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This is Marty Carpenter filling in for Lane Beattie of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report.
Mark your calendars for 10:15 a.m. on April 17--the next Great Utah ShakeOut is coming! We want to encourage your business to participate so you know what to do in case of an earthquake.
Local businesses have a tremendous role to play in helping to prepare themselves and employees for disaster. Around 40 percent of businesses that have to shut down in a disaster never reopen their doors.
A simple earthquake drill, like the April 17th ShakeOut, can help our local businesses start thinking about preparedness and business continuity. Last year, 945-thousand people were registered to participate in the state's largest earthquake drill. This year, we are asking Utahns to drop, cover and hold on yet again.
The goal this year is to have over one million people participating in the Great ShakeOut. Already more than 600-thousand people, including more than 100 Utah businesses, are registered to participate in the Great Utah ShakeOut.
You can sign up for the ShakeOut individually or as an organization at ShakeOut.org/Utah. That's ShakeOut.org/Utah.
This is Marty Carpenter for KSL News Radio.
