It’s hard to overstate the significance of Utah being chosen, for the third straight year, as the best state in the union. This achievement is a testament to the state’s leadership and to its people. The “Utah way” connotes the state’s unique culture of community, as well as its ability to tackle difficult issues with optimism, energy and the spirit of constructive compromise and relationship-building.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures to the crowd as he’s introduced during the National Governors Association’s 2024 Summer Meeting held at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 12, 2024.

What Utah leaders thought was a long shot became a reality.

Zelenskyy spoke to the United State's governors at the NGA's 2024 Summer Meeting, held in Salt Lake City at the Grand America Hotel, where he was introduced by the group's outgoing chair, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

WTC Utah hosted Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova during her time in Utah. The Ambassador met wtih Utah busiesses and spoke at the One Utah Summit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored Jonathan Freedman, President & CEO of World Trade Center Utah, on Thursday, Sept. 21, in Washington D.C. with the Ukrainian Order of Merit award.