The good, the bad and the growing: Utah`s Economic Summit
(WorldNews Business)

Utah is growing, and Utah County is driving that growth, according to Natalie Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. The state of Utah added over 260,000 people to its population in the last year. That´s roughly the size of Weber County. Much of the growth came from `in migration,` people moving from out of state, typically for jobs. Recent numbers shared at Friday´s Utah Economic Summit revealed the state´s unemployment rate is at 2.9%, which is lower than the current U.S. rate of 3.6%. Much of the growth has to do with the thriving tech industry. In fact, Gochnour suggested, Utah could become the cradle for the fourth Industrial Revolution, centering around the fusion...