▁To ▁monitor ▁these ▁qual ifications , ▁gr ants ▁and ▁tax ▁cred its ▁are ▁only ▁awarded ▁after ▁each ▁corpor ation ▁has ▁proven ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁jobs ▁and ▁re venue ▁required . ▁ ▁R ural ▁development ▁ ▁A ▁motiv ational ▁factor ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁to ▁provide ▁in cent ives ▁to ▁corpor ations ▁for ▁expansion ▁or ▁re location ▁is ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁rural ▁areas ▁or ▁d eter ior ating ▁regions . ▁The ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ▁region ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁two ▁of ▁Ut ah ' s ▁largest ▁metropol ises , ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁and ▁Pro vo . ▁Histor ically , ▁this ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁largely ▁under develop ed , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁much ▁smaller ▁cities ▁of ▁Al pine , ▁High land , ▁American ▁F ork , ▁Le hi , ▁Ple asant ▁Gro ve , ▁Lind on , ▁and ▁O rem ▁City . ▁O rem ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁just ▁under ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁To ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas , ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁( GO ED ) ▁established ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Tax ▁In crement ▁Fin ancing ▁( ED T ID ) ▁tax ▁credit . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Office ▁of ▁R ural ▁Development ▁created ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Enter prise ▁Zone ▁Tax ▁Cred it ▁to ▁motiv ate ▁business ▁to ▁choose ▁locations ▁that ▁would ▁benefit ▁these ▁rural ▁areas . ▁These ▁cred its ▁can