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Observations from the Utah Valley Big Business Expo
I dropped in on the Utah Valley Big Business Expo over lunch on Wednesday. More than anything else I was curious to see if the state of the economy would dampen the mood at the annual gathering. Here are some observations:
The show was busy and most of the booth space was filled. That’s a good sign.
I talked to several accounting firms at the show. They say business is stead but for the most part they weren’t hiring or taking on new clients.
Rand Bateman of Bateman IP Law had a great booth. We played some blackjack and caught up on events. He said he was tired of people being so down on the economy and decided to do his part by exhibiting at the show. Good stuff!
I ran into my old partner in crime - Benoy Tamang of Sapha. Sapha seems to be keeping up and doing well.
The guys from Griffen Hill were exhibiting. If you need a good consultative sales training program they are the guys to talk to.
I ran into Lance Black from Eli Kirk. Their business seems to be doing very well. We mainly talked about what a studly programmer Connor Boyack is and how the only time he and I ever see each other is at the Big Business Expo. It was good to catch up.
I also ran into a guy who was my neighbor when I lived in Springville five years ago. He was an electrician back then but graduated from school and started working in marketing for a very well known Utah company. That company has since laid off all their marketing staff except for my friend. He said he tries to do some side electrical work but the market is completely dead.
In Utah, our unemployment rate is up but we seem to be doing better than most places. If you look at the unemployment numbers only Wyoming and the Dakotas are doing better than us. So in my assessment, that means the Wasatch Front probably has the best employment situation for a large metro area in the United States. Maybe that’s one of the reasons we were recently observed as being some of the happiest people in America.
Go team!