Utah has national attention flooding in for its business friendliness and other top business related rankings. Forbes magazine ranked Utah the “Best State for Business and Careers” for the third year in a row. At the Governor’s Annual Economic Summit today, we listened to the good news about Utah’s economy. Our economy is doing well [...]
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Bringing the Ocean to Utah
Friday, April 12th, 2013Rich Resources for Business Development in Rural Utah
Friday, April 5th, 2013Aside from gorgeous desert landscapes and being a stoplight-free town, one of Cleveland, Utah’s claims to fame is Darcey Powell. “During my first meeting, I was told that if I decided to turn my hobby into a business, all the tools to do so were available. The support and counsel I received from the SBDC [...]
Helping A Woman, A Village and the Whole World: Muhammad Yunus
Thursday, March 14th, 2013I had the privilege this week of meeting Dr. Mohammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and icon in fighting poverty. He has significantly improved the lives of millions of the poorest people on earth. In 1971, Dr. Yunus returned to his native Bangladesh with a PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University. He was oppressed [...]
Another National Championship: Utah Is First in Volunteering Again
Thursday, December 13th, 2012Christmas and the holiday season seem to bring out some of the very best human qualities. Something almost magical occurs when we step outside of our daily preoccupations and help our neighbors. Many Utahns have moved beyond the childish preoccupation with receiving and learned the great joys of giving and serving. I was understandably thrilled [...]
Pssst… Want to See Your Ballot Now?
Thursday, October 18th, 2012So you’re a responsible, engaged citizen. You have already registered to vote and are anxiously awaiting Election Day to find out who and what is on your ballot (if you haven’t registered, don’t fret, you can still register in-person or online through October 22nd). I’m going to let you in on a little secret – [...]
Leading Trends #6 – The Battle for Content
Thursday, September 13th, 2012Twenty years ago, only a fortunate few had a mobile phone. It was a marvelous thing–if that phone was small enough to carry on your belt without industrial strength suspenders and if you were really close to a cell tower. Today we demand and get much more from our mobile devices. Recent estimates suggest there [...]
Leading Trends #2 – Oranges, Apples, and Sugar Snap Peas
Thursday, August 9th, 2012One highly influential and even defining trend in our society is the exploding cost of our health care and the staggering increase in chronic diseases. Some believe reforming the structure of health insurance, or our health care system, will “cure” the problem. While health care reform is certainly part of the equation, it is not [...]
Humility: A Lost Virtue
Thursday, July 26th, 2012Modern society amply rewards beauty, charisma, intelligence, wealth, power, and rank. Humility?…not so much. Humility is rarely talked of and even more rarely demonstrated. A humble person is likely to be ignored, pushed aside in favor of proud, self-promoting people. We are not humble by nature. Pride springs unbidden in our hearts. Our very nature [...]
STICKIE-TA-TUDY
Thursday, July 12th, 2012http://holeintherock.info/TakeThePlunge/down9.htm The last wagon train journey in the U. S. left Cedar City in the fall of 1879 to settle the San Juan area. There was no trail past Escalante. They passed over terrain so difficult “that even a bird couldn’t fly over it.” One of the chief [...]
VOTING: TOO IMPORTANT TO LEAVE TO OTHERS
Thursday, June 21st, 2012Excuses – we’ve all heard them; we’ve all used them. They may ease the guilty conscience for a time, but they hurt us by confronting our duty. As Lieutenant Governor, my goal has been to get as many Utahns registered and out to the polls as possible. In 2010, our office partnered with county clerks [...]
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