Category: News

Written by Peter Given, global business analyst, and Troy Keller, international trade & commercial policy advisor Inflation jumped to its highest level since 1981. The April consumer price index (CPI) not […]

Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel traveled to Utah to speak with the World Trade Center Utah Board during the fourth quarter meeting. Addressing current supply chain issues, Commissioner Bentzel shared […]

Utah aerospace and defense companies showcased products and services at the global airshow Salt Lake City — Returning to Dubai for the second time this year, a delegation of Utah […]

The STEP Grant is awarded to World Trade Center Utah by the U.S. Small Business Administration Salt Lake City – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that World Trade […]

Salt Lake City, Utah (November 5, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) the 2021 President’s “E” Award for Export Service at […]

SALT LAKE CITY – Founded in 2006, World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) has been supporting Utah’s international business engagement for 15 years. WTC Utah has played a vital role […]

Originally published by Art Raymond in the Deseret News – June 9, 2021 What’s one measure of how high Utah’s business prospects have risn in the eyes of global investors? […]

NEWS RELEASE: April 29, 2021 World Trade Center Utah Announces New Partnership Office At Utah Valley University in Orem Alliance will give UVU business students real-world experience helping Utah County businesses to […]

January 21, 2021 Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is the new chair of World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah). With members and partners across the state, including the Governor’s Office of […]
November 3, 2020 – Utah Industry Resource Alliance (UIRA), under CARES Act funding, released an in-depth economic study of the impacts of the COVID-19 induced recession on Utah’s manufactures: Using […]

SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 28, 2020) — The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), Governor’s Office of Energy Development (OED), World Trade Center Utah, and Salt Lake Chamber, presented Gov. […]

Record-High ($641,000) SBA STEP Grant Awarded to Utah to Accelerate International Growth for Utah Businesses Just last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that World Trade Center Utah […]

September 30, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) will receive a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant […]

Screenshot from a recent WTC Utah Board Meeting in which members joined online and in-person adhering to health guidelines. This month, we are excited to welcome the newest member of […]
Jim Porter, the Trade Services Manager at World Trade Center Utah, says companies looking to expand their business through exporting will see many benefits such as positive economic growth in […]
September 1, 2020 Aaron Starks will be joining the World Trade Center Utah team as the Vice President of Growth Services. WTC Utah leads Utah’s international business development and elevates […]

Salt Lake City – The Utah Industry Resource Alliance (UIRA) announces its offcial launch. UIRA provides all Utah manufacturers with a single, expert resource to help them improve their bottom […]
Salt Lake City Utah – Today the Utah Economic Response Task Force announced that the Rapid Response Team (RRT) had provided one-on-one assistance to more than 2,000 Utah small businesses […]

Pictured: WTC Utah president & CEO Miles Hansen presenting at WTC Utah’s Virtual Trade Mission with the United Arab Emirates. April 27, 2020. As Utah moves from the urgent to […]
April 23, 2020 The flood of new programs and resources from D.C. are critical for small business owners to understand, but with the volume and number of changes, that is […]

Pictured: WTC Utah president & CEO Miles Hansen speaking at a diplomatic visit from the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States Reema Bandar Al-Saud hosted by WTC Utah. March […]

Pictured: WTC Utah president & CEO Miles Hansen speaking at the 2020 International Woman’s Day Celebration on March 5, 2020. Click here to read more. As you prospect for international […]

Salt Lake City (March 5, 2020) – Celebrating the economic and social contributions of women on a global scale, the Women’s Business Center of Utah and World Trade Center Utah […]

Pictured: WTC Utah President and CEO Miles Hansen with the Honorable Benedikt Wechsler, Consul General of Switzerland in San Francisco, as well as Franz Kolb with the Governor’s Office of Economic […]

WTC Utah is administering STEP Grants to small Utah companies to pursue their international business efforts. STEP is funded in part through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration. […]