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| Oct 14, 2026 | Josh Dorrell to Step Down as Wyoming Business Council CEO | Board to oversee leadership transition; agency’s work continues uninterrupted
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Josh Dorrell has announced he will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Wyoming Business Council (WBC). The WBC Board of Directors accepte... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors Holds Special Meeting Oct. 14, 2026 | CHEYENNE, WYO. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 2 p.m. (MT). The meeting will be held virtually and is open to the public.
The board will convene in publi... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | High school welders from three states compete for $45,000 in scholarships at ninth annual SteelDays | Cheyenne competition caps National Manufacturing Month, with facility tours across Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyo. – Puma Steel will host the final round of the ninth annual SteelDays welding competition on Friday, Oct. 23, at its Cheyenne fabricati... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Applications Open for the Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board | Cheyenne, Wyo. – Wyomingites who care about their downtowns and communities have an opportunity to help shape economic development across the state by serving on the Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board. Board members are appointed by the gov... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Wyoming Business Council and Wyoming Main Street Boards Meet in Gillette September 15–16 | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors and the Wyoming Main Street (WMS) Advisory Board will hold meetings in Gillette next week. The WBC Board will meet Sept. 15 and 16, 2026, beginning with a work session o... |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Wyoming Business Council Welcomes Jadeen Mathis as New Southeast Regional Director | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) has named Jadeen Mathis as its new Southeast Regional Director. Jadeen will serve as WBC’s on-the-ground connection to communities, businesses, and local partners across Albany, Laramie, G... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors to Hold Special Meeting August 11 | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held virtually and is open to the public.
The board will consider a lim... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors to Hold Public Work Session July 20-21 in Cheyenne | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will convene a public work session July 20-21, 2026, at Laramie County Community College’s Center for Conferences & Institutes (1400 East College Drive, Room 130) in... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | WBC Reopens Tools to Help Wyoming Businesses Expand into New Markets | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Beginning Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) will reopen two grant programs designed to help homegrown companies overcome the financial barriers of entering new domestic and international markets.
T... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Wyoming’s Opportunity Zone Map Is Being Redrawn. Here’s How Communities Get a Seat at the Table. | WBC and Governor’s Office host statewide listening session July 14 to gather local input on Wyoming’s Opportunity Zone 2.0 tract selections ahead of federal deadline.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The federal rules governing Opportunity Zones have chang... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | SLIB Approves $4 Million for Critical Lincoln County Infrastructure, Prompts Strategic Shift for Wyoming Business Council | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) successfully presented a crucial infrastructure funding request to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) at its Oct. 2, 2025, meeting. The SLIB voted unanimously to approve just over ... |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Wyoming Business Council Proposes a Transformational Vision for Wyoming’s Future | WBC Board approves two staff recommendations totaling $695,000 for community development and $4.8 million for a BRC Grant
Sheridan, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors concluded its quarterly meeting in Sheridan this... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Help Build Community through Wyoming Main Street | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council is looking for two dynamic, community-focused individuals to join the Wyoming Main Street (WMS) Advisory Board. The advisory board consists of seven individuals from around the state working to s... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | SLIB Approves Three BRC Planning Grants at June 5, 2025, Meeting | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – On June 5, 2025, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) presented three Business Ready Community (BRC) planning grant requests to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB). The board unanimously approved all three requests. Pl... |
| May 23, 2025 | Wyoming Business Council Discusses Bold Ideas for Economic Growth | Casper, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors concluded its quarterly meeting this week with renewed focus on transformative economic development strategies designed to address Wyoming’s persistent challenges with job ... |
| May 16, 2025 | Wyoming Business Council Board Meets in Casper May 20 & 21, 2025 | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) will hold its quarterly Board of Directors meeting in Casper and virtually on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, beginning at 8 a.m. The WBC Board will also hold a public work session on Tuesday, Ma... |
| May 5, 2025 | Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board Meets Virtually May 7, 2025 | CHEYENNE, WYOMING (For Immediate Release) – The Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board will meet virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m.
