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Staff proposes general‑plan amendment to prioritize life‑sciences and health care growth in Provo
Summary
A city analyst urged the council to amend the general plan to explicitly prioritize health care and life‑sciences growth, citing BYU, NORDA, Rocky Mountain University and IHC as local assets; options discussed include a life‑science overlay zone, targeted marketing and streamlined review processes.
City staff told the Provo City Council on Jan. 13 that the city is well‑positioned to compete for life‑sciences and health‑care employers and proposed a general‑plan amendment to make that an explicit economic priority.
Management analyst Caitlin Johns outlined a case that Provo’s concentration of medical and health‑education institutions — including BYU’s health and life‑science programs, NORDA College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and Intermountain Health (IHC) —…
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