The Beehive State is buzzing with demand for new IT workers, but what will it take to attract them?
“Utah! Where Ideas Connect” was the state slogan from 2001 to 2006. Currently, however, recruiters and workers are failing to connect in the Utah job marketplace.
Research, information technology development and service-based industries are important economic activities along the Salt Lake City/Ogden/Provo corridor. Utah is a hub for new tech companies; but like the rest of the country, it's currently experiencing an IT employment crisis.
Business comes down to one thing for Utah’s fastest growing companies: giving the customer something no one else can. 
"‘Tis better to give than receive” — that is if you know what to give and to whom. Corporate gift-giving etiquette can confuse even the most well-mannered, especially because protocols often vary from workplace to workplace. The following guidelines will help you give to your boss, co-workers and clients with clarity and confidence.
My first cell phone, made by NEC Corp. in 1997, was a far better phone than the Motorola Razr I just gave away. Sure, my NEC didn't have ringtones, wallpaper or a camera, but when I used my NEC I could do one thing very well: talk. Today's cell phone makers seem more intent on making phones fun than they do on making phones actually work.
Phil began his morning on the defense. Apparently, one of his team members had been casually discussing the selection of a vendor to support the e-commerce effort in his organization. Ed, who worked in sales, had overheard the conversation and immediately fired off an e-mail to Phil, the e-commerce team leader.
Prospects won’t buy our products and services if they don’t have an urgent need or a compelling desire. If they aren’t sick, we can’t heal them.
As president and CEO, Jim Thornton, 40, is helping Provo Craft and Novelty Inc. transition from its history as a traditional “stickers and paper” craft company to an innovator in the consumer-electronics industry. With its lauded personal electronic cutting system Cricut — and a handful of other creativity-oriented consumer-electronics products in the works — Provo Craft boasts more than $300 million in revenue annually.
Kathy and her husband, Tom, have been in the airport concession business at Salt Lake International Airport since 1961. They operate 16 stores in the terminal. In November 1999, they started Your Planet, a store that sells earth-friendly goods. Last year, the Airports Council International-North American gave the store the first “Best ‘Green’ Concession Practice or Concept Award.”
Sid Paulson
In November 1929, a month after the stock market crashed and the Great Depression ensued, my grandparents met and fell in love at Dehoney’s Dance Hall in Portland, Ore. My grandma, then 20, danced all night with my curly-haired grandpa who had just hitchhiked his way from Chicago. They were married five years later.