This meeting will include a review of the 2025 Best Practices Workshop and Main S... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Wyoming Business Council Adds Three New Team Members | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is excited to announce the addition of three new team members to our organization. Each individual brings an authentic passion for the state, its people, businesses, and communities, and t... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Business Council Boards Meet in Cheyenne Feb. 25 to 27, 2025 | WBC hosts a public work session with members of the State Loan and Investment Board on Tuesday, Feb. 25 + Wyoming Main Street Board meets Thursday, Feb. 27
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) will hold a series of meetings i... |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Wyoming Business Council Welcomes Three New Team Members | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is excited to announce the addition of three new team members within our organization. Each individual is dedicated to better understanding the challenges facing businesses and communities... |
| Feb 7, 2025 | SLIB Approves BRC Project Amid Discussion About Future of Community Projects Funding | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) presented a Business Ready Community (BRC) grant request from the Town of Guernsey to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) at their meeting on Feb. 6, 2025. The board approved the re... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Welcomes New Team Member, Announces Role Transition | CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is excited to announce the addition of a new team member and a role transition within our organization. Both individuals bring a deep passion for Wyoming and a commitment to creating oppor... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Launches Statewide Assessment to Action (A2A) Program | Kickoff Workshop Scheduled for Feb. 5-6 in Casper; Registration Now Open
Cheyenne, Wyo – After a successful pilot program empowering Wyoming communities to overcome challenges and build resilient local economies, the Wyoming Business Counci... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Business Council Board Meets Virtually Dec. 10 & 11 | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold its next quarterly meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 11, beginning at 8 a.m. The WBC Board will also host a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 10, fro... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Launches WYVC Job Board | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is excited to offer a new service via Wyoming Venture Capital (WYVC) to provide additional support to our portfolio companies and partners. The WYVC team recently launched a focused Job Boa... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Wyoming Venture Capital (WYVC) Invests in Laramie-Based Airloom Energy | Cheyenne, Wyo – Recognizing Wyoming is a powerhouse for energy production and innovation, the Wyoming Business Council is pleased to announce support for Laramie-based Airloom Energy with its most recent equity funding round with investment... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Receives STEP Grant Funds to Support Small Business Exports | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC), alongside 42 other states, was recently awarded $175,000 in State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant funds for the upcoming fiscal year to support small business exports for the state o... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Opens Public Comment Period for Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program Rule Changes – Sept. 27 to Nov. 11, 2024 | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is making a number of updates to the Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan program rules and has opened a public comment period to collect feedback.
The rule changes are related to... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Language I/O: Bridging Language Barriers with New Funding and AI Innovation | In a world that shrinks daily, communication remains a towering challenge. Language I/O (LIO) stands at the forefront, wielding technology like a sword to cut through the fog of misunderstanding. Recently, the company announced a significan... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Language I/O: $5 Million Raised In Round Led By Gutbrain Ventures | Language I/O – a leader in AI-powered and multilingual customer support technology – announced a $5 million funding round led by Gutbrain Ventures. This funding included participation from several new venture firms inspired by Language I/O’... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors Holds Special Board Meeting July 31 via Zoom | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This Special Meeting is called for the consideration of time-sensitive broadb... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Wyoming Innovator and Language I/O CEO, Heather Shoemaker, Named to Inc.’s 2024 Female Founders List | Cheyenne, Wyoming – Cheyenne-based Language I/O founder and CEO, Heather Shoemaker, was recently recognized in Inc. Magazine’s seventh annual Female Founders list, an esteemed accolade honoring 250 women whose innovations and ideas are maki... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | The Wyoming Academy Wraps Up First Cohort, Announces 2024 Class Roster | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The inaugural class of The Wyoming Academy wrapped up last week in Casper, Wyoming, and while organizers celebrate the growth and connections of the first cohort, they also are looking ahead to the next set of leaders to jo... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Wyoming Business Council Hosts Free Community Planning Workshop, June 26 and 27 in Casper | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is looking for teams of community leaders committed to working on economic development challenges to take part in a free workshop focused on cultivating a shared vision and collaborative m... |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors Holds Quarterly Board Meeting Dec. 12 and 13, via Zoom | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold its next quarterly meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, beginning at 9 a.m. The board also will convene a public work session on Tuesday, Dec. 12, fro... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Wyoming Business Council Announces First Wyoming Venture Capital Fund Investment | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is excited to announce its first direct equity investment from the newly created, federally funded Wyoming Venture Capital (WYVC) Fund in Wyoming-based Language I/O. Established in 2011, La... |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors Holds Public Work Session and Quarterly Board Meeting May 2 & 3 in Gillette | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold their quarterly meeting on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Gillette at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center (3807 College Drive), beginning at 8 a.m. The board als... |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Wyoming Business Council Hires David Carpenter as Markets and Industry Manager | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is excited to announce another new addition to our team. David Carpenter of Casper, Wyoming, joins the Strategy Team as our Markets and Industry Manager.
