Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 52 - 93° ☀️ Salt Lake City: 73 - 99° ☀️ St. George: 76 - 106° ☀️ In less than two weeks, Utahns will celebrate Pioneer Day in commemoration of the first group of Mormon pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley. But the day is also a time to reflect on our legacy of, and disposition towards, immigration, writes Derek Miller, the president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber. "Just as the pioneers sought a better life and new opportunities, immigrants today continue to contribute to the growth and diversity of Utah," Miller said. "Recognizing the importance of immigrants and embracing their contributions can pave the way for a brighter future." I am the grateful beneficiary of immigrant ancestors. My great-great grandpa, Jan Tomco, arrived in Ellis Island, New York, in 1929. He had departed from Slovakia, and, in doing so, spared his descendants from the worst of WWII and communist occupation. Tell me: What is one of your family's immigrant stories? Also on our mind: Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson are teaming up, how Salt Lake County avoided severe flooding from Utah's record snowpack and whether BYU can rise above low expectations for its first season in the Power Five league.
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| How the next major hub in the biotechnology industry found a home in Salt Lake City |
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| | Initiatives like Tech Lake City and BioHive have turned Utah into the fastest-growing biotechnology innovation center in the nation. Tech Lake City is an effort by Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development to bring more tech jobs to Salt Lake, according to Clark Cahoon, the department's technology and innovation adviser. “In short, the major goal is to create a sense of place,” Cahoon said. “So helping these companies find the right part of the city to be able to grow, clustering up innovators, innovative companies, and having a sense of place that you can point to and say, ‘Oh, that neighborhood over there, that’s where different life science or digital health or health care innovation companies are.’” BioHive, an organization made up of several companies and government partnerships, also has the mission of creating a hub for life science and health care innovation within Utah. Aimee Edwards, executive director of BioHive, says that through these collaborations BioHive has helped make Utah the fastest-growing life science and health care innovation industry in the nation, contributing 538 bioscience related patents and ranking sixth in the nation in venture capital investments. |
Read more about the biotech companies that are thriving in Salt Lake City. |
| Utah Gov. Spencer Cox continues to enjoy broad support from Utah voters across the board, even as his approval rating among liberals and moderates appears to be slipping since December. In the latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, 63% of the voters surveyed approve of Cox as governor, which shows almost no change over the last six months. In December, his approval rating was at 63%; in May, it was 64%. “It’s great to have the confidence of the majority of Utahns. Gov. Cox remains committed to working hard for Utah families, keeping our economy strong and securing our future. We’re pleased that Utahns recognize and approve of his tireless efforts to keep Utah the best state in the nation,” said the governor’s spokesperson, Jennifer Napier-Pearce. However, when broken down along political ideology, the data tells an interesting story. Between December and May, Cox signed a law that further limits access to abortion in Utah and three bills directed at LGBTQ children — one which places a moratorium on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors. During that timeframe, the governor lost support among liberals, and gained popularity with his moderate and conservative constituents. Support among “somewhat liberal” voters went from nearly 75%, the highest of any group, to 55%. And his approval rating with moderates shot up from 60% to 78%. But support among voters who identify as moderates appears to be slipping — 61% said they approve of the job Cox is doing, a 17% decrease from May. The decline among moderates could be concerning for Cox, who is often characterized as a moderate himself. But Chris Karpowitz, co-director of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young University, says it’s too soon to draw conclusions based on that single data point. Read more about Cox's recent policy achievements and the effect they've had on his support among Utahns' of different political backgrounds. |
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