hips . ▁The ▁Governor ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁led ▁by ▁Sp encer ▁P . ▁E cc les , ▁coordin ated ▁with ▁Governor ▁Herbert ▁to ▁build ▁on ▁the ▁economic ▁development ▁corner st ones , ▁calling ▁it ▁economic ▁development ▁ 2 . 0 . ▁The ▁updated ▁object ives ▁to ▁help ▁sust ain ▁the ▁economic ▁growth ▁in ▁Ut ah , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁Slo pe ▁regions ▁to ▁expand , ▁strength en , ▁and ▁grow ▁existing ▁Ut ah ▁business es , ▁increase ▁innov ation , ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁and ▁invest ment , ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁business , ▁and ▁prior it ize ▁education ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁work force ▁of ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Location , ▁climate ▁and ▁ge ography ▁ ▁Ut ah ' s ▁location ▁is ▁ent icing ▁to ▁both ▁companies ▁and ▁employees . ▁With ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains , ▁many ▁activities ▁are ▁available ▁year - round . ▁Four ▁distinct ▁seasons ▁offer ▁such ▁year - round ▁activities ▁as ▁ski ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁and ▁rock ▁clim bing . ▁Ut ah ▁also ▁has ▁many ▁national ▁par ks , ▁including ▁Z ion ▁National ▁Park , ▁Bry ce ▁C any on ▁National ▁Park , ▁and ▁C any on lands ▁National ▁Park . ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁is ▁a ▁D elta ▁Airlines ▁hub ▁and ▁is ▁perfectly ▁situated ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁business ▁day ▁tri ps ▁from ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁due ▁to ▁direct , ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁fl ights ▁that ▁cut ▁travel ▁exp enses ▁and ▁limit