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Curtis Burdette has announced that he is leaving his position as Vice President for Energy Capital Economic Development (ECED).  Curtis has been instrumental in a number of key ECED projects and activities.  His leadership with Next Generation Leadership, the Local Crowd funding effort, Business Retention and expansion, the FUEL Business Incubator and many more projects…

Our friends from U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory visited Gillette today and met with City of Gillette (Government), Campbell County, Wyoming Government, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, the Carbon Valley initiative, Energy Capital Economic Development and many other community partners. Exciting for their projects to move Wyoming forward!  NETL will…

The School of Energy Resources broke ground on the site preparations for a field demonstration of the integrated coal processing technology developed in the Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion on September 2, 2022. Here is some great coverage of the event! https://lnkd.in/dwAukGJV A coal byproducts faculty that will use coal for non-energy uses breaks…

The Wyoming Innovation Center (WyIC) is open for business.  A ribbon cutting was held on June 14 with over 140 people in attendance. Wyoming Innovation Center (WyIC).JPG This new and unique coal to products facility has the potential to completely change the future economic base in Campbell County while preserving and supporting our current minerals…

Congratulations to Campbell County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and ECED Board Member Gail Lofing on being recognized as 2021 Chamber Director of the Year by Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce. Gail received the honor at the WY Working Together conference in Riverton in October. Gail has been a dedicated ECED Board member and additionally…

Tristan Acuna, Owner Welcome Home Cleaning   What’s your name and role in the company? Tristan - I'm the owner of Welcome Home Cleaning   Tell us a little bit about what your business does. Welcome Home Cleaning provides a variety of services to both residential and commercial clients.  We offer move-in/out services, rental services,…

What Do You Do Next: Reflections on Leadership Wyoming Class of 2022 First Session We all make decisions. We look back at mistakes as well as those choices that are great successes, but the most important question we face is “what are you going to do next?” A month ago, I returned from the Leadership…

The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority annual Spring Energy Conference will be March 28 and 29 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson.Sessions include: Opportunities for Wyoming posed by international, federal, and regional CCUS policy developments, including the Green New Deal.Traditional ratemaking and how it interacts with the current state of technology, including investments in CCUS projects.Economic…