Over the past five years, Utah state government has put a host of resources online for residents. Here are a few that may help you:

Find a job • The state's jobs.utah.gov website has listings and a number of other resources for job seekers. Utahns also can file for unemployment benefits here.

Discover the outdoors • At stateparks.utah.gov, you can get all sorts of useful information about the state's best outdoors spots, make a camping reservation and more.

Find money you didn't know you had • Each year, millions of dollars from dormant bank and credit union accounts, stock certificates, checks, insurance checks, bonds and dividends are turned over to the state because the owners cannot be located. You can check to see if any of this money is yours at mine.utah.gov.

Find out what's going on • The Utah Travel Council's website, travel.utah.gov, has a listing of events throughout the state. Click on "Events calendar."

Find a reputable company • The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing can help consumers verify whether a company and/or individual is licensed and if any disciplinary actions have been taken against them. Go to dopl.utah.gov for information. Utahns can file a complaint about a business or business person at this site, which also is the spot where you can apply for or renew a business license.

To dig a little deeper • Go to https://secure.utah.gov/bes and after typing in a name of a company you will find a host of information, such as when it was founded, the members of its management team and whether it is in "good standing" with the state.

Keep informed • Go to utah.gov/connect to find several ways to keep updated on what state agencies are doing, with links to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

Register your vehicle • Online registration services are available at dmv.utah.gov, along with a list of brick-and-mortar locations.

Learn about public transit • At rideuta.com, you can find out about the Wasatch Front's network of buses, light-rail and high-speed Frontrunner train service. You can even plan a car-less trip and buy ride passes.

Learn about Utah • Interested in knowing how many people live in the state? How about which sectors employ the most people? The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget has all of the statistics. Go to governor.state.ut.us/gopb.

See what's on sale • The state sells a variety of surplus equipment and vehicles on a regular basis. Go to surplus.utah.gov.

Register to vote • Go to elections.utah.gov.

Do some research from home • At pioneer.utah.gov/home.html you can tap into various educational databases and download audiobooks, eBooks and videos.

Plan for the future • At utah.gov/careers you can explore the careers of the future and learn about the education and training they require.

Lesley Mitchell writes One Cheap Chick in daily blog form at blogs.sltrib.com/cheap.