Effective July 1, 2005, the Division of Business and Economic Development (DBED) and the Division of Travel Development will become part of the new Governor's Office of Economic Development. Programs that are part of the governor's economic initiative include:

• Centers of Excellence
• Corporate Site Selection
• Fund of Funds
• GOED Board
• Governor's Medal for Science & Technology
• Incentives
• International Business Development
• Office of Tourism
• Pioneer Communities/Main Street
• Procurement
• Rural Development
• State Science Advisor
• Utah Film Commission
• Utah Technology Industry Council

The Department of Community & Culture was officially created in July, 2005. The programs in this new deparment include:

• Commission on Volunteers
• Division of Housing & Community Development
• Division of Indian Affairs
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
• Office of Museum Services
• Utah Office of Ethnic Affairs
• Utah Arts Council
• Utah Citizens Corps
• Utah State History
• Utah State Library