The Wyoming Business Council has issued the first payments to Wyoming-based businesses and nonprofits that applied for the COVID-19 Business Relief Program’s Relief Fund. The Relief Fund is one of three funds created by the Wyoming Legislature in May to …
The Wyoming Business Council has issued the first payments to Wyoming-based businesses and nonprofits that applied for the COVID-19 Business Relief Program’s Mitigation Fund. The Mitigation Fund is one of three funds created by the Wyoming Legislature in …
Governor Mark Gordon, together with state legislators, have worked to develop a broadband expansion initiative in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The goal of this initiative is to provide internet access in areas where there is no or little broadband so …
Last month, the Business Interruption Fund distributed nearly $100 million of federal dollars to small Wyoming businesses that were negatively impacted by the public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money came from Wyoming’s allocation …
Shell community leaders, as well as a couple of opinionated chickens, attended a Community Review session with Business Council economic development experts this month. Wyoming Business Council staff members visited Greybull and Shell this month to …
To ensure Wyomingites have the ability to telework, learn from home and access telemedicine, Governor Mark Gordon made CARES Act funding available for broadband improvements across the state. Broadband providers were given the opportunity to submit …
Governor Mark Gordon today moved $10 million from the Mitigation Fund into the Relief Fund in order to keep up with the high demand for financial assistance tied to revenue loss and COVID-19 expenses. The $10 million will be made available to businesses …
To accommodate high demand for funding by businesses and nonprofits, Governor Mark Gordon quickly secured full funding for the current wave of the COVID-19 Business Relief Program. More than 1,600 small businesses and nonprofits submitted applications by 5 …
In the first hours the COVID-19 Business Relief and Mitigation funds were open today, nearly 1,000 small businesses and nonprofits submitted applications. Due to this high demand, the Wyoming Business Council encourages all eligible entities to apply now. …
The Wyoming Business Council will hold two half-hour Q&A webinars for businesses and nonprofits to ask any pre-launch questions in advance of applications opening for COVID-19 Business Relief and Mitigation funding. The webinars are scheduled for …
Governor Mark Gordon announced that applications for the next two waves of funding under the COVID-19 Business Relief Program will open to Wyoming businesses and nonprofits at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4. The Relief Fund and Mitigation Fund make an …
Wyo Wednesdays, a monthly event coordinated with Wyoming Main Street and local Main Street organizations, will continue in August with a “Be a Tourist In Your Own Town” theme. The next Wyo Wednesday will take place on August 5. Residents are encouraged …
The next two waves of funding under the COVID-19 Business Relief Program, the Relief Fund and the Mitigation Fund, will open to Wyoming businesses and nonprofits in the coming weeks. Businesses and organizations interested in applying for one or both of …
The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors adopted draft emergency rules in a July 14 special meeting for the Relief Fund and the Mitigation Fund - the next two grant funds of the COVID-19 Business Relief Program, which will provide $225 million to …
The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will hold a special call-in meeting to consider rules for two additional COVID-19 Business Relief funding programs at 3:30 p.m. on July 14. The Wyoming Business Council is responsible for distribution of $325 …
Wyoming Main Street, a program of the Wyoming Business Council, is proud to announce its eight accredited communities for 2020. Each year, Wyoming Main Street evaluates, selects and recommends qualifying Wyoming communities to Main Street America. …
While the COVID-19 pandemic knows no boundaries, life in Wyoming still looks and feels quite familiar compared to much of the country, where millions have been holed up in high rises. "We never had an explicit name for it like we do now, but most …
In an effort to streamline resources and enhance efficiencies, the State Energy Program has transferred from the Wyoming Business Council to the newly launched Wyoming Energy Authority. The organizations have been working on the transition for the previous …
Wyoming small business owners’ demand for COVID-19 Business Relief Interruption funding has far exceeded initial expectations, but the Wyoming Business Council will be able to pay all eligible requests with the recent infusion of $50 million by Governor …
Governor Mark Gordon has allocated $50 million in additional funding from the federal CARES Act to the Business Interruption Stipend Program to ensure the program keeps pace with demand from small businesses across the state. The additional funding is …
