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Leadership Wyoming announces members of Class of 2022

Sunday, June 06, 2021

CASPER – Leadership Wyoming has announced the roster of its 22nd cohort, which will complete the nine-month executive leadership program from August 2021 to May 2022. During the program, nine training sessions will take place in communities across the state. Each session will focus on an important topic or industry, such as education, natural resources, tourism, health care, government, cultural diversity, technology, manufacturing and community Building. Participants in the program will also encounter leadership development and executive coaching through the customized Leading Wyoming curriculum. Read full article.

Pilot Natrium Plant To Be Built In Wyoming

Sunday, June 06, 2021

Plans to construct a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in the US state of Wyoming were announced this week by TerraPower, PacifiCorp and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. The companies are evaluating several potential locations in the state for the plant, which will feature a 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor combined with a molten salt energy storage system that can boost the system’s output to 500 MWe for more than five-and-a-half hours when needed. They expect to announce the selected site by the end of 2021. TerraPower – a company largely funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates &ndash...

Housing Best Practices for Wyoming Communities

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Housing continues to be a challenge in many Wyoming communities. Attracting workforce housing development requires intention and a bit of creativity. We have looked across the country to find communities that are using unique strategies to develop workforce housing and are sharing these best practices with our members. We encourage members to consider these options and to get creative as they seek to bring more housing development to their communities. School Redevelopment, Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke County, Virginia had several school properties that were no longer in use. Roanoke County Economic Development helped to redevelop these older school properties by turning the...

Reimagining Resilience: How to adapt and prepare our communities for more efficient recovery.

Monday, May 17, 2021

Join Ayres Associates’ Planning & Development experts for a free webinar series focusing on community resilience through the lens of leadership, economy, quality of life, environment, and physical infrastructure. Each 1-hour session, presented via GoToWebinar, will equip you with creative and actionable ideas to help your community: - Adapt to shifting conditions. - Prepare for projected hazards and recover rapidly. - Preserve your local character and encourage growth Mark your calendars for the first event, to be held June 29, 2021. More details are available at: http://bit.ly/AyresRIR

Festival of Tables/Installation Banquet

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Nearly 160 people attended the Upton Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet and Festival of Tables this past Saturday night. The new board installed included (l-r) Brittany Trandahl, past-president, Scott Evans, board member, Kendra Butler, treasurer, Gloria Knapp, board member, Genell Hodges, secretary, Karla Ludemann, board member, Kelly Wozney, board member, Clark Coberly vice-president and Buffy Helwig, president. The record breaking crowd, may have been a celebration of coming through the past year and indicating the people of Upton are ready to get back to their normal activities. Regardless of the reason, the event was an overwhelming success. The funds raise...

Upton Update: UEDB Land Use Plan

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

When Upton was christened the “Best Town on Earth” in the early twentieth century to lure prospective settlers from down the railroad tracks, the man that gave Upton that title probably didn’t know his words would end up becoming true. Those of us that have lived in Upton for most of our lives, can attest to the honesty of those words, and the same can be said by newcomers to the community. But even the “Best Town on Earth” is not immune to decline. Upton, as a community, is facing down the same struggles as many municipalities in the State o...

Wyoming SBDC Launches Website to Aid Small Businesses

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

There is a new, no-fee e-commerce marketplace available to Wyoming small businesses from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC). They are expanding services through the CARES Act Recovery Program and launched shopwyoming.com. Read full article.

5 Tips for a Thriving Company Culture

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Given the uncertainty businesses face in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, company leaders are looking at every phase of their operation to determine ways they can improve. Workplace culture is one area commanding attention. As the virus caused business limitations and forced many companies to go fully remote in 2020, workplace culture was challenged in new ways. This was a reminder to company leaders to make this a priority, forcing them to find ways to strengthen it in the new year, says Mark McClain, CEO and co-founder of SailPoint and the ForbesBooks author of Joy and Success at Work: Building Organizations that Don’t Suck (th...

4 Keys To Startup Success In Crowded Markets

Monday, February 01, 2021

Many would-be entrepreneurs spend a lot of time trying to think of the next big thing. Most end up spinning their wheels and never getting a new venture off the ground. It’s hard to come up with an original business idea. However, if you look at some of the most successful businesses in the world, you'll find that they aren't based on new ideas at all. The truth is that you don't have to be original to start a successful business. Many startups succeed in crowded markets by doing their homework and executing their business plans. Nerd Wallet, for example, succeeded amon...

2021 GRO-Biz Conference Registration Now Open

Friday, January 29, 2021

Wyoming’s premier government contracting event for small business owners and entrepreneurs will feature expert speakers, unique networking opportunities and valuable assistance from several entrepreneurial organizations. Registration is now open for the 2021 GRO-Biz Conference which will take place virtually on March 9-11. This year’s event is offered at no cost and focuses on providing training, resources and matchmaking opportunities to help Wyoming businesses expand their market to federal, state, and local government agencies. There will be plenty of opportunities to network during the event and attendees will be able to choose from a large selection of workshops concentrating on: Government Contracting Legal Updates Rea...

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