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2020 Annual Report Governor’s Rural Partnership Board 2020 Annual Report Prepared by: The Office of Rural Development, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Submitted to: Gov. Herbert, members of the Legislature, and the members of the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee In accordance with Utah Code § 63C-10-103 (2019) and Utah Code § 68-3-14 (2019) business.utah.gov/rural GOED Staff for GRPB Ryan Starks, Director of Business Services Governor’s Office of Economic Development [email protected] Rebecca Dilg, Rural Outreach Manager Rural Director Designee, Office of Rural Development [email protected] Beckie Page, Program Support Specialist [email protected] GRPB Staff 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 1 Contents Letter from Steve Styler, Co-Chair of Board ...........................................................3 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board – 2020 ...........................................................4 Overview of the Rural Economy in the State. 6 Impact of Jobs in Rural Utah .......................................................................7 Office of Rural Development Annual Report ...........................................................8 Summary of Current Issues and Policy Matters Relating to Rural Economic Development .......................10 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Strategic Plan .....................................................11 Statement of the Board’s Initiatives, Programs, and Economic Development Priorities. .12 Statement of the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board’s Top 2021 Legislative Priorities. .15 Appendix A . 16 2020 Rural Economic Updates from Members of the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board. 16 Utah League of Cities and Towns: Mayor Emily Niehaus ............................................16 Rural Utilities: Jeff Peterson ..................................................................17 At-Large: Jason Yerka .......................................................................18 At-Large: Shannon Ellsworth ..................................................................18 Utah Association of Counties: Commissioner Kent Wilson and Geri Gamber. 19 Department of Workforce Services: Zac Whitwell. .20 Southern Utah University: Stephen Lisonbee .....................................................20 Division of Indian Affairs: Dustin Jansen .........................................................21 At-Large: Michael McKee ....................................................................22 Appendix B . 23 Report Recipient List .............................................................................24 CONTENTS 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 2 Letter from Steve Styler, Co-Chair of Board Letter from Steve Styler, Co-Chair of Board 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 3 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board – 2020 Co-Chair, Governor’s Designee Co-Chair, At-Large Executive Committee Member Executive Committee Member Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Steve Styler At-Large Executive Committee Member Association of Governments Shannon Ellsworth Geri Gamber Agriculture Tourism Gary Hallows Joan Hammer Associate VP of USU Extension Services SUU President’s Designee Executive Committee Executive Committee Member Member Dr. Brian Higginbotham Stephen Lisonbee Governor’s Rural Partnership Board – 2020 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 4 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board – 2020 At-Large Oil, Gas and Mining Michael McKee Robert Miller Utah League of Cities and Towns Rural Utilities Mayor Emily Niehaus Jeff Peterson Department of At-Large Workforce Services Commissioner Curtis Wells Zachary Whitwell Utah Association of Counties At-Large Commissioner Kent Wilson Jason Yerka Governor’s Rural Partnership Board – 2020 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 5 In accordance with 63C-10-103 (1)(g)(i) Overview of the Rural Economy in the State In his 2017 State of the State address, Gov. Herbert announced the 25K Rural Jobs Initiative. This goal was introduced to create 25,000 new jobs in rural Utah before 2020. Rural Utah is defined as all Utah counties outside Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and eberW counties. The definition of rural Utah includes a total of 25 of Utah’s 29 counties. The baseline period of 2016 was used in determining total job creation and growth within these counties. Before the pandemic, Utah’s economy was hitting on all cylinders with an historically low unemployment rate. The state led the nation with the best job growth as all ten measured industry sectors experienced employment gains. Since the start of the 25K Rural Jobs Initiative, rural Utah has gained 29,156 new jobs, or approximately 117% of the goal. Last year at the Utah Rural Summit, the Department of Workforce Services (DWS), along with the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and Economic Development Corporation of Utah, announced a Rural Jobs Network to help promote hard-to- fill jobs along the Wasatch Front and to advocate moving jobs to the rural areas. One emerging strategy is telecommuting/ remote work. Only one county, Daggett, lost jobs from 2017 to 2019. A major impact on the county’s revenue and employment was the 2017 closure of the jail, which resulted in this job loss. Six counties account for approximately 79% of this increase: Box Elder, Cache, Iron, Summit, Wasatch and Washington counties. Washington County alone accounts for 42% of this increase. Given that Washington County is the largest county economy within the 25-county rural designation, one would expect Washington County to add the most new jobs. Much changed in the four years since Gov. Herbert’s challenge, including advancement in technology, broadband, and an unprecedented pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic became the impetus to flex into a new era of online commerce, education and telehealth. The oil and mining industries in Utah have experienced significant peaks and valleys.There are increased global opportunities for this economy with the expansion of the railroad. Several of the rural counties have tossed their hat in the ring vying at strategic inland port prospects. The Utah Coal Country Strike Team serves Carbon and Emery counties’ coal communities by raising incomes and diversifying the economy. The Strike Team includes a multi-disciplinary team of experts who, with the support of the Utah Legislature and national funder Schmidt Futures, assist with public policies and invest in workforce training, tourism infrastructure, housing revitalization and economic development incentives. For more information, visit coalcountrystriketeam.com. Before the pandemic, and even more so since, the advent of remote work provides unprecedented prospects for rural residents and those living and working on the Wasatch Front who would like to become rural residents. The state’s great broadband and Utah State University’s Rural Online Initiative training opens this door widely. Silicon Slopes chapters were initiated statewide among mainly rural counties to promote tech diversification, remote working and bolsters the entrepreneurial spirit. Another result of the state’s response to the pandemic is the Learn & Work program. The program includes a wide range of programs offered to the rural workforce through these short term certificate programs. For example, SUU has 11 that will impact 435 individuals in rural Utah (see: suu.edu/learnandwork). Snow, Dixie, USU and others will have similar programs that have a real impact on rural communities. Some of the certificates are also for the support of remote working or online education/instruction. The Utah Main Street Pilot Project, funded through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Utah Office of Tourism, Utah Department of Heritage & Arts, Utah Department of Transportation, USDA’s RBD grant, and supported by multiple partners, has been launched in Price and Brigham City. This project encourages economic growth, creates a positive community image, attracts new business, creates new jobs, and preserves historic resources. With support from the state Legislature, we hope to continue this program with many rural communities in Utah. Overview of the Rural Economy in the State 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 6 Impact of Jobs in Rural Utah Prepared by the Office of Rural Development, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development Impact of Jobs in Rural Utah 2020 Governor’s Rural Partnership Board Annual Report 7 Office of Rural Development Annual Report In 2019, the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board identified three priorities and recommendations to address in their strategic plan: Rural Economic Development, Rural Planning, and Rural Leadership. Within each of these three areas, top legislative priorities were chosen to guide the GRPB during the 2020 legislative session. Below is a report of each priority and recommendation. Under Rural Economic Development, four areas were identified to support: 1. Utah State University’s Rural Online Initiative (ROI) for remote workforce development. The GRPB supported monitoring numbers of individuals trained and employed and considered making a recommendation in the future for the legislature to continue funding this program. a. We are pleased to report that since October 2018, the Rural Online Initiative (ROI) has trained 844 Utah citizens in 19 rural counties.The total number of people trained also includes individuals trained on the Wasatch Front earlier this year as the ROI program responded
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