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NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 11 December 2011
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HPEDD Seeks New Executive Director
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High Plains Economic Development District seeks Director to serve Albany, Goshen, Laramie, and Platte counties. Office location TBD with flexibility to work from any of four counties. Extensive travel required. Must work effectively with business leaders, government officials and agencies. Duties include: grant writing and administration; finance/accounting and reporting; website development and maintenance; membership development; preparation of meeting minutes, board meeting arrangements and other correspondence. Salary: $34,000 to 40,000, depending upon qualifications. For a detailed job description, please visit the HPEDD website at www.highplainsedd.org or click here. Submit cover letter, resume and references to progress@goshenwyo.com by December 9, 2011.
NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 10
November 2011
Laramie’s MTP&Co. Awarded
The Certified Public Accounting firm, Mader Tschacher Peterson & Co., LLC, received a Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award from the Wyoming Psychological Association during a reception and ceremony on November 2nd. This award program rewards employers for creating workplaces that foster employee health and well-being, while enhancing organizational performance. Candidates for the award are evaluated on their efforts in five areas: employee involvement; work-life balance; employee growth and development, health and safety, and employee recognition.
In explaining the purpose for the award, Gay Deitrich-MacLean, Ph.D. stated that by recognizing companies like Mader Tschacher Peterson for their efforts, we hope others will t…
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 9 October 2011
Medicine Bow Technologies Moves On
Spurred by continuing growth, Medicine Bow Technologies (MBT) is relocating its operations to the magnetic, professional surroundings of Laramie's Turner Tract. MBT will relocate to the building at 3821 Beech Street in which InterTech Environmental and Engineering is also located. MBT plans to occupy the first floor of that building as of December 1st of this year. Click here for images of the 3821 Beech Street building in the Turner Tract.
"The presence of Medicine Bow Technologies in the Turner Tract certainly contributes to the development's ambience and desirability," said Gaye Stockman, LEDC CEO. "Once again, having commercial space readily available at the very same time a business needs to expand is key to Laramie's…
Medicine Bow Technologies Relocates to Turner Tract
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Growth Spurs MBT's Relocation
Medicine Bow Technologies (MBT) is relocating its operations from the Wyoming Technology Business Center to the magnetic, professional surroundings of Laramie's Turner Tract. Click here for further details.
Economic Indicators for the Laramie Area
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City of Laramie and Albany County
LEDC maintains an extensive set of Economic Indicators covering the City of Laramie and Albany County. This report is prepared twice each year by the Wyoming Center for Business and Economic Analysis, Inc.
In March, an Annual Trends issue is published that includes past year data and analyses. A third quarter update issue is published six months later in late September. Click here to review the September 2011edition. This edition can also be found in our Website on the Economic Trends page of under the Site Selection tab.
NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 8 September 2011
2011 Annual Beautification Awards
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Data Center Website Introduced
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LEDC Introduces Data Center Website at World Conference
Gaye Stockman, President & CEO, announced the introduction of a new website specifically designed for marketing Laramie to data center site selectors. The website, located at ClimateCooled.com, provides facts, figures and other relevant detail used by the experts to analyze and contrast highly rated locations. It can also be accessed through the "Links" tab on this LEDC website.
This new marketing tool was initially developed to support LEDCs representation at the Data Center World Conference &EXPO, conducted September 11th through 14th in Orlando, Florida. Stockman stated, "Laramie has a great story to tell regarding its economic and operational advantages for all business ventures, and particularly for data centers. That m…
Position Open for Software Engineer in Laramie
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HANDEL Information Technologies, Inc.
Location: Laramie, WY
Contact Information:
Send resume to applicants@handelit.com
For more info, call 877 742 5554
Job Overview
As a Software Engineer at Handel you will be involved in developing the RiteTrack 5 framework as well as industry solutions built using this framework. We develop on the .NET platform using several technologies including C#, Silverlight, and SQL server. We are looking for an excellent problem solver with strong work ethic and the ability to think outside the box. As a Handel Software Engineer you are part of a small, cohesive, team of developers where each person’s input is heard. As a company of under 30 employees, we offer an unparalleled atmosphere that is results drive…
Manufacturing-Works Training - September 28th-29th
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Tom Reilly's - "Value-Added Selling"
September 28th-29th -- Manufacturing-Works brings Tom Reilly and his world class Value-Added Selling program to Casper, Wyoming. This world class philosophy will give you answers to the question of "What are your customers thinking?"
Click Here for full details regarding this "must attend" event.
NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 7 August 2011
LEDC is on the Move .... Physically and Figuratively
Effective September 1st, LEDC's new office location is -- 2523 East Garfield, Suite B, &n…
NEWSLETTER JULY 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 6 &n…
Verizon Data Center Decision
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Verizon and Terremark Set New Direction
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, Verizon announced that it will not be building a mega data center in Laramie WY, due to its April 2011 acquisition of Terremark, a global data storage and cloud computing company. Miami-based Terremark operates data centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Verizon spokeswoman, Lynn Staggs said that if and when Verizon decides to look at expanding its data center portfolio, there's no reason why Wyoming wouldn't be considered. She said, "All the positive reqasons we considered Wyoming in the first place - the strong labor pool, the pro-business environment, power issues, etc. are reasons we would consider in future site selections."
Staggs added, "I want to emphasize that Verizon has n…
HANDEL IT POSITION AVAILABLE - Customer Solution Support Engineer
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Handel is a leading software solution used by child-, youth-, and family social service programs in over 40 states. Our clients are American Indian Tribes, non-profits, cities, counties, and states.
They currently have an open position with their organization. For more information about HANDEL IT and the open position, please click on this link:
http://www.handelit.com/AboutHandel/CareerOpportunities/CustomerSolutionSupportEngineer.aspx
Customer Solution Support Engineer
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Job Description
As a customer solution support engineer you will be a vital part of our customer solution teams. Working with customers all across the country, from Alaska to Florida, our customer solution teams are responsible for implementing our RiteTrack software solutio…
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - SOUTH LARAMIE RAIL SPUR PROJECT
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
South Laramie Rail Spur Project
Office of City Clerk
Notice is hereby given that the City of Laramie, Wyoming will receive sealed proposals for professional services for the design and construction of a new rail spur extension of ZTS Track #107 as called for in the request for proposal for professional services including construction manager services, design services, and construction; City of Laramie at the Office of City Clerk, City Hall, 406 Ivinson Street (P.O. Box C), Laramie, Wyoming 82073 until 3:00 P.M. Local Time, on July 7, 2011.
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NEWSLETTER MAY 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 5 &n…
Trihydro Corporation Acquires Aquifer Solutions
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Acquisition Expands Trihydro's Remediation Expertise
On May 26, 2011, Trihydro Corporation announced that it has acquired Aquifer Solutions, Inc. an Evergreen, Colorado-based environmental consulting and design-build company that specializes in the assessment and remediation of complex and challenging sites.
Aquifer Solutions brings Trihydro a reputation in the industry for being a technology-driven, specialty firm with a history of successfully addressing complicated sites. It has applied right fit current and emerging remediation methedologies to federal, industrial and international projects.
For additional information, refer to Trihydro's website at www.trihydro.com
Laramie's Gem City Bone & Joint
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Gem City Bone & Joint Practice and Flight Department Featured
The June 2011 issue of Professional Pilot magazine will be featuring an article on the Flight Department supporting Gem City Bone & Joint, a major orthopedic medicine practice based in Laramie, WY. Four full-time pilots and their featured aircraft based out of Laramie Regional Airport, enable Gem City's highly skilled orthopedic medicine practitioners to serve residents of western Nebraska, South Dakota and northern Colorado in addition to Wyoming. Both Aviation and Orthopedic Medicine bring significant economic value to our community.
Special thanks to Jack Skinner, Airport Manager - Laramie Regional Airport, for alerting LEDC to this article.
LEDC Annual Dinner & Recognition
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Celebration of Business Community and Initiatives
Laramie Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) held its Annual Dinner on Thursday, May 12th at the Hilton Garden Inn. This annual event celebrates LEDC's achievements as well as those of the Laramie area business community. It also recognizes new and retiring Officers and Directors of the corporation.
Richard Walje, President of Rocky Mountain Power, was the evening's keynote speaker. His presentation, titled "The 'Green Shoots' of Data Centers" provided insight into criteria that data centers, as large consumers of electrical power, use to choose sites for their business. He noted that power reliability and cost are of major importance. For years, electricity prices in Wyoming have been among the lowest in the nation and the world.
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Dinner for Two
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Congratulations John Arnett!
John Arnett
John Arnett earned dinner for two by being the first to alert our LEDC staff of a newsworthy nation-wide media release concerning our City of Laramie. On April 26th, the release date for Money magazine's May 2011 issue, John called LEDC immediately after perusing his copy. In that publication, John read that Laramie, Wyoming was cited as one of the best places to retire, because of its relatively low taxes. After reading the Money magazine article, John happened to notice LEDC's phone number within a news article in that morning's Boomerang. John said, "I thought I'd give you a call to s…
2011 LEDC Annual Dinner - May 12th
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Laramie Economic Development Corporation
You and a guest are invited to our Annual Dinner
Honoring all of our Partners in Progress
2011 Annual Business Awards
Introduction of New Officers and Board
Keynote Speaker: Richard Walje, President, Rocky Mountain Power
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Thursday, May 12th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Hilton Garden Inn
2229 Grand Avenue
Laramie, WY 82070
Business Attire
Prime Rib Dinner, No Host Bar
$50.00 per person
*Vegetarian meals are available upon request
RSVP by May 5th, 2011
Call Callie at 307-742-2212 or
www.laramiewy.org/Events
Wyoming Business Alliance
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OUTLOOK 2011
“Wyoming Economic Indicators”
A Wyoming Business Alliance Event
Hilton Garden Inn w Laramie
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Registration Open............................................................................................................................... 6:30 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
Welcome and Opening Janine Jordan, Laramie City Manager ................................................7:15 a.m.
