▁M bit / s ▁for ▁business es ▁and ▁households . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁high - tech ▁industry ▁located ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁and ▁its ▁relationship ▁with ▁Pro vo , ▁Google ▁officially ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁places ▁to ▁receive ▁Google ▁F iber . ▁Const ruction ▁is ▁currently ▁on going , ▁but ▁significant ▁progress ▁has ▁been ▁made , ▁and ▁residents ▁and ▁business es ▁will ▁soon ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁sign - up ▁for ▁light ning - fast ▁internet ▁service . ▁Request s ▁for ▁business ▁perm its ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁have ▁dr ast ically ▁increased ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁soon - to - be - available ▁service . ▁ ▁Corpor ate ▁rec ruit ment ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁has ▁offered ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁in cent ives ▁to ▁encou rage ▁large ▁te ch ▁companies ▁to ▁call ▁Ut ah ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ▁u pr ising ▁would ▁suggest ▁that ▁these ▁per ks ▁have ▁been ▁motiv ating . ▁The ▁Ut ah ▁Governor ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁allows ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁gr ants ▁and ▁tax ▁in cent ives ▁to ▁companies ▁willing ▁to ▁either ▁re loc ate ▁or ▁expand ▁their ▁enter prise , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁stability ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁types ▁of ▁jobs ▁that ▁are ▁being ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁From ▁the ▁state ' s ▁perspective , ▁they ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁attract ▁companies ▁with ▁positions ▁that ▁require ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁education ▁or