Welcome to Utah!

Presented by Jeff Edwards

to the Utah Broadband Advisory Council

July 19, 2011

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EDCUtah Mission

To serve as a catalyst for quality job

growth and increased capital investment

by assisting in-state companies to grow

and recruiting out-of-state companies to

expand and relocate in Utah.

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The Utah ED Process

GOED

Local ED

EDCUtah

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Supporting organizations:

• Business Community

• Universities/Colleges

• USTAR

• Chambers of Commerce

• Industry Associations

• International Team

• GOED International Team

• World Trade Center Utah

• Real Estate Sites

• Demographics

• Labor Market Profiles

• Prevailing Wage Rates

• Tax Rates

• Utility Rates

• Infrastructure Capability

• Current Investment

• Legislative Priorities

• Cost of Living

• State & Local Incentives

• Competitive Climate

• Education Data

• Transportation

• Local Elected Officials

• Local Business Leaders

• Tech Developments

• Quality of Life

Information Available on Utah

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Recruitment Results (2010-2011 Fiscal Year)

• Jobs Created (recruitment & expansion) 7,263

• Jobs Retained 1,364

• Square Footage 3,150,072

• Headquarters 5

• Capital Investment $795M

• Site Visits 118

• Total Open Projects 246

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Why Do Business in Utah?

Recent Utah Recognitions

• Salt Lake City – Top 15 New Cities in World

– Fortune, July 2011

• Utah Ranked #1 Best State for Business – Forbes.com, 2010 Best States for Business

• #1 Best Managed State Government – Pew Charitable Trust, 2008 Grading the States

• Utah #2 Best Business State –Pollina Corporate, 2010 “Rebuilding American’s Economic Power”

• Salt Lake City 3rd Best Performing City in America – Milken Institute, 2009 Best Performing Cities Index

• Utah Ranked 5th for America’s Top Business States – CNBC, 2009 America’s Top States for Business

• #1 Utah Best Quality of Life – Business Facilities Magazine 2010

Central Location in Western US

• 3 major interstate

highways

• 1-day to 2-day delivery

to western U.S.

• Full-service customs

port of entry

• 2 major rail lines

Convenient Airport Access & Travel

Source: Salt Lake Airport Authority

• Delta’s 2nd largest hub

• 10 min. from downtown

Salt Lake City International Airport

• 700+ daily flights

• Direct to Tokyo & Paris + Mexico & Canada

Low Cost Business Environment

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UT ID NM AZ CO NV CA

Electricity

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Industrial Rates ($/sf)

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Office Rates ($/sf)

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NM, Albuquerque

AZ, Phoenix NV, Las Vegas

UT, Salt Lake CO, Denver CA, Los Angeles

CA, San Francisco

ACCRA Cost of Living Index

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index (Q2 2010)

High Quality Workforce

Youngest state in the nation

• 20% of Utah’s population is enrolled in grades K-12!

• Median age – 29

Highly educated

• 37.1% with college degree

• 91% with high school diploma

Strong work ethic

• Average turnover rate – 11.2%

• Fewer sick days – 6th healthiest state

• Fewer work breaks – lowest percentage of smokers in the U.S.

Sources: Decision Data Resources, The Employers Council, United Health Foundation

The Gateway

Strong Higher Education

College graduate retention =

75% native & 43% non-

native

190,000+ students

statewide

• 9 public universities

• 4 private universities

• 10 UCAT campuses

w/60,000 students

Sources: Angelou Economics

High World Language Skill Set

Facts:

• Residents speak 90% of the world’s written

languages

• 60% of public school students study a world

language

• 180 languages are spoken by U of U students

• 80+ language courses are offered at BYU

• 77% of BYU students speak a second language

• 47% of BYU students have lived outside the U.S.

for 1+ years

Sources: Utah State Office of Education, University of Utah, Brigham Young University

“Per capita, Utah is the most linguistically diverse region of the U.S.”

-Time Magazine

Competitive Labor Market

Competitive labor market and competitive

business costs

Utah’s wages = 90.3% of the national

average

• Utah avg. wage = $38,160

• National avg. wage = $42,270

Utah unemployment = 7.3%

• National unemployment = 9.1%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2008 wage data, August 2009 unemployment data)

Downtown Salt Lake City building

State of Utah Tax Incentive Programs

• EDTIF

• REDI

• IAF

• Custom Fit

• Research Tax Credits

• Recycling Zones

• Sales Tax Exemption

• Enterprise Zones Tax

Credits

Incentives available for both existing Utah companies &

companies new to Utah

Business Leaders in Economic Clusters

• Life Sciences • Myriad Genetics

• ARUP Laboratories

• Edwards Lifesciences

• Software & IT • Adobe

• eBay

• L3 Communications

• Aerospace & Aviation • Hill Air Force Base

• ATK

• Hexcel Corporation

• Outdoor Products & Recreation • Salomon

• Rossignol

• Black Diamond

• Defense & Homeland Security • Hill Air Force Base

• ATK

• Northrop Grumman

• Financial Services • Zions Bank

• Wells Fargo

• Goldman Sachs

• Energy & Natural Resources • First Wind

• Rocky Mountain Power

• Questar Gas Corporation

• Competitive Accelerators

Recent Project Wins

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• Adobe

• EMC

• Cephalon

• Duncan Aviation

• First Wind

• Hexcel

• eBay

• Reckitt Benckiser

• RBS Securities

• ITT Integrated Systems

• Specialized Bicycle

• Fairchild Semiconductor

• Global Parts Network

• O’Reilly Automotive

• Boart Longyear

• Quality Bicycle Products

• Northrup Grumman

• Goldman Sachs

• Merit Medical

• Nelson Laboratories

• GSL Mineral

• Edwards Lifesciences

• GE Financial

• Oracle

Emerging Trends

• Site Selectors report seeing increased activity

• Diverse manufacturing adds strength

• “Reshoring” emerging

• National media making a difference

• Geography matters – fuel prices

• Neighboring states challenges – NV, AZ, CA

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Questions