ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF UTAH The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has contracted with the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) to handle the state’s business recruitment efforts. Today, a strong partnership has been created with significant coordination and success in recruiting businesses to Utah. This partnership now links state government with local government and the private sector in a unified approach to business recruitment. EDCUtah is an investor-based public/private partnership working with government and private industry to serve as a catalyst for quality job growth and increased capital investment. EDCUtah assists in-state companies to grow and recruits out-of-state companies to expand and relocate in Utah. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO: ONE OF MANY RECRUITMENT SUCCESS STORIES Recently many companies have found success by relocating or expanding to Utah. Procter & Gamble Co. is a prime example of the quality of companies that are making their way to Utah. Procter & Gamble Co., the world’s largest consumer products company, is building its first domestic greenfield manufacturing site in 34 years in Box Elder County. Over the length of the project the company will spend approximately $540 million dollars and will employee more than 1,000 people. GOED worked in partnership with EDCUtah, Box Elder County, Questar, Rocky Mountain Power, and Union Pacific to provide information, incentives, power, transportation access, and assistance to Procter & Gamble Co. as the Procter & Gamble ground breaking in Box Elder County, May 2008. company narrowed its decision down to Utah. Many individuals from the community and private business sector came to the table to assist and show support for the project and to the company. It was truly a partnership effort. RESULTS EDCUtah’s involvement in expansion and relocation projects generally includes many elements including gathering and consolidating critical economic data, preparing sophisticated economic analyses, organizing and hosting meetings and site visits, connecting clients with key government and private sector individuals and departments, facilitating discussions and negotiations, and helping clients through the entire relocation/ expansion process.
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