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Find Employment in Salt Lake City

Lisa Brown — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:27:33 +0000

Relocating to Salt Lake City? Finding a job might be easier than you think. Yahoo recently reported that Salt Lake City is one of “America’s Best Places to Find a Job.” The Department of Labor Statistics recently reported that the unemployment rate was at 5.9%, way below the national unemployment rate of 9.4%. The economy is highly diversified: employers with a strong presence there include Delta Air Lines, e-Bay, Unisys, Siebel, Micron, and 3M. Because Salt Lake City is a major transportation hub, the Department of Labor Statistics reports that the category “Trade, Transportation, and Utilities” is the strongest employer in the city. This makes sense, as the city has always had strong ties to the railroad and to the country’s freight trucking routes. Second only to transportation was the category “Government.” With the University of Utah located in Salt Lake City, not to mention the state capitol, it only follows that many people in Salt Lake City are swept up in city politics. Because government health insurance follows government jobs, the hospitals and social services in the area are not financially overburdened. Salt Lake City leads by example in the way to weather the current economic climate. And if you are needing corporate housing in Salt Lake City while job hunting or settling into a new job, Almost Home can help.

Find Employment in Salt Lake City is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.

Corporate Travelers with a Love for Drama Can Treat Themselves to the Utah Shakespearean Festival

Lisa Brown — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:28:12 +0000

The Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival presents nine plays this summer in Cedar City, Utah. See what The Salt Lake Tribune calls “powerfully assured storytelling.” Begun in the 1960s under the guidance of the local university with a budget of less than $1,000, today the Utah Shakespearean Festival attracts over 150,000 people to its audience and has an operational budget of over $6 million. The Adams Shakespearean Theatre is a spot-on accurate reproduction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and there is a new black box theatre in the works that would showcase the plays of living dramatists. The mission statement of the theatre is “to present professional repertory theatre that illuminates the human condition and that propels us to artistic excellence.” Any Salt Lake City corporate housing client should include a road trip to this prestigious and incomparable Shakespearean festival.

Corporate Travelers with a Love for Drama Can Treat Themselves to the Utah Shakespearean Festival is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.

Corporate Travelers & NASCAR in Salt Lake City

Lisa Brown — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:40:45 +0000

One of the finest facilities for racing automobiles, motorcycles and karts in the country, Miller Motorsports is located just outside Salt Lake City in Tooele, Utah.
Since 2006, the Park has been home to the following races: Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the American Le Mans Series, NASCAR Grand National West Series, the FIM Superbike World Championship, and AMA Superbike Championship. Thus, if you are using corporate housing in Salt Lake City and happen to be a racing enthusiast, be sure to pay these sites a visit.

Corporate Travelers & NASCAR in Salt Lake City is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.

Corporate Travelers: Visit The Salt Lake City Public Library

Lisa Brown — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:47:25 +0000

If you’re a corporate traveler in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City Public Library should be among your top ten places to visit in the metropolitan area. The architecture and design of the library is ultra-modern with a bicycle rack that spells out the word “Bike” and a row of small stores along one side of the building. Who can get tired of restful afternoons spent reading a book in front of four-story glass walls with mountain views? Although, word to the wise, parking can add up quickly so take the light rail—there’s a TRAX stop across the street. The gorgeous open-air concept can lead to noise issues—the children’s library is on the lower level so if you are, for example, studying for the bar exam or any other weighty issue this library may not be the best place for you to get your work done. The Salt Lake City Public Library offers writing classes, films, lectures and even boasts a small art gallery which exhibits local and regional art. Their lecture series is edgy and engaging—this November the library is hosting an editor and staff writer from The Onion to discuss the newspaper’s history and readership. And be sure to get involved in the Utah Humanities Book Festival October 21-25, 2009. The festival brings together some of the most important American contemporary authors with readers in the Salt Lake area. So if you’re using Salt Lake City corporate housing and have some down time, read a book on the list and then join in the lively discussion!

Corporate Travelers: Visit The Salt Lake City Public Library is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.