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4.0
Total
0.0
Natural Resources
6.7
Construction
3.5
Manufacturing
4.5
Trade, Trans, Utilities
11.5
Information
6.2
Financial Activities
4.4
Prof. and Business
Education and Health
3.2
7.8
Leisure and Hospitality
2.6
Other Services
Government
0.3
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
Year-Over Percent Change
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services
8.0
10.0
12.0
January 2012 – January 2013
U.S. average = 1.5%
5.4%
North Dakota
Utah
3.1%
Texas
2.9%
Nevada
Utah has the 2nd
fastest growing
economy
2.5%
Colorado
2.5%
2.3%
Washington
North Carolina
2.2%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
Year-Over Percent Change
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
 Utah
#1, “Best for Business & Careers”
 Utah
#1, “Economic Outlook”
 Utah
#1, “Economic Dynamism”
 Utah
A+, “Small Business Friendliness”
Forbes (December 2012)
American Legislative Exchange Council (December 2012)
Information Technology & Innovation (December 2012)
Kauffman Foundation & Thumbtack.com (April 2013)
 Mid-size
company picked Utah for its
second plant because of Utah’s:
• Low taxes and prudent fiscal policies
• Predicable legislative and regulatory environment
• Conservative judicial environment
• No social “experimentation”
 Owner
of a company of 175 employees
with 175,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing
space flew to Utah two days after the last
election to see about moving his
company because of
• Newly imposed and already high taxes
• Perceived anti-business state government
 Large
retail organization located its
western states distribution center in Utah
• Will not located employees except retail workers
to California because of “stifiling” regulations
• “Tired of anti-business state policies and
regulators”
• This is a theme
 Unemployment
 Workers
Insurance
Compensation Insurance
 Utah
has made major investments in
rebuilding Interstates (mostly with state
funds) and new transit system
 Utah’s transportation corridors are not
congested
 Major markets in West are one day away
by truck
 Young, tech-savvy, bi-lingual
workforce
 Professional, responsible employees
 Relatively inexpensive labor market
 Utah
started the Great Recession with a
Rainy Day fund of $520M (5% of $11B
budget)
 Never
got lower than $200M
Utah's One Stop Business Registration
allows citizens to register a business with
the following agencies:
 Tax
Commission
 Labor Commission
 Department of Commerce
 Department of Workforce Services
 Department of Environmental Quality
 Allows
existing businesses to renew and
update information about the business.
• Since 2005, ABR has processed over 1.1 million
renewals
• In 2012 there were 186,796 renewals processed
online
• 92% of all renewals are processed online
• Utah was the first state to streamline the business registration process
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and put it online in 2003
Since Inception in 2003, OSBR has registered over 250,000 new
businesses in Utah
Now, over 60% of all businesses registered within the state are online,
with over 2,600 new registrations on average each month - this results
in monthly savings of approximately 208,000 hours for Utah businesses
per year
Last year, users registered 30,000 new businesses online with OSBR
OSBR was the recipient of an Excellence.gov award for
intergovernmental collaboration in 2013, which includes the Utah State
Tax Commission, Utah Department of Commerce, Utah Department of
Workforce Services, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and
10 participating cities
 Allows
users to search for a business,
view business address, principals and
registration status.
• There were 1.4 million visits in 2012
• Almost 500,000 unique people visited this search
site in 2012
• The number of unique visitors has grown by 80%
since 2007
 Similar
to OSBR but tailored for single
proprietor owners registering a "DBA"
type business. It does not integrate with
other agencies.
• Online service was created January 2012
Regulations are often indispensable to the
well-being of the people. But judgment
must be exercised. That is the point of
these reviews to insure both citizens and
businesses are both protected and wellordered.
1.
Consider the negative impact on the business of overregulation
and of the desirability of a balanced regulatory environment.
2.
Describe the approach taken in the reduction of regulations in
other states, in Utah, and at the federal level.
3.
Detail the actions of state agencies in their response to the
Governor’s request.
4.
Review the results of an audit of Utah’s administrative rules with
respect to the consequences on business.
5.
Document the findings of a public outreach effort which includes
over 100 business associations and thousands of businesses, with
the intention of soliciting rules or statutes injurious to commerce.
In Utah, 368 total changes have been or are
scheduled to be made, which include:
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238 Amendments
47 Rule or Rule Section Repeals
10 Promulgations
32 Organizational Changes
32 Proposed Legislative Amendments
9 Proposed Legislative Repeals
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