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This is Marty Carpenter of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report.
While the nation is stuck in a slow recovery, Utah's economic status is one to envy. The sixth edition of the "Rich States, Poor States" study recently listed Utah has having the Best Economic Outlook in the nation.
This is the sixth year in a row Utah has received this ranking.
Fifteen important state policy variables go into the Economic Outlook rankings. Utah ranked in the top 10 in almost half of them—making it one of the best performing states.
"Rich States, Poor States" also listed Utah as having the third best Economic Performance overall, coming in behind Texas and Nevada. The combined scores give Utah an overall number one ranking.
This is Marty Carpenter for KSL News Radio.
