Utah has arrived. It’s no longer the “spunky upstart” trying to make its way onto the stage, Gov. Spencer Cox said in remarks to a room full of the state’s political and business leaders.
After Utah was named the best state in the nation for the third year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, Cox is taking a victory lap of sorts, celebrating the strong human capital he sees as the basis for the state’s success.
Cox spoke about Utah’s success on Thursday at the Crossroads of the World International Trade Summit, a two-day, invitation-only event sponsored by Zions Bank and World Trade Center Utah that invited “world leaders and top business minds to discuss the uncertainties, trends, and opportunities surrounding international business.”…