From Deseret News archives:
SURE Sites puts Utah on the map
The SURE Sites program, an online database with maps and data about available property for possible industrial and office use, has been launched by the Economic Development Corp. of Utah and several partners. SURE stands for "Select Utah Real Estate."
Available at www.edcutah.org and www.utahsuresites.com, SURE Sites features site descriptions, population and work force data, community information, infrastructure details and other information useful for companies or the site selectors they hire.
"The issue is making companies and consultants aware that there are sites in these communities," Michael Flynn, vice president of public development for EDCU, said at a recent technology event. "I think where the SURE Sites program can help is gather the information and really start to market it in parts of the state where they don't get as much notoriety and not enough awareness of just what's available."
Flynn said many states have "certified" site programs or are developing them, with varying levels of cost and data detail. Utah's is free. Users can find maps and data and then screen out selections by size or other criteria. More-detailed information becomes available as users drill down to specific sites, and documents and attachments may be downloaded.
The program is still in its relative infancy, with 11 sites available.
"I do want to stress that this is open to everybody. If you're a local economic developer, if you're a landowner, a developer, real estate agent, we invite everybody and we encourage everybody to participate," Flynn said.
"My opinion is it probably needs upwards of 100 to 150 sites to really make this usable on an ongoing basis. I think we can easily handle that many. I think every county in the state should have at least two sites maybe one more remote and one more close to infrastructure to access. I think in some urban parts of the state, every city could have a site."
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