Wyoming’s Main Frame Bill Schilling, President, Wyoming Business Alliance/ Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Casper, Wyoming.......................................................................................................... 7:20 a.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
National Economy Ken Goldstein, The Conference Board, New York, NY…
SPECIAL OLYMPICS WYOMING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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Your Help Is Needed! Become a Summer Games Special Olympics Volunteer
The University of Wyoming and Laramie High School's Deti Stadium will be hosting the SPECIAL OLYMPICS WYOMING 2011 SUMMER GAMES on May 19th through 21st. Nearly 1,200 athletes, coaches, family members and spectators will be traveling to Laramie for three exciting days of intense competition and good cheer.
Regardless of your experience, volunteers are needed to assist with a number of events and activities, including the following:
Basketball Power LiftingTrack & Field &…
Laramie - Money Magazine Accolade
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Laramie – Another "Best in West" for Retirees
The May 2011 issue of Money magazine has recognized Laramie, Wyoming as one of the "Best Places to Retire If You Fear Higher Taxes." This reference was cited as number 57 of 100 Best Money Moves featured in the issue. Click Here to view the article's commendation.
NEWSLETTER APRIL 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 4 &n…
Now Accepting 2011 Business Award Nominations!
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Nominations Deadline - Monday April 18th
Each year, LEDC honors businesses and individuals who have contributed to the economic health and vitality of the City of Laramie and Albany County. These awards exemplify extraordinary business performance, community involvement, and a strong commitment to improving the overall economic well-being of the community.
Nominations are now being accepted for 2011 Small Business of the Year, 2011 Business Person of the Year, and 2011 Survival of the Fittest. Every business or individual in the City of Laramie and Albany County is eligible to be nominated for these awards. We encourage everyone to think about the businesses they come into contact with everyday and help us recognize those who make a difference to you or to our community.
You have until …
NEWSLETTER MARCH 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 3 March 2011
Essential Air Service Subsidy - Will It Continue?
The Essential Air Service (EAS) program was implemented in response to the Airline Deregulation Act, passed in 1978.…
NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2011
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Volume 2 Issue 2 February 2011
Governor Mead Signs HB117
On February 18, 2011 Governor Matt Mead signed HB 117, which provides certain sales tax exemptions for Data Processing Centers. This new law expands the exemption passed in 2009 legislation to include pre-written and other computer software. It also exempts HVAC and emergency back-up equipment. An amendment was passed to the legislation, which adds a periodic reporting requirement that tracks jobs, taxes and the amount of taxes exempted.
Click Here to view an image that commemorates Governor Mead's signing this legislation. Local dignitaries, who are standing around Governor Mead, include the following:
From Left to Right
1st Pers…
LEDC - WRI Open House
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OPEN HOUSE
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Train Locomotive Moves to Railroad Heritage Park
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An Historic Move!
Railroad Heritage Park Train Relocation Project
In a joint project between the City of Laramie and the Laramie Railroad Depot Association, Wasatch Railroad Contractors of Cheyenne, five train pieces will be relocated from Laramie locations, and assemble them into a "snow train" in Railroad Heritage Park - in Depot Park - adjacent to 2nd Street and Sheridan Street
Streets affected (no parking and traffic delays) during the move will include:
Monday, February 7th:
5th Street and Canby Street to 7th Street and Canby Street, north an south side Canby Street
6th Street from Canby Street to Harney Street, east and west side of the street
3rd Street, west side of intersection of Grand Avenue and 3rd Street at lease 200 years south of west side of 3rd…
NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2011
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NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2011
Volume2 Issue 1 January 2011
Trans-Modal Site Attains Full Funding
On January 20th, THE LEDC, LLC received the State Lands and Investment Board's unanimous approval for an $805,050 Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Business Readiness Community Grant. This grant represents partial funding for creation of a South Laramie Trans-Modal site. THE LEDC, LLC will use the WBC grant for new rail spur infrastructure, which includes ties, road base, as well as design and construction costs.
The next day, January 21st, WYDOT (Wyoming Department of Transportation) approved a WYDOT and Albany County Industrial Road Program Grant in the amount of $500…