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Utah business leaders announced the creation of the Utah Chamber on Tuesday.

Salt Lake Chamber President and CEO Derek Miller emphasized its role in unifying and amplifying Utah's business voice.

Sen. John Curtis praised Utah's economic performance and the chamber's advocacy potential.

SALT LAKE CITY — Remarkably, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce has been advocating on behalf of the business community since 1887, an inception date that beat Utah's rise to statehood by nearly a decade.

And even though the moniker suggests the group is a specific champion of Utah's capital city, the Salt Lake Chamber has been working on behalf of all businesses in the state for nearly the entirety of its 138 years of operation.

Now, in a move that recognizes Utah's nation-leading economi

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