Business Council recommends business project in Evanston

30 Oct 2020


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The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors recommended a Business Ready Community (BRC) funding request for the city of Evanston during a special meeting Thursday. 

Evanston’s request for a $3,000,000 grant and a $1,109,607 loan will assist with construction of a 60,000 square-foot manufacturing facility on a 3.6-acre lot in the Union Center Business Park for the relocation of Avalon International Aluminum from Portland, Oregon. The project is projected to create 60 jobs with a median wage of $30.53 to the Evanston area over the next five years. 

Business Council Community Development Manager Noelle Reed highlighted the importance of the project in creating economic stability in Evanston and Wyoming. “Evanston anticipates significant job losses soon with the closing of the Westmoreland coal mine and the Pacificorp Power plant. This project will help add resiliency to the region,” Reed said.

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