This is an infographic we created at Avalaunch Media for the Utah State Government. It does a great job of visually showing why doing business in Utah is a good thing.

1. A PREMIER GLOBAL BUSINESS DESTINATION
of all exporting
companies are small
businesses
of all importing
companies are small
businesses
has the
workforce to
prove it
UTAH
HAS...
FASTEST
BROADBAND
in the Western
U.S.
2nd FASTEST
growing
economy in
the U.S.
A STABLE
& PREDICTABLE
business friendly
climate
5.2%
Unemployment
Rate
(National: 7.7%)
4%
Employment
Growth
(National: 1.5%)
10th
LOWEST TAX
burden
in the country
A Corporate tax
rate that has
NOT RISEN
in 15 years
Costs are
10% BELOW
the
national average
10
CONSECUTIVE
YEARS of
export growth
TAX REBATE
incentives to
companies who
create jobs
Utah is the most linguistically
diverse state
with 130 LANGUAGES SPOKEN
in business daily
Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI)
is actively encouraged
The EB-5 Visa Investor Program pro-
vides opportunities to invest in
Utah’s commercial enterprise
Utah’s
ranking for
per-capita
ice cream
consumption
Cost of living
is 6% below
the national
average
Average life
expectancy
for Utah’s
population.
Tied for the
6th longest
80.1 29
Average age,
making Utah
the youngest
state in the
country
7
Consecutive
years that
Utah has
been the top
state for
volunteerism
2nd
Lowest utility
rate in the
country
-6%
No.8 71.4%
60.5%
Percentage
of family
households.
Ranked first
in the nation
Percentage
of married
couple
families.
Ranked first
in the nation
UTAH HAS BEEN NAMED
STATE IN THE U.S.
2032
1st
50th
Clean Water: 1st
Dental Visits: 9th
Job Creation: 5th
Standard of living: 6th
Lowest Obesity Rate: 5th
Full-time employment: 21st
Economic confidence: 10th
Safe places to exercise: 4th
Least amount of Smoking: 1st
Optimism about their future: 30th
Optimism about a place’s future: 2nd
Perceived learning opportunities: 2nd
Healthy employee-supervisor relationships: 1st
Additionally, the US Census Bureau projected that
Utah’s labor force will increase at twice the national
average between 2003 and 2030
5 2 43
National
Parks
National
Recreation Areas
State
Parks
MILLION+
Visitors attracted each year to the
wonderful events & beauty of Utah
7
3 11
National
Monuments
Visitors that
attend the
distinguished
Sundance Film
Festival
Members in the
world-renowned
Mormon Tabernacle
Choir
Visitors that attend
the Tony
Award-winning
Utah Shakespeare
Festival
Ski resorts
located in Utah
that are
considered the
top in NORTH
AMERICA
Number of ski
resorts located
within a ONE hour
drive of SLC
International Airport
360
130,000
50,000
22
“Best Managed State in the Nation” The Pew Center
“#1 in the Country for Business and Careers”
The Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States
“#1 Business Climate” Business Facilities
WHY IS UTAH THE BEST STATE FOR BUSINESS?
UTAH’S FUTURE IS BRIGHT
UTAH IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
UTAH SMALL BUSINESSLOVES
UTAH INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSLOVES
UTAH IS FUN
The University of Utah ranked first in 2010 and 2011for the number
of start-ups powered by technology developed by their faculty
The Utah economy created 45,300jobs during 2012
American Legislative Exchange Council ranked Utah
#1 Economic Outlookfor the 5th straight year
Utah ranked #2 for job growth by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nearly US $1.3 billionof capital
commitments have been made in Utah-based
venture capital and private equity funds
The Wall Street Journal says Utah is the brightest star on the American flag
WORLD-CLASS COMPANIES LOCATED IN UTAH:
& MANY MORE
CNN Money Reports
that Utah will be the #1 state to live in by
2032
Their report was based on these
categories and placements:
UTAH HAS MOMENTUM:
State for Business and Careers
Forbes Magazine
SLC International Airport hosts
OVER 700 daily flights, and has an
international free trade zone
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Utah enjoys
a 90%
High School
graduation
rate
in the country for
percentage of students
passing AP exams
Future workers account
for 3.13 persons per
household
(1st in the nation)
STEM education is a
priority with Legislature
Utah is one of only four states to maintain AAA bondrating for the past 46 years
Utah has made a goal to have 66% of its adults obtain a
college degreeor postsecondary certificate by 2020
$17.6
$14.3
$13.9
$7.8
$7
$4.5$6.9
$2.8
TOP INDUSTRIES IN UTAH
GDP in Billions of USD