Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on July 27, 2010 for a new health center that will be located in the heart of the Daybreak community in South Jordan, Utah, which will be part of the University of Utah Health Care system. Layton Construction will serve as the construction manager/general contractor for the project.

"This [facility] has been a dream of ours for the last four years. It establishes services for this part of the valley whose growth is so explosive," Dr. Susan Terry, medical director of the new health center, said at the groundbreaking.

The new three-story facility, the first on a planned 50-acre medical campus, will house primary and emergency health care services, including outpatient examination rooms, a surgical center with four operating suites, pharmacy, a 24-hour-a-day emergency room and an AirMed helicopter landing pad to transport patients to the University of Utah Medical Center. Specialty services at the center will be provided by the University's Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Moran Eye Center, Neuropsychiatric Institute and Orthopaedic Center. The center will be the University of Utah Health Care's largest off-campus facility.

Additionally, the 208,000-square-foot facility will be located at the future site of one of three TRAX stations in the Daybreak community in the southwestern part of the Salt Lake Valley, providing convenient access for staff and patients and the ability to ride TRAX from Daybreak all the way to the University of Utah's main campus in Salt Lake. The site is also adjacent to the future Mountain View Corridor freeway.

The South Jordan Health Center has been designated to achieve a LEED Silver certification, joining the six other buildings within the Daybreak community that have or will be built to meet LEED specifications. Anticipated to open in the late fall of 2011, the health center will employ 300 physicians and staff to serve the fast-growing community in and around Daybreak.

Smith|Hartvigsen attorneys J. Craig Smith, David B. Hartvigsen, D. Scott Crook, Lyle J. Fuller, Matthew E. Jensen, Daniel J. McDonald, and Earl Jay Peck were named again among the 2010 Utah Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine.

 Mr. Smith, Mr. Hartvigsen, and Mr. Jensen were recognized for their work in the Energy and Natural Resources practice area. Mr. Crook was recognized for his work in Labor and Employment. Mr. Fuller & Mr. McDonald were recognized for their work in Business Litigation and Mr. Peck was recognized for his work in Civil Trials. Utah Business Magazine conducts a yearly survey where attorneys are chosen by their peers to be named Utah’s Legal Elite. This is the fourth year in a row that the majority of the Smith|Hartvigsen partners were chosen as Legal Elite.

Congratulations to one of our Corporate Sponsors!

Big-D Construction, one of the Alliance Corporate sponsors, has been awarded a $30 million contract to build a health sciences education building at Utah Valley University in Orem.  The 160,000 square ft building will feature 27 labs, 12 classrooms and a 400-seat auditorium. It is scheduled to be completed in spring 2012.

Congratulations to Big-D.

source: SL Tribune 7/26/2010, photo courtesy of UVU

Pretty much everyone in the state is touched by this Corporate Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Power. Rocky Mountain Power is our major electric utility company providing service to over 758,000 customers in Utah. The company has been in Utah for over 100 years.

Rocky Mountain Power has a keen interest in participating in Utah’s growth. As the state continues to grow, Rocky Mountain Power is continually investing and expanding the electric system to meet the growing needs of our customers. The investment for the past few years has exceeded $2 billion.

In 2009 alone, Rocky Mountain Power invested $1.5 billion to serve the growing needs of Utah. They support economic growth by ensuring access to safe, reliable and inexpensive electricity – which provides businesses with a competitive advantage and assists in attracting new commerce and industry to the state. The company’s investments in Utah are creating the energy infrastructure that businesses and communities will need in the future while providing substantial employment opportunities for Utah today. 

How they can help economic developers to do a better job is by helping us identify sites with existing infrastructure that will help a new or expanding company keep their upfront costs down and deliver electricity in a timely manner.

How can we, as economic developers, help Rocky Mountain power do their jobs more effectively?  Two ways: By getting Rocky Mountain Power in the loop early on, and by identifying and planning for businesses that might be a good fit for your community. The trend is for site selectors and businesses to look for developments that already have infrastructure or are able to get infrastructure easily. By understanding the strengths of a community, they can target industries and prepare for them.

Rocky Mountain Power has been a great supporter of Utah’s economic development efforts. We appreciate all their support as we all try to work together to make Utah a better place to work and live.

The Layton Companies was named the Utah Best of State 2010 in the Business Services Construction-Commercial category. Best of State "seeks to recognize businesses that are achieving, innovating and improving the quality of life in Utah." According to the organization, Layton was "recognized for excellence in service, creativity and differentiation and for contributions that make Utah a better place to live." Layton measures up to the Best of State motto, "Excelling and Surpassing All Else."