In 2022, the Wyoming Legislature ap... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors Recommends Two BRC Projects at Feb. 22 Meeting | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors held their quarterly meeting via Zoom due to weather on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. During the meeting, they recommended two Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan ... |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors Holds Special Board Meeting on Friday, Jan. 20, via Zoom | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
During the meeting, the Board will consider two items of business:
Updates to the WB... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | WBC Board of Directors Holds Virtual Work Session & Board Meeting Dec. 14 & 15 | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold their quarterly meeting via Zoom on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, beginning at 8 a.m. The board also will convene a virtual work session the previous afternoon, Dec.... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Business Council Makes Changes to BRC Application Timeline | “Over the past couple of years, our WBC team and Board of Directors have been working hard to focus on projects that will create great jobs, have a positive economic impact, and build capacity at a local level,” said Josh Dorrell, Business ... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | WBC Boards Meet in Rock Springs Sept. 7 & 8 | CHEYENNE, WYOMING – Both the Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors and the Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board will hold their quarterly meetings in Rock Springs next week. Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board
The Wyoming Main Street Adv... |
| Jul 8, 2022 | WBC Seeks Comments on Connect Wyoming and SSBCI Rules | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is seeking input from the public on rules for two programs: Connect Wyoming and the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).
Connect Wyoming Program Rule Changes
The purpose of the ... |
| Jun 20, 2022 | WBC Board Holds Special Meeting on June 22 | Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold a Special Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, beginning at 9 a.m.
This special meeting is called for the consideration of contracts, and rulemaking ac... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Main Street Advisory Board Meets June 13 | Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board will meet on Monday, June 13, starting at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at the Glenrock Town Square in Glenrock, Wyo., and concurrently via Zoom for a board meeting.
This m... |
| Jun 6, 2022 | SLIB Approves Two BRC Projects June 2 | Cheyenne, Wyo. – On Thursday, June 2, 2022, the Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) approved Business Ready Community (BRC) Grant and Loan Program applications from the towns of Hudson and Sinclair. The five elected officials did... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Resources for Startups, State-by-State | Welcome to our state directory for startups seeking COVID-19 resources! Last month we whittled the plethora of resources available down to the essentials here. We certainly weren’t the first to provide a guide, and we realized that with the... |
| Mar 6, 2019 | How Wyoming is using blockchain to get ranchers premium prices for sustainably raised beef | Packaging materials solution company Avery Dennison’s retail branding arm, RBIS, and the Wyoming Business Council have tapped blockchain startup BeefChain to help ranchers who use certain management practices like rotational grazing or gras... |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Big Telecom Convinced Wyoming’s Politicians to Rewrite a Community Broadband Bill | A bill introduced in Wyoming that set aside money to invest in municipal-owned internet was revamped before it passed to favor Big Telecom. The bill originally listed “a city, town or county or joint powers board,” as eligible for state fun... |
| Uber for Kids: HopSkipDrive Brings in $37M | In a Series D funding round, youth transportation startup HopSkipDrive raised $37 million to continue modernizing school transit.
The round was led by Energy Impact Partners, Keyframe Capital, FirstMark Capital, Alumni Ventures and Transfor... |
| Winky Lux Founder Natalie Mackey on Understanding Your Strengths and ‘Outsourcing’ Your Flaws | On this episode of the Behind Her Empire podcast, Winky Lux founder Natalie Mackey talks about rewriting the rules for women entrepreneurs, and how she created a successful, new beauty brand in a competitive market.
Mackey spent five years ... |
| Amazon Go Has Made Its Way To Whittier | There’s a new neighbor on the block in Whittier, California, and his name is Jeffrey Bezos.
After launching in the Seattle suburb of Mill Creek, Washington in April, a second location for the suburban regional variant of Amazon Go opened in... |
| Morpheus Space Raises $28M To Open New Factory in Germany | Morpheus Space, a Downtown Los Angeles startup that makes electric propulsion systems and software to aid small satellite launchers in managing their vast constellations of devices in space, raised $28 million in Series A funding to expand ... |
| Guide: How To Safely Invest in Crypto, NFTs and Digital Assets | With the continually surging popularity of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, there has been an increase in scams targeting unsuspecting consumers. Even “ crypto winter” hasn’t slowed grifters looking to make big bucks by ripping off crypto and non... |
| B Capital Group’s Mike Fernandez on What Founders Need To Know as Their Companies Grow | On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, the B Capital Group’s Mike Fernandez discusses investing in growth-stage companies and the current state of the later stage private markets.
Fernandez joined B Capital the year it started in 2015. ... |
| CarbonCapture Opens New Headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles | CarbonCapture’s past week has been chock full of excitement.
The startup opened the doors of new headquarters in Los Angeles’ swank downtown Arts District Tuesday, welcoming fascinated guests in to explore the new digs and see demonstration... |
