Salt Lake City Corporation offers a Small Business Revolving Loan Fund to stimulate business development and expansion.
Avanti Executive Suites and Conference Centers – where businesses grow!
The Sundance Film Institute supports nonfiction filmmakers through the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program by providing year-round support.
The Off Broadway Theatre is Salt Lake’s downtown hot spot for comedy.
The Gallivan Center provides a focal point for the downtown crowd.
Henries Dry Cleaners promises that your fabric will be cleaned with the quality and conscious care you’ve come to expect.
KUTV 2 News is a Utah based station of the CBS Network.
Greetings! As you enjoy this issue of “Life in the Valley” you will see that Salt Lake City is a thriving, vibrant metropolitan area populated by distinct, diverse and dynamic people. This is a remarkable community that is experiencing rapid change, unprecedented growth and sound investment!
Downtown Rising! — a strategic vision led by the Salt Lake Chamber and Salt Lake City’s business community, in cooperation with Salt Lake City Corporation, was created to keep Salt Lake City vibrant, but also to guide Utah’s capital to new heights. With very broad input from throughout the State of Utah, the visioning process introduced new ideas for shaping downtown’s future. As a “blueprint for tomorrow,” work is already underway to start crafting the exciting projects and ideas that were conceived in the Downtown Rising project.
As Downtown Salt Lake City embarks on an amazing transformation, we also celebrate our history and heritage. In a vibrant mix of old and new, planned and ongoing projects will introduce a variety of urban housing, world-class shopping, extraordinary Class A office space, large and small cultural and recreational facilities, and dynamic activity to our Downtown.
If you are a visitor to Salt Lake City, take a walk along Main Street to enjoy classic architecture and see the progress on our new 20-acre City Creek Center which will include office space, housing and new retail shops. In the Gateway area, a major outdoor lifestyle center provides movies, Clark Planetarium, Children’s Museum, and destination shopping. Nearby neighborhoods offer inviting outdoor restaurants and coffee shops, interesting local bookstores, destination shopping, and farmer’s markets.
Do not miss Salt Lake City’s Main Library, the newest architectural gem in the City’s crown, which was recently voted Library of the Year! Visiting Salt Lake City’s attractions from our excellent hotels is easy; most attractions, amenities and facilities are within walking distance of the Central Business District or conveniently located along our excellent light rail and bus transit system.
Salt Lake City’s treasured Trolley Square, an historic and unique destination retail and entertainment center, is experiencing a full redevelopment that will update the center,
add new, exciting, retail shops including Whole Foods, and enhanced walkways, landscape and outdoor public areas.
Live music, dancing and comedy punctuate Salt Lake City’s urban scene. Enjoy a performance of a world class symphony, opera or ballet or visit intimate galleries and quaint artists’ studios. Salt Lake City fosters incredible artistic expression and supports diversity.
In Salt Lake City, you’re in the heart of extraordinary natural splendor. Beautiful and challenging running and mountain biking trails border downtown. Ski the same slopes as the Olympians in just 35 minutes from City Center. Catch a Bees (Triple-A) baseball game in a magnificent mountain setting, a Jazz (NBA) basketball game in the EnergySolutions Arena, or cheer on our newest team – Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer.
The Salt Lake International Airport is served by seventeen airlines with 68 flights to non-stop destinations. For automobile travel, the City is intersected by I-15 (north/south) and I-80 (east/west). Within a day’s drive you can reach thirteen majestic national parks and monuments including Arches, Zion, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone.
Salt Lake City has it all! Downtown Salt Lake City is a major destination for cultural, artistic, and entertainment activities. Coupled with unsurpassed recreation, charm and safety you will understand why we call Salt Lake City “the best in the West.” Salt Lake City is the nation’s #1 city to live, work and experience!
