UTAH SILICON VALLEY ALLIANCE.

• Author: Holt, Valerie
• Position: Brief Article

The name "Silicon Valley" calls to mind the high-tech corridor of northern California, but if Gov. Leavitt has his way, Utah will also be known as Silicon Valley. His recently established "Utah Silicon Valley Alliance," or USVA, is a project dedicated to the development and location of high-tech industry within the state.

"Utah is currently graduating upwards of 35,000 students from high schools and institutions of higher learning every year. The USVA targets a higher quality of jobs for these people," says Rick Mayfield, the state's director of Business and Economic Development. In fact, because many of the computer science programs in the state are so highly ranked, it makes sense to bring jobs here, satisfying the employment needs of Utah's many graduates, program...