The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute today released preliminary results of a first-of-its-kind economic study of Utah’s tech and innovation economy. The research, which was shared today on Utah’s Capitol Hill, shows Utah’s tech economy supports one in seven Utah jobs, pays annual compensation 75 percent higher than other industries, and has increased employment at more than twice the national rate over the past [...]
Natalie Gochnour, associate dean at the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, wrote an op-ed in Utah Business about her predictions for 2017. She believes there is a lot to keep an eye this year on and predicts many changes for Utah and the world. To Gochnour, the landscape of geopolitics will be the biggest story of the year, [...]
The Kem C. Gardner Policy at the David Eccles School of Business recently presented the Economic Report to the Governor to Gary Herbert. The outlook is bright for Utah's economy and expansion is expected to continue in 2017. The report was presented at the Salt Lake Chamber's annual Utah Economic Review. "Utah's economic performance was among the strongest in the nation in 2016. Our state [...]
Forbes magazine just released its best states for business, and Utah is yet again at the top of the list. The article shows that Utah has been at the top for the last six of seven years, with Virginia bumping the Beehive State out of the top spot in 2013. The tech industry has helped provide stable, high-paying jobs in Utah, and students graduating workforce-ready [...]
Editor's Note: The David Eccles School of Business & the Business Scholar Club collaborated to start the Eccles Leadership Lecture Series, which gives students the opportunity to listen and learn from prestigious professionals as they talk about their career and education. On Friday, Nov. 4 Natalie Gochnour, associate dean of the David Eccles School of Business, discussed Utah’s economic forecast. Gochnour is also the Director [...]
Utah led the nation in job growth in 2015, showing that the economic opportunities in the Beehive State are some of the best in the nation. That fact and several others were revealed in the Utah Economic Report to the Governor, a joint effort between the David Eccles School of Business, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the Utah Economic Council. Find out more [...]
Utahns are seeing raises for the first time since the Great Recession began, and it's leading to economic optimism in the Beehive State. Natalie Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, said the raises were "a long time coming." Find out what else she had to say about Utah's economy by reading The Salt Lake Tribune's full article here.
Utah will continue to have solid economic growth, positive labor market performance, and continued net in-migration in 2016, according to the latest Economic Report to the Governor. The report, released today and presented to Gov. Gary Herbert at the Salt Lake Chamber’s annual Utah Economic Review, documents Utah’s stellar economic performance in 2015 and forecasts another favorable year for the Utah economy. The full [...]
The middle class is shrinking, and that has some big impacts on the economy. Natalie Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, discusses the importance of the middle class to economic stability, and what is happening here in Utah. Check out the full article in the Deseret News.