to Ride out a Recession” by MoneyTalksNews. The publication cited financial website SmartAsset and its analysis of 429 cities across four data categories: employment, housing, social assistance, and economic stability, to see where residents will do best in a recession. According to […]

Utah Once Again Named No. 1 State for Economic Outlook

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For the 16th straight year, Utah was named the No. 1 state in the nation for economic outlook in the annual Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. Building on a policy of lower taxes, practical regulations, minimum reliance on the federal government, a surging job market, low 2.4% statewide unemployment — Utah […]

Corporate Employees Finally Returning to the Workplace

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After nearly a year and a half of enduring remote work as a viable pandemic-era solution, many CEOs around the nation are telling employees that now is the time to return to the office. This finally-had-it moment comes just in time for the state of Utah with a thriving economy that has added 51,300 jobs […]