Heritage Foods Launches Keep Them Healthy Program

Local Company Matches Community with First Responders for Daily Nutritional Needs  Laramie, WYOMING—April 22, 2020— Heritage Foods, a meal company rooted in nutritional science, announced today their Keep Them Healthy Program aimed at helping front line and first responders stay healthy during COVID-19. The program pairs community members wanting to help during the crisis with essential personnel who need healthy,…

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6 Actions to Take in the Next 90 Days to Save Your Business

By Brian Hamilton 1. Vigorously control what you can. Vigorously ignore what you can’t control. Unfortunately, I think this may be the most important point, but note that there are two conditions in this statement. More than ever, you’ll need to go to war on the things within your control. You cannot control the economy, but you can…

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Answers for small businesses on the CARES Act

By U.S. Senator Mike Enzi  The president recently signed into law the latest relief package from Congress, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – but what does this mean for your business? When I was helping to finalize this legislation, it was a priority of mine that businesses would be able to…

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Four Quick Tips for Leading Remotely Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Pat Ashworth Although work from home arrangements have been a steadily growing trend among businesses for several years, the majority still maintain fairly traditional office work environments. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has flipped the script and forced many companies to quickly adapt to address shelter-in-place and quarantine guidelines and regulations. And for many, it…

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Priority Industries Manufacturing Plus Suppliers

The list below was developed by the PEER Group to map items that are critically needed during this time to manufacturing NAICS codes. The NAICS codes that are in bold are the manufacturing NAICS codes most directly tied to the critically needed items. They are the Priority industries. The NAICS codes under the Priority industries,…

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BLUE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION DELIVERS 700 CARE PACKAGES TO FIRST RESPONDERS LIVING THEIR MISSION OF DOING GOOD DURING COVID-19

April 3, 2020, CHEYENNE, WY – YOU MATTER. BLUE CARES! Blue Federal Credit Union is making a difference for healthcare professionals and first responders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the communities they serve. Blue delivered over 700 COVID Survival Kits to these professionals throughout Wyoming and Colorado. “We hope these care packages will brighten…

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Statewide Survey Shows Serious Impacts, Deep Concern for Coronavirus

April 2, 2020 Nearly one-third of Wyomingites say they or immediate family members have been laid off or lost their jobs due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, according to a new survey by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC). And, more than half of the state’s residents or their immediate family…

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City of Laramie & Albany County School District Playground Closures Due to COVID-19

LARAMIE, WYOMING: The City of Laramie & Albany County School District, following recommendations from the National Recreation & Parks Association and the Albany County Public Health Officer, are closing all playgrounds effective immediately. This closure is designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 through eliminating touch surfaces. This closure will stay in effect until further…

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The Power of Storytelling for Your Business

Local marketing expert, Jessica Brauer presents powerful marketing tools. This storytelling guide is a collaborative effort between LCBA, the Laramie Main Street Alliance and the Albany County Tourism Board.  A do-it-yourself guide for capturing and sharing YOUR UNIQUE narrative to boost sales, capture customers and create social capital for your business. Below is the recorded…

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Demand High for Layoff Aversion Grants offered to Wyoming businesses

CHEYENNE – Wyoming businesses exceeded the grant application limit for the Layoff Aversion Grants offered by the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and the Wyoming Workforce Development Council (WWDC) last week. The effort offered $300,000 in grants to support businesses in order to avert or shorten layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming. Grant funding…

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