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Robert Grow

photoRobert Grow holds degrees in engineering and law and has had a diverse career, including practicing law, being president of a large manufacturing company, chairing a national trade association, and being recognized as Utah?s Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mr. Grow is Founding Chair Emeritus of Envision Utah, a private/public quality growth partnership founded in 1997. Envision Utah is widely recognized as one of the country?s most successful public involvement efforts for the development of a broad-based, long-term growth strategy for a major metropolitan area. As a model for regional visioning efforts nationwide, Envision Utah has been recognized with the Urban Land Institute?s Award for Excellence, the Alliance for Regional Stewardship?s Gold Recognition Award, and the American Planning Association?s Daniel Burnham Award.

For his role in helping shape the strategy for the Salt Lake region?s future transportation system, Grow received the American Public Transportation Association?s (APTA) Distinguished Service Award in October 2003. Recently, Don Chen, Executive Director of Smart Growth America, a national coalition with goals similar to those of Envision Utah, said that Grow ?[is] the father of one of the greatest stories in the smart growth movement.?

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