KGAB 650AM » Wyoming Business Council http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Business Council Board to Meet inThermopolis [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-board-to-meet-inthermopolis-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-board-to-meet-inthermopolis-audio/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:11 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=263292 The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will tour local businesses and review grant applications during a meeting in Thermopolis this week. Amy Richards has details. Colorado Senator Mark Udall is urging the U.S. Forest Service to make sure a contract dispute doesn't ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-board-to-meet-inthermopolis-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council (Courtesy Wyoming Business Council) Wyoming Farmers Markets Help The Economy http://kgab.com/wyoming-farmers-markets-help-the-economy/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-farmers-markets-help-the-economy/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:27:04 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=262833 Farmers markets throughout Wyoming contributed more than $2.2 million to the state’s economy in 2012, according to data recently compiled by the Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division.

The information, collected by the Agribusiness Division and run through an economic impact model at the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, found that direct sales of approximately $1

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyoming-farmers-markets-help-the-economy/feed/ 0 Worland Farmers Market\Wyoming Business Council Business Council Ag Photo Contest Accepting Entries [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-ag-photo-contest-accepting-entries-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-ag-photo-contest-accepting-entries-audio/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:57:52 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=257763 Heather Babbit has rejoined the Wyoming Department of Health as the Aging Division's New Senior Administrator. Amy Richards has a report. The Wyoming Business Council's Agribusiness Division is now accepting photos for it's Ag Photo Contest. Joy Greenwald has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-ag-photo-contest-accepting-entries-audio/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of the U.S.D.A.) Cody Labs Ousts CEO http://kgab.com/cody-labs-ousts-ceo/ http://kgab.com/cody-labs-ousts-ceo/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:33:30 +0000 David Koch http://k2radio.com/?p=278519 The future of Cody Labs could be in question as it's founder and former CEO Richard Asherman is no longer with the company.

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]]> http://kgab.com/cody-labs-ousts-ceo/feed/ 0 dominicotine,flickr Wyoming Business Council: Renewable Energy Credit Program Incentive For Businesses http://kgab.com/wyoming-business-council-renewable-energy-credit-program-incentive-for-businesses/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-business-council-renewable-energy-credit-program-incentive-for-businesses/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:10:38 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=254065 Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp), an electric cooperative in Northeastern Wyoming, and the Wyoming Business Council are pleased to announce a partnership that enhances Wyoming’s economic development prospects, offering a solution for businesses seeking to offset their in-state energy consumption with renewable energy credits, known as WyoRECs™, for this Wyoming program

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyoming-business-council-renewable-energy-credit-program-incentive-for-businesses/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy U.W. Student Loan Default Rate Low [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/u-w-student-loan-default-rate-low-audio/ http://kgab.com/u-w-student-loan-default-rate-low-audio/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:46:56 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=252651 The percentage of University of Wyoming students defaulting on federal student loans is well below the national average. Doug Randall reports. The Wyoming Business Council and Wyoming PBS have teamed up to talk about the challenges facing ranchers in the upcoming weekly program "Wyoming Chronicle."  Joy Greenwald has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/u-w-student-loan-default-rate-low-audio/feed/ 0 Photo: Courtesy of University of Wyoming Business Council Offers Grant Writing Program [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-offers-grant-writing-program-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-offers-grant-writing-program-audio/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:21:09 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=251069 The Wyoming Army National Guard's Honor Team will host a memorial for veterans on Friday. Amy Richards has a report. The Wyoming Business Council is sponsoring a comprehensive grant writing program next month. Joy Greenwald has the story. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-offers-grant-writing-program-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council (Courtesy Wyoming Business Council) USDA: No Weather Records Set This Winter [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/usda-no-weather-records-set-this-winter-audio/ http://kgab.com/usda-no-weather-records-set-this-winter-audio/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:45:36 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=248682 Former legislator Pete Illoway of Cheyenne and Paul Covello of Torrington are the two newest members of the Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors. Doug Randall has the details. Unlike last summer, it looks like this winter will not set any weather records. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/usda-no-weather-records-set-this-winter-audio/feed/ 0 (k2 Radio) Business Council Rolls Out New Commercial Real Estate Website [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-rolls-out-new-commercial-real-estate-website-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-rolls-out-new-commercial-real-estate-website-audio/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:45:21 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=246149 The Wyoming Business Council is rolling out a new website that shows information about available commercial properties around the state. Doug Randall reports. Twenty-nine year old Midwest resident Gregory Young, who escaped from the Casper re-entry center is back in custody. Kevin Koile has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-rolls-out-new-commercial-real-estate-website-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council CEO Bob Jensen (Courtesy of uwyo.edu) Laramie Gets $5.4M to Build Technology Park http://kgab.com/laramie-gets-5-4-m-to-build-technology-park/ http://kgab.com/laramie-gets-5-4-m-to-build-technology-park/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:33:02 +0000 Kari Eakins http://kowb1290.com/?p=210461 A $5.4 million grant for Laramie to build the Cirrus Sky Technology Park was approved on a 3-to-1 vote by the State Loan and Investment Board on Thursday in Cheyenne. It is the largest Community Readiness Grant in the history of the Wyoming Business Council

