2024 Economic Impact Report

In a press conference on Friday, February 2, Representative Moss, House of Representatives Majority Leader, joined Utah Cultural Alliance (UCA) to release the 2024 Cultural Industry Economic Impact Report (Report). Authored by The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute (KGPI), the Report details the latest data available showing the cultural industry's COVID job recovery as well as its impact on jobs, sales tax, tourism, and other areas of the Utah economy in 2022.

You may view the press conference recording and the Report below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u_42fFfk2M

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2023 Economic Impact Report

In a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, President Adams and Speaker Wilson joined Utah Cultural Alliance (UCA), alongside co-publishers Utah Division of Arts & Museums (UA&M) and Salt Lake County Arts & Culture (SLCo Arts & Culture) to release the 2023 Cultural Industry Economic Impact Report (Report). Authored by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute (KGPI), the Report details the latest data available showing the cultural industry’s COVID job recovery as well as its impact on jobs, sales tax, tourism, and other areas of the Utah economy in 2021.

You may view the press conference recording and the Report below.

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2022 Economic Impact Report

In a press conference on Tuesday, February 1, Utah Cultural Alliance (UCA), alongside co-publishers Utah Division of Arts & Museums (UA&M) and Salt Lake County Arts & Culture (SLCo Arts & Culture), released a preliminary Cultural Industry Economic Impact Report. Senate President Stuart Adams, Speaker of the House Brad Wilson, Vicki Bourns, Director of UA&M, Matt Castillo, Division Director of SLCo Arts & Culture, and Crystal Young, Executive Director of UCA spoke on how the cultural industry contributes to Utah's economy. This includes new statistics on jobs growth, sales, sales tax revenue, and other metrics generated by cultural businesses.

You can view the preliminary Cultural Industry Economic Impact Report, authored by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute (KGPI), using the link below. You may also view our press conference recording using the video player below.

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