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Utah Governor Launches Program to Train People for Higher-Paying Jobs

Gov. Gary Herbert first took office as Utah was climbing out of the Great Recession. He says its economy and high-tech businesses are now creating jobs so fast that the state doesn't have enough qualified people to fill them.

Gov. Gary Herbert first took office as Utah was climbing out of the Great Recession. He says its economy and high-tech businesses are now creating jobs so fast that the state doesn't have enough qualified people to fill them.

 

So he announced during his State of the State speech Wednesday a new program called Talent Ready Utah to recruit businesses to partner with schools to guide students through proper training and education early, provide internships and invest in education.

 

"We anticipate that Talent Ready Utah will help fill 40,000 new high-skill, high-paying jobs over the next four years," Herbert said.

 

Herbert highlighted the program as he called for continued efforts to improve education, homelessness, drug use, air quality and liquor laws — including removing the "Zion Curtain" preventing restaurant patrons from seeing drinks mixed. He also celebrated improvements that he said have made Utah's economy one of the nation's hottest.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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