Mark your calendars for another power-packed Utah Alliance meeting. We are meeting in St. George on January 10, 2012 at the Dixie ATC. The agenda for our winter meeting can be found here.

To register online and pay via PayPal, click here.

We have reserved a block of rooms at:
Comfort Inn at Convention Center
138 E. Riverside Drive
St. George, UT
435-628-8544

Please mention the Utah Alliance when making your reservation. Special rate is $71.99 plus tax (rate for Monday & Tuesday night.

Remember, What's Up Down South is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11.

Thanks to Ron Kusina for the beautiful picture taken at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge after our Fall Meeting. See what you missed?

Be sure to mark your calendars for the Winter Alliance Meeting scheduled for January 10, 2012 in St. George.

Here is the link to the our October 4th Utah Alliance meeting. Don't forget that you can register online and pay through PayPal.  The meeting agenda includes a presentation from Natalie Gochnour on the state of the economy. Her presentation is worth the price of admission alone. We will also be discussing eco-tourism and tourism trends in economic development. Make time to be with your fello economic developers if for no other reason than  to visit the beautiful Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge center.

It is time to set your sites for Brigham City and the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Center for the Fall 2011 Utah Alliance Meeting on October 4th. Once again, the planning committee has done an excellent job putting together a relevant and educational agenda. Besides the great meeting topics, we will also be taking a tour of the center and for those of you who love to play golf - we've got another round set up. Check out the agenda:

The cost for this fabulous meeting is just $40, which includes the meeting, food, and tour of the bird center. The golf outing is a little extra and will be collected at the course that day. To register for this meeting, go here. Remember you can pay online through PayPal - which will pop up after you register. If you have already paid or want to pay at the door, just exit out of the PayPal page when it comes up.  See you on October 4th.

 

If you haven't already, NOW is the time to register for our summer meeting.We will be meeting in the beautiful community of Springville. The more I find out about this great place, the more excited I am to visit. Head on over to our registration page and sign up. Remember you can now pay for the meeting on PayPal.  Go over to our blog as well where you will find information about the city and great activities there.

See you on July 14th!

Can you believe it has been 3 months since we last met? It's time again for our Summer Meeting. Hopefully you have all saved Thursday, July 14th on your calendars for our meeting. I think the meetings just keep getting better and better. And this one is no exception. We will be meeting at the beautiful new Springville Civic Center and we have an agenda that is packed full of information that will be useful to you in your jobs. If you are a golfer, stay after the meeting for a great game at the Hobble Creek Golf course. For just $42 you can play a round of 18 holes with fees and cart included. And if golf is not your thing, come tour the beautiful Springville Art Museum. We can't wait to see you on Thursday, July 14th. Register online here. You can pay for your meeting fee right on our PayPal account.

For those of you playing golf, you can pay your $42 fee at the Hobble Creek Golf Course before you play.

Attention Alliance Members: Mark your calendars for the two remaining meetings in 2011. We will be meeting in Springville on July 14th at the Springville Civic Center. Our fall meeting moves up north to Brigham City, where we will be meeting on October 4th. The agendas for those meetings are in process. We have had some fabulous speakers for our past meetings this year. You won't want to miss out!

There is something for everyone at the second annual Utah Renewable Energy Conference, hosted by the Utah Solar Energy Association (UtSEA) and the Utah Technology Council (UTC) to be held Tuesday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake.

Goal Zero, a conference title sponsor, is giving away 17 portable solar power systems that will charge small electronic devices for one to two hours. They will give away seven of these systems during the day and raffle off 10 additional systems to attendees in the evening from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Wow, ladies and gentlemen, the Utah Alliance Spring meeting was a great success. We reached our goal of 100 people there. We had great speakers and presentations. We had wonderful food. We met in a perfect room for such a large group. We had a attentive and pro-active host.

In all ways possible, it was a great meeting. Go to our blog page to see more pictures of the day.

Thanks to SOS Staffing for hosting us. It was a great day.

What a great group of members and non-members alike who have registered for the upcoming meeting. The agenda looks packed full of good information and networking time. If you haven't registered, today is the last day. Go here to register online and pay with PayPal in advance.

Don't forget... if you make a comment on any of the latest blog posts exploring Salt Lake, we will put your name into a drawing for a prize at the meeting.  See you on Tuesday!

Tourism is one of Utah’s largest industries, generating $6.2 billion in traveler spending every year and $625 million in state and local taxes.  It’s estimated that there are 110,600 tourism-related jobs in the state.  Nationally, the tourism industry employs one out of every nine workers and is responsible for $704 billion in direct travel spending by domestic and international travelers, according to the U. S. Travel Association.

Online registration is now open for the 8th Annual Utah Tourism Conference that will be held in Park City from May 11-13, 2011.  The three-day conference will be held at the Grand Summit Hotel at the Canyons Resort in Park City.  The conference is co-sponsored by the Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Tourism Industry Coalition (UTIC).  Utah’s annual tourism conference will coincide with National Travel and Tourism Week.

We'd like to share The TOP TEN reasons why you should be attending the Utah Alliance for Economic Development and help you succeed:  See updated flier for the most up-to-date information and REGISTER online.

1. Develop learning skills. Research has shown that regular attendance the Alliance meetings can help you develop invaluable cognitive abilities.

2. Get multicultural. Studying with Utah Alliance members throughout the State is key to understanding different cultures, and multiculturalism can enrich your personal and professional life in a globalized world.

We just received word from Ed Meyer about a wonderful economic development conference to be held in Kanab this week on March 24 and March 26. The keynote speaker will be Paul Allen of Ancestry.com. For more information on this conference, call Kelly Stowell at 435-899-0443 or go here for flier.

 

The Spring 2011 Utah Alliance meeting is ready for registration. The meeting with be held at the SOS Staffing Center headquarters in Salt Lake City and promises to be one of our best yet. Our goal is to have this meeting be the biggest meeting ever. We are looking to have 100 people at the meeting - so invite all your colleagues to come as well.

The details of the meeting can be found here - including agenda and directions to our location.

Everyone should register online!!!  If you have then selected the option to pay online, follow the links which will take you to our PayPal account. Pay with your VISA or Mastercharge online.

While in Salt Lake, you need to take some time to explore the capital city of our state. We'll be highlighting some of the things to do and see on our blog between now and our April 5th meeting. If you comment on our blog, you will be entered in the "Great Salt Lake" drawing which will happen at the meeting on the 5th. You can comment on every new post to give yourself more chances to win. 

See what's new in Salt Lake! 

 

Please join us for a wonderful day in Washington City! 

Our Annual meeting for the Utah Alliance for Economic Development will be held at the beautiful new Community Center in Washington City on January 11, 2011. Please plan on joining us!

 Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. Meeting time is 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and includes a delicious lunch! Presentation topics include: Opening of the new St. George Airport, Bonding Issues, Recruiting Businesses from California and a Legislative Update!    The Alliance meeting is held the day before the annual "What's Up down  South" economic summit in St. George.

We also will be hosting a fun 9 hole golf outing at 2:30 that afternoon at the Washington City Green Springs Golf Course for just $24 including cart. Please indicate that you would like to play golf when you register.

Cost for the meeting is $40 and you can pay online with credit card or at the door (cash or check only).  We do not invoice and no shows are billed. Please RSVP before January 4th.

Map, directions and Lodging information are on the flier, click here.

Please plan on spending the day with us!

Register here (and pay with PAYPAL) for the Winter2011Meeting