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Provide feedback to help the Wyoming Business Council understand the financial tools your Wyoming business needs. Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is doing research to apply for additional federal funding through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The SSBCI program will fund state, territory, and Tribal government small business credi...Continue Reading

As an owner of a consulting company focused on small businesses, David Cromes knows first impressions are critical. As the new owner of the State Line Station in Beulah, Wyoming, the first gas station and convenience store travelers encounter entering the state on I-90, he sees an opportunity to mak...Continue Reading

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has signed an Executive Order (EO) that will provide significant tax relief to eligible Wyoming businesses. This will come in the form of a tax credit and by offsetting some potential increases to their unemployment insurance (UI) taxes in the future.  Executive Order 2021-08 removes al...Continue Reading

[Photo] Members of the Upton Economic Development Board, hotel investors, Upton Chamber of Commerce, Upton Town officials, Wyoming State Senator Ogden Driskill, and Cobblestone Inn & Suites representatives for a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday, October 5, in Upton. The Upton Economic Development Board (UEDB) and Cobblestone Inn & Suites held a groundbreakin...Continue Reading

We went back and forth internally about whether to make the 2021 Global Groundwork Index feature or the one about Remote Work the cover story. The former got the nod, but the latter was no less deserving. Both, by the way, are authored by Managing Editor Adam Bruns, who ca...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $464 million to build or improve renewable energy infrastructure (PDF, 631 KB) and to help rural communities, agricultural producers and businesses lower energy costs in 48 states and Puerto Rico. “USDA continues to prioritize climate-smar...Continue Reading

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  Governor Mark Gordon continues to lead planning efforts on how to most effectively invest in the future of Wyoming. The public engagement and planning process is continuing, as the Governor’s Strike Team prepares recommendations on how best to utilize state funds awarded under the federal American Rescue Pla...Continue Reading

Within the plethora of buzzwords that grew in popularity over the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one that will live on stronger throughout the foreseeable future. Beyond terms like lockdowns, mandates, bottlenecks, shortages, SPACs, and inflation, it’s the word sustainability that will have a lasting effect on companies, their employees, an...Continue Reading

Many individuals and small businesses have faced enormous hardships over the last 18 months — illness, layoffs, furloughs, shortages, remote schooling — due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. During this same period, governments too, at both the state and local levels, faced unprecedented challenges as they worked to address th...Continue Reading

Cheyenne, Wyo - The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) has released a new Business Ready Communities (BRC) Grant and Loan Program application. This application will be in effect for the next round of project applications due Dec. 1, 2021. The new application is better aligned with the State of Wyoming's economic development strategy, recently adopted program rules, and new evaluation criteria...Continue Reading

In 1961, President Kennedy proclaimed that the United States should “commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” Thus began the space race that has over the years spawned numerous innovative companies an...Continue Reading

Hemlock Semiconductor in Saginaw, Michigan, is the nation’s largest manufacturer of ultra-pure polysilicon that is sliced by other manufacturers into wafers to be used in solar cells and semiconductors. Area Development’s editor recently asked the company’s senior vice president of Advocacy and Engagement about the recent shortage in the globa...Continue Reading

The State of Nevada is on top of things. For close to 10 years, they’ve been focused on where industry is going and what it means for the future of work in the state. State leaders like Bob Potts, deputy director at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) hav...Continue Reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 1, 2021 For more information, contact: John Marshall Upton Economic Development Board Proceeds with Hotel Development UPTON, WY-- Upton Economic Development Board (UEDB) and the Upton, Wyoming hotel investment group, recently executed agreements with Cobblestone Hotels, LLC and Brimark Builders, LLC to develop a 45 room hotel a...Continue Reading

Remote work is full of paradoxes and ironies. Start with that word: “remote.” It sounds like you’re far, far away, speaking into a tin can. But a fair number of suddenly remote workers have never been more present and accounted for. It also lends itself to the easy joke: “You’re working remotel...Continue Reading

The number of women entrepreneurs grows to unprecedented levels and shows no sign of stopping, as the younger generations eschew their reliance on corporations for lifelong employment and as immigrants, who are risk-takers by nature, start their own businesses. To mark Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the 101st anniversary of th...Continue Reading

Entrepreneurship isn’t an easy or simple profession, but as with any field, there are basic principles that govern success. The most fundamental truth in entrepreneurship is this: find a problem and be the solution. If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, your business must fill a gap, solve a...Continue Reading

When a business is experiencing a decline in revenue or has simply plateaued and is not growing, there can be a number of contributing factors. A global pandemic, new competition, loss of a major customer, weak management, turnover of key employees, or off-target marketing could all have a negative effec...Continue Reading

As an entrepreneur, it can be tempting to spend big money on branding right off the bat. After all, you want to put your best foot forward and make a splash in the market—especially in the increasingly visual world we live in. Luckily for you (and your bottom line), Saskia Ketz...Continue Reading

For immediate release (August 24, 2021) Cheyenne, Wyo - Last week, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), on behalf of the State of Wyoming, submitted an application requesting $30.8 million to expand broadband coverage across the state to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). According to a recent NTIA announcement...Continue Reading

Last week, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), on behalf of the State of Wyoming, submitted an application requesting $30.8 million to expand broadband coverage across the state to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). According to a recent NTIA announcement, more than 230 applications were submitte...Continue Reading

The landscape has changed dramatically for businesses accessing the labor market pool. Employers have to rethink how to approach prospective employees if they plan on meeting their hiring demands. Job shortages have created a frenzy where companies are scrambling to adopt a new approach to hiring new team members i...Continue Reading

Managing managers can be similar, in some ways, to managing a team — you need to align priorities, communicate goals, provide feedback and serve as a mentor. But the difference in managing managers is that you have to not only oversee their work, but make sure they’re effectively supporting thei...Continue Reading

In 2011, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, then 56, told an audience in Bangalore that “people under 35 are the people who make change happen. People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.” Khosla defied his own stereotype when, six years later, he became a seed investor in Metawave...Continue Reading