Utah still an economic powerhouse but some of the glimmer is fading

Natalie Gochnour, associate dean at the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, unveils the 2024 Utah Economist magazine covers during the One Utah Summit at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 12, 2024. Utah government and business leaders united at a Friday gathering to celebrate the state’s high-flying economy, including a plaudit earlier this week from The Wall Street Journal that named the Salt Lake metropolitan area the country’s top spot for jobs, but also cautioned that...