Encampment mayor Shannon Fagan had to let the Council decide if she would be the new tenant for a retail property that was owned by the town. The Encampment council members looked over business plans presented and chose to use Fagan’s Beacon in the Wind, a retail outlet that she is dedicating to have it serve the community of Encampment.
The Virginian Hotel owners Jesse Baker and Aaron Mumford asked some residents of Carbon County to come and look at the renovations the “Pearl of the Plains” had undergone in the past year on April 25.
Lab-based professionals, researchers and entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to transform scientific innovation into successful business ventures.
IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host an industry networking luncheon “Building Wyoming’s Network of Lab-Based Startups” Thursday, April 24, from noon-1:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the Wyoming Technology Business Center.
Danny Burau, owner of Firewater and The Malt in Saratoga pulled up stakes at his building that had housed both restaurants last in December, just before Christmas to start a new restaurant again in Saratoga.
The building that housed his two business was been close to the North Platte River, but his new location literally has the river running beside it.
This National Volunteer Month, SCORE Lehigh Valley (which includes Carbon County) is proud to announce the positive impact of its volunteers, who donate their time and expertise to help entrepreneurs start and grow small businesses, guide them in achieving new levels of success, and ultimately creating jobs and strengthening the local economy.
The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) will once again host the Rocky Mountain Professional Landman Conference Thursday, April 10.
The Wyoming Community Foundation (WYCF) is pleased to announce that it has awarded almost $200,000 in grants from the Wyoming Intertie Community Investment Program (“Community Investment Program”) to nonprofit organizations in Albany, Carbon and Platte counties.
Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn how to find ideal government buyers and win government contracts for their businesses Tuesday, March 25.
The tax season still has a little over a month to go, but it can seem daunting when a person is just not sure what forms to fill out and what can be deducted and what can’t.
Wendy Faldowski with the Wyoming Free Tax Service is a person who can help.
“I have been doing this for 19 years,” Faldowski said. “The program itself has been out for over 30 years”
“Two year anniversary and we made it,” Ellen Freeman, owner of Heart of Hanna, said. “It has been an evolution.”
Freeman said the shop, which is one part consignment shop, one part thrift store which has a large selection of items for a quarter, and one part food pantry for the community, started out as a thrift store only under Sondra Chapman.
Sometimes life gives curveballs that a person has to face, but it is not always easy. Quite often in life it is a good idea to take a break and assess options.
This is what Byron Barkhurst did about two years ago.
His real estate company Whitestone he founded a few years back along with his ex-wife he walked away from.
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