Health
America's Best States to Live
Rebecca Ruiz, 03.11.09, 1:00 PM ET
It seems that the recession has touched every corner of American life. From factory workers to those in finance, Americans have been shaken by a contracting economy that has shed 4.4 million jobs since December 2007.
But a report released this week by Gallup and disease management company Healthways suggests that reality is less grim in certain states. In these places, residents enjoy their jobs, express deep optimism about future prospects and even manage to stay healthy.
Utah earned the highest marks. Here residents reported a high level of satisfaction in several areas, including work environment, emotional health and their local communities. One major factor for Utah's strong performance might be its unemployment rate: When last reported in January, it was 4.6% compared with a national rate of 7.6%.
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Outside Magazine, August 2008
Best Towns 2008
Ogden, UT
Mountain West
By Katie Arnold
THE REVIVAL: A hundred years ago, this Utah outpost—45 minutes north of Salt Lake, in the foothills of the Wasatch—was a hopping railroad junction. But after the diesel engine and I-15 came through, in the '50s and '60s, Ogden faded into anonymity as a blue-collar manufacturing burg with gobs of overlooked natural assets.
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Smithsonian.com, April 01, 2008
Population: 78,086 (2006 estimate)
Percentage of retirees: 10.9% in 2006
Cost of living index: Below average
Public libraries: 3
Public transportation: Utah Transit Authority operates 4 bus routes between Salt Lake City and Ogden. The FrontRunner commuter rail is currently under construction between Salt Lake City and Pleasant View, with a stop in Ogden.
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Travel
There's a foot of fresh in the Wasatch and your plane just touched down in Salt Lake. But instead of heading to Alta/Snowbird or Park City, your destination might just be 40 minutes north in Ogden, a burned-out industrial city that's gunning to become the Next Big Destination in skiing.
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Travel
Why Ogden: It may have been too rowdy for Al Capone back in the 1920s, but today's Ogden isn't any less rambunctious than it used to be. It's just a different kind of wild. Gone are the brothels, replaced with miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, kayak courses and ski resorts, three of them - Snowbasin, Powder Mountain and Wolf Mountain - within 25 miles, and another six within an hour's drive.
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A century ago, Ogden's identity rode with the railroad. Today, the city is in the midst of a renaissance, and retooling its image as an outdoor recreation destination.
It's a big week. People will get their first glimpse of what the future offers in Ogden. For five years, 20 acres in downtown Ogden was off limits after the city bulldozed the failing mall. Since then, ambitious plans to build a new city center have been under way.
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Eden, Utah - Pop quiz: What's the biggest ski area in the country?
Hint: It's not Vail. Or Snowmass. Or Big Sky-Moonlight. Or Breck.
The ski area with the most skiable terrain in the United States is northern Utah's Powder Mountain.
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OGDEN, Utah — Michael Dowse was talking on the telephone one day in January and watching the snow build up outside the windows of his newly rehabbed office in a 1915 factory complex in this historic railroad town, where his company, Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas, has made its headquarters since last summer.
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Narrowly elected to a 3rd term, mayor hopes to continue the city's renaissance
OGDEN — Matthew Godfrey, the Ogden mayor, is anxious to show a pair of guests his refurbished town. Who better to show it than the man who turned this place upside down, converting a blighted old railroad town into an outdoor adventure mecca that is gaining national attention.
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Providing services for residents takes more than raw materials and money. It requires leadership and creativity from local government officials, especially when budgets already are stretched. American City & County's Crown Communities Awards recognize those extra efforts from local governments that have lasting effects on residents, businesses and the environment.
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There's a foot of fresh in the Wasatch and your plane just touched down in Salt Lake. But instead of heading to Alta/Snowbird or Park City, your destination might just be 40 minutes north in Ogden, a burned-out industrial city that's gunning to become the Next Big Destination in skiing.
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