Estate Planning for Business Owners

Guest Author: Jessica Schneider Successful businesses are the result of years of hard work, determination, and sacrifice by business owners and their families.  As such, most business owners want to preserve the product of their hard work for the benefit of their families and loved ones after they’re gone.  They also want to ensure their…

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February 2020 Business of the Month: Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home

As a place where people can gather to celebrate the life of a loved one, the funeral home provides important services for each community. This month we sat down with our February Business of the Month, Tia Ocampo, owner of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. Tia purchased the business on January 2nd of 2018, after having spent…

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Answering the Toughest Interview Questions

According to a recent study by GoDaddy, one in four seniors graduating college doesn’t feel ready to enter the job market, with 30% of seniors having the opinion that there aren’t any jobs available at all. Along with the trepidation many seniors have about the job market overall, interviews can seem stressful due to unknowns:…

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Ignite Ingenuity February 2020 – Featuring: High Plains Biochar, LLC

Celebrating Innovation in Albany County By Melissa Ross, Marketing & Membership Director In 1869, Mormon pioneers built five beehive-shaped charcoal kilns in Piedmont, WY. In their peak, the charcoal production reached 100,000 bushels per month. Now, as the agricultural industry is both threatened by and contributing to climate change, the use of biochar, a plant-based…

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Spring Book Sale at the Albany County Public Library

The Friends of the Albany County Public Library will hold the annual Spring Sale Wednesday, February 26  – Sunday, March 1, 2020. The Friends of the Library sale is well-organized with items arranged on shelves as in a regular bookstore or library, with a map available to help navigate by genre.  The sale includes books,…

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84% Believe Age a Factor in Hiring

Is Age Really Just a Number? “I Did Not Have Enough Whiskers.” OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 12, 2020 – Despite five generations currently in the U.S. workforce, the competition for top talent is fierce. And while it’s a job seekers’ market with low unemployment, a majority of workers in a recent poll reported age has been…

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Think big, think GRO-Biz

By U.S. Senator Mike Enzi Wyoming is filled with ideas and hardworking people to match it. If you are a business owner looking to expand your horizon, remember that selling your goods or services to your local, state and even the federal government is an option. Wyoming entrepreneurs bring a lot to the table and now…

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The Cavalryman Steakhouse to Celebrate 50 Years in March

Who: The Cavalryman Steakhouse What: 50th-anniversary celebration and roll out of new programming/specials/giveaways Where:  4425 South 3rd Street, Laramie, WY, 82070; 307-745-5551 When: Multiple events kick off on Feb 27th and go through March (see attached schedule) Details: The Cavalryman Steakhouse has had a steak in the game since 1970. With this jubilant milestone comes a…

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January 2020 Business of the Month: Summit View Dentistry PC

3125 Grand Ave. Suite B, Laramie, WY 82070 https://summitviewdentistry.com/ Photo: From Left: Kodi Bernaski, Dental Hygienist, Dr. Stacie Morrison, DDS, Emily Lowry, Dental Assistant, and Laura Stephens, Office Manager As we begin 2020, it is with great pleasure that we recognize Summit View Dentistry as the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance’s ‘Business of the Month’. Summit…

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Between Blue and White Collar: The Grey Collar Workforce

Who They are, What They Do and Why it Matters to the American Economy ________________  As automation creeps into facets of our everyday lives from grocery delivery to one-day shipping for online shopping, workers are facing a new decade alongside technology designed to make businesses more efficient than ever before. While some jobs will become…

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