Recognition
Recent Rankings
- #1 “Best State For Business & Careers”:Forbes Magazine; Three consecutive years: 2010-2012
- #1 “American’s Best States to Live”: Forbes Magazine 2009
- #3 “Best State for Business”: Forbes Magazine 2009
Quality of Life
- #1 "Family Vacation"; Ski Magazine 2011 - 2012
- Utah is ranked as one of the most livable states in the nation
- 13 World Class Ski Resorts, 11 within a one-hour drive of SLC International Airport
- 5 National Parks, 7 National Monuments, 2 National Recreation Areas, 6 National Forests
- Professional Basketball, Soccer, Hockey, and Minor League Baseball
- Sundance Film Festival, Symphony, Opera, Shakespearean Festival
- 6th Lowest Crime Rate in the nation in FBI 2007 crime statistics
