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Utah Rising: Salt Lake Chamber‑led business coalition outlines statewide economic goals, invites local plans
Summary
Spencer Echols, cochair of Utah Rising, presented the business‑led initiative’s vision, five focus areas and a call for communities to post local economic plans to the Utah Rising interactive map.
Spencer Echols, cochair of Utah Rising, briefed the League board on the private‑sector initiative the Salt Lake Chamber launched in November to coordinate statewide economic planning.
Why it matters: Utah Rising aims to marshal business and public partners around measurable goals to maintain statewide prosperity; local governments are invited to align regional plans and post them to a statewide dashboard.
Echols described Utah Rising as “a statewide business led effort to ensure a prosperous future for everyone,” and said the initiative set a timeline tied to the 2034 Winter Olympics to focus action. He said Utah Rising organized five top‑line measures and five focus areas — workforce, business climate, housing, livability and natural resources — and had formed working groups to develop measurable projects and public toolkits.
Spencer asked cities to review the initiative’s website at utahrising.com and to share local economic plans for inclusion on an interactive map so stakeholders can see regional strategies and points of alignment. He said the group would offer a toolkit and, on request, make presentations to individual communities and organizations.
League officers said League staff had attended Utah Rising stakeholder meetings last fall and that local government input was included in the early principles, particularly on livability and quality of life. The League said it will coordinate participation, including assigning League staff to housing and transportation working groups where appropriate.
