Dear Members,
I had an incredible childhood growing up in Southern Utah. I always felt safe riding my bike to school, making the trek to buy penny candies, and camping in the bike trails. During that same time, a friend's mother was working to get a gang task force together. As a child, I couldn't understand the need. It's true, back then we didn't have many gangs in Southern Utah. However, setting the groundwork for future safety was a great decision. That forward thinking helped stem crime that could have come into our community. Due to our city and county first responders, our cities continue to have low crime rates. We continue to be a welcoming community.
Safe St. George is an initiative by the City of St. George to educate on the good our first responders do for our community. The proactive work of our police and fire department ensures that our homes and businesses are safe. We have a rapidly growing community, and we need to continue to have that safety as a top priority. With that growth comes further needs; we need to ensure we have enough police and fire department assistance to handle the ever increasing demands of a diverse growing area. They need resources to ensure our citizens are safe and protected. Please see the below graphics that outline the urgency for a small property tax increase in 2022 that will fund this greatly needed resource. During the month of July, we continue to show our patriotism and our support for those that protect our safety and freedoms.
Sincerely,
Brad Buhanan
Chief Operating Officer & Acting President and CEO
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St. George Mayor: Addition of trail, park, fire station 'serve our growing community'
St. George News
The City of St. George will usher in the arrival of public safety and recreational resources in July with three dedications in a nine-day span.
The events begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened Temple Springs Trail on Wednesday at 9 a.m., followed by the same for Fish Rock Park on July 20 at 9 a.m. Then on July 22 at 11:30 a.m., the city will dedicate Fire Station 9, according to a news release from the city
Everyone is invited to attend these ceremonies.
“These projects serve our growing community in so many ways,” Mayor Michele Randall said in a news release. “We are so thrilled with how they turned out. We welcome the whole community to come out and celebrate.”
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Utah businesses, once resistant, finally shift to remote and hybrid work
2KUTV News
Ryan & Chris Jones
Utah business professionals are pushing to work from home and hybrid work schedules. Companies have long been reticent to accommodate those requests.
A Utah's Growing Pains investigation found that to stay competitive during an increasingly tight labor shortage, companies are shifting to remote work, opening themselves up to a national pool of job applications, and downsizing their corporate offices. Co-working spaces are also sprouting up throughout the Intermountain West, providing flexible work spaces for freelancers, startups, and companies who want a smaller workspace.
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Millions of Americans Regret the Great Resignation
Bloomberg
Alexandre Tanzi
About 20 million Americans quit their jobs in the first five months of this year, in what’s come to be known as the Great Resignation. Many now regret the decision, according to a new survey.
More than one-quarter of those who left work are reconsidering whether they made the right move, according to a study of more than 15,000 job seekers conducted over the past three months by Joblist, an artificial intelligence job-search platform.
The surge in resignations has been linked to Covid risks in the workplace, new opportunities created by work-from-home, and a general sense that Americans have been rethinking their professional lives amid the turmoil of a pandemic. The level of job quits this year is roughly double what it was a decade ago.
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original Meeting Date June15, 2022
More than 45 years ago, Washington County entrusted Intermountain Healthcare with hospital care. CEO Mitch Cloward shares some history from Intermountain’s roots here as well as providing a state-of-the-hospital address including the major innovations, benchmarks with national healthcare outcomes and other improvements made at St. George Regional Hospital.
To learn more about Dr. Cloward's diverse medical background click following link:
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Chamber Benefit of the Week:
Complimentary Ribbon Cutting, Grand Openings, Ground Breaking Events
It is our pleasure to welcome new businesses to our service area in St. George, Washington, Ivins and Santa Clara with Ribbon Cutting or Grand Opening events. At these events new businesses are greeted by our Chamber ambassadors the "Sunshiners". The Chamber provides pre-event advertising through our website, social media channels and weekly newsletter along with large scissors/ribbon for ribbon cutting events or golden shovels for ground breaking events. These events are typically open to all Chamber members and the public. We have six grand Opening/ribbon cutting events in July. We hope that you will join us for one of these fun and informative events!
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WELCOME TO JUNE'S NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS |
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ERC Professionals
Academy Mortgage
Cutting Edge Demolition
Cole West Home
Evergreen Beauty LLC
Saint George Market
Cash Flow Mastered, Inc
Get Outside
Shastia
Grand Welcome of Southern Utah
Mojave Health
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT: OUR RENEWING MEMBERS
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Ascend: Neurology, Chiropractic & Performance
Figmentation Foundation
Vacasa, LLC
Healthy lifestyles- Dr. Coleen Andruss M.M.D.
City of St. George
Clover Patch Quilt Shop
Gold Cross Services, Inc.
Hyatt Place St. George / Convention Center
Medical Billing ManagementLLC
The Book Bungalow
The Retreat at Sunbrook
The Retreat at Sunriver
Your Employment Solutions
Re/Max Associates - Ron Slane
Kelly L. Martin at ReMax Associates
Bedrock Quartz
RE/MAX Associates
Sunset Springs Apartments
Audrey Moson - Real Broker Red Rock
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