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Resource: Belonging: Good for Business, Good for Growth, and Good for Utahns
Whitney Childers Whitney Childers

Resource: Belonging: Good for Business, Good for Growth, and Good for Utahns

Comcast NBC Universal and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) celebrated the release of a forward-thinking video called We Are Utah: Building Belonging Through Storytelling. The video explores the power of storytelling in building belonging, and it serves as a resource for Utah employers who want to spark conversations about belonging in the workplace.

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Spotlight: Welcoming and Belonging: Brigham City’s Holiday Help Program
Whitney Childers Whitney Childers

Spotlight: Welcoming and Belonging: Brigham City’s Holiday Help Program

In 2022, the Center for Economic Opportunity & Belonging at EDCUtah launched the Welcoming and Belonging Community Cohort in partnership with Welcoming America. As part of this initiative, we are interviewing members of the Welcoming and Belonging Community Cohort to talk about their progress, highlight success stories, and share best practices.

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Spotlight: Welcoming and Belonging: Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG)
Whitney Childers Whitney Childers

Spotlight: Welcoming and Belonging: Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG)

In 2022, the Center for Economic Opportunity & Belonging at EDCUtah launched the Welcoming and Belonging Community Cohort in partnership with Welcoming America. As part of this initiative, we are interviewing members of the Welcoming and Belonging Community Cohort to talk about their progress, highlight success stories, and share best practices.

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Spotlight: Fox File: New Americans in Utah
Whitney Childers Whitney Childers

Spotlight: Fox File: New Americans in Utah

May 3 marked the launch of the New Americans Task Force and the release of research from the American Immigration Council showing the impact of new Americans in Utah. I had the honor of joining others – the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, Salt Lake Chamber, and World Trade Center Utah – in a discussion of this important issue.

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Profile: Ze Min Xiao to Lead EDCUtah’s CEOB
Whitney Childers Whitney Childers

Profile: Ze Min Xiao to Lead EDCUtah’s CEOB

The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) is pleased to announce that Ze Min Xiao has accepted the position of director of the newly formed Center for Economic Opportunity and Belonging.

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