Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3

[TonyAnderson]

Originally Posted by Comrade

Utah also ranks toward the middle & bottom in a great deal of other issues. Economy isn't the sole driving force behind what makes an area great. The thing is, Utah's economy, for all good it's done, still hasn't amounted to much in major development for Salt Lake City. It's also not been a force in creating inward migration. I've pointed this out already in the past - Utah's growth, the fact it's one of the fastest growing states, is not directly tied to people actually moving to the state and rather the state's high birth rate.

I think Utah is held back by our legislature and the views that this state is backwards in a lot of regards. You know, it's disappointing because we're in a desirable region. All you have to do is look at how Colorado, Idaho and Nevada have grown the last decade or so to see that there is an appetite to live in this area. But while the state ranks high in population growth, it ranks low in outsiders moving here - and that is driven by economic and social conditions.

Our state is growing and the potential is nice. But I do believe the legislature is absolutely holding Utah back and I do believe they actively work against Salt Lake City (and have in the past) out of spite over the fact that it's one of only a handful of areas in the state that conservatism doesn't have a stranglehold.

Nothing wrong with home grown.