Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Ranks Second Among The Next Economic ‘Boom States’

Sit back and enjoy the upcoming Utah economic gravy train, folks

Chirpy puff piece from the Salt Lake Tribune, reporting that a U.S. Chamber of Commerce report compared states throughout nation, and says the Beehive State’s economy ready to take off.

Here's the lede:

Washington • Utah’s economy is growing and a new report comparing states throughout the nation says it is ready to explode.
Citing the state’s burgeoning tech sector and its spike in exports, combined with a lenient regulatory structure and low cost of living, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked Utah second in a list of "the next boom states."

Check out the full Matt Canham story:

• Utah ranks second among the next economic ‘boom states’

Funny... not a word about Utah's abysmally low wages. Realistically speaking, you'd think that's the one Utah economic factor which these "Chamber of Commerce Types" would be raving about the most, no?

Predictably, Governor Herbert, who stands for re-election in November,  is milking this story for all it's worth:

"It is an attitude. We are saying to the marketplace that we value the entrepreneur and the businessperson," Herbert, a Republican, told the crowd that included business leaders. "We’re going to make sure we have government that gets off your backs and out of your wallets."

And the U.S. Chamber's numero uno state, poised to set its local economy on fire?

North Dakota? C'mon. Gimmee a break.

Read the Trib story. We are not making this up.

Sit back and enjoy the upcoming Utah economic gravy train, folks.