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Commentary: Utah needs to reach across its urban-rural divide

In Utah, it pays to be part of the crowd. The state is the ninth most urbanized in the nation, with 90 percent of the people packed together on just 1 percent of the land — mostly along the Wasatch Front.

And along the Wasatch Front, business is booming. According to the Utah Economic Council’s 2019 Economic Report to the Governor, unemployment is at a 10-year low and our state boasts the highest rate of job growth in the nation — particularly among the high-tech companies of the Silicon Slopes.