A representative from the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity told the Utah League of Cities and Towns that Utah's willingness to move quickly across city, county and state levels helps attract major businesses and investment.

The speaker recounted conversations with company leaders who said Utah's regulatory environment and ability to bring local and state officials together quickly were decisive. He described one company with about $1,500,000,000 in revenue that had narrowed its relocation choices to Utah and one other state and praised Utah's business-friendly posture.

The speaker also emphasized energy infrastructure as a near-term constraint tied to growth and AI adoption. He praised the governor's Operation Gigawatt initiative to scale capacity and cited a recent groundbreaking for Valor Atomics near San Rafael in Emery County as an example of private investment responding to Utah's nimbleness.

To help municipalities, the speaker said his office maintains regional staff to support economic-development planning, marketing and project navigation and offered connections for cities seeking assistance.

We could get in front of the senate president and the speaker. I could do all of that in two weeks,' the speaker said, describing why companies choose Utah over other states. The representative closed by urging local officials to reach out to his team for support with workforce and marketing efforts.