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]]> http://kgab.com/laramie-gets-5-4-m-to-build-technology-park/feed/ 0 courtesy LEDC Cody Company Changes Mind on Business Council Grant [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/cody-company-changes-mind-on-business-council-grant-audio/ http://kgab.com/cody-company-changes-mind-on-business-council-grant-audio/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:53:06 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=233306 Cody Laboratories has chosen to resurrect a deal that will allow it to use a $2.5 Million grant from the Wyoming Business Council. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. Access to almost $236 Billion in financial aid for college students requires preparing a federal financial aid application known as FAFSA

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]]> http://kgab.com/cody-company-changes-mind-on-business-council-grant-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council Proposed Laramie Business Park Gets Initial Ok [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/proposed-laramie-business-park-gets-initial-ok-audio/ http://kgab.com/proposed-laramie-business-park-gets-initial-ok-audio/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:30:48 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=232249 The Wyoming Business council has approved its largest every business ready community grant for more than $5.4 million dollars for the proposed Cirrus Sky Technology Park in Laramie. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has the details. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will meet with the Upper Green  River Basin Air Quality Task Force next month. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/proposed-laramie-business-park-gets-initial-ok-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council Board (Courtesy of KOWB-Laramie) Scholarships Available to National Main Streets Conference http://kgab.com/scholarships-available-to-national-main-streets-conference/ http://kgab.com/scholarships-available-to-national-main-streets-conference/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:24:05 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=230650 The Wyoming Main Street Program is offering travel scholarships to the National Main Streets Conference in New Orleans, La., April 14-16, 2013.  The trip includes a Wyoming Main Street sponsored pre-trip to t

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]]> http://kgab.com/scholarships-available-to-national-main-streets-conference/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of wyomingtourism.org.) Business Council At Upcoming Sportsman's Expo [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-at-upcoming-sportsmans-expo-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-at-upcoming-sportsmans-expo-audio/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:13:20 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=230045 Exxon says the biggest shift in energy consumption in coming years will be an increase in the use of natural gas and a decline in the use of coal. Wyoming outdoor product manufacturers are being invited to join the Wyoming Business Council at the International Sportsman's Expo in Denver and Salt Lake City this winter. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-at-upcoming-sportsmans-expo-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council (Courtesy Wyoming Business Council) Business Council Offers Display Space at Expo [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-offers-display-space-at-expo-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-offers-display-space-at-expo-audio/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:16:39 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=228029 A spokesman for the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department says you should be skeptical about deals that seem too good to be true on social media. The Wyoming Business Council's Agribusiness Division is offering display space at a Natural Products trade show in California in March. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-offers-display-space-at-expo-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council (Courtesy Wyoming Business Council) Business Council Board to Meet [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-board-to-meet-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-board-to-meet-audio/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:10:50 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=188182 The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will meet via teleconference to discuss a community readiness application and other items of business on November 6th. Amy Richards reports. Pete Quinell of Gillette was recently selected as Chairman of the Wyoming Veteran's Commission. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-board-to-meet-audio/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council (Courtesy Wyoming Business Council) Business Council Announces 5th Annual Ag Photo Contest Winners http://kgab.com/business-council-announces-5th-annual-ag-photo-contest-winners/ http://kgab.com/business-council-announces-5th-annual-ag-photo-contest-winners/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:27:28 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=169746 Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division has chosen the winners of its 5th Annual Ag Photo Contest.  Grand Prize went to Willie Felton of Ten Sleep, Wyo., for his photo “Wild Horse Race - Saddle Your Horses,” taken at the Ten Sleep Rodeo. 

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-announces-5th-annual-ag-photo-contest-winners/feed/ 0 "Oink" Ag Photo Contest Honorable Mention (Courtesy of Hailey True, Casper) Business Council Taking Comment on CFP Program Rules http://kgab.com/business-council-taking-comment-on-cfp-program-rules/ http://kgab.com/business-council-taking-comment-on-cfp-program-rules/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:20:24 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=144707 The Wyoming Business Council is taking public comment on proposed rules changes to the Community Facilities Grant Program rules. Amy Richards reports. The Natrona County Sheriff's Office has uncovered new leads in it's investigation of horse tail and mane thefts. Click past Jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/business-council-taking-comment-on-cfp-program-rules/feed/ 0 Wyoming Business Council (Courtesy Wyoming Business Council) Forest Service Waives Fees on Public Lands Day [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/forest-service-waives-fees-on-public-lands-day-audio/ http://kgab.com/forest-service-waives-fees-on-public-lands-day-audio/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:26:33 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=112300 The U.S. Forest Service is waiving standard amenity fees on Saturday, Sept. 29 in recognition of National Public Lands Day. Amy Richards reports. Six Wyoming companies recently completed a customized export training program in Casper. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/forest-service-waives-fees-on-public-lands-day-audio/feed/ 0 pepplerchristine, Flickr Business Council Recommends Support for Lost Creek Project [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/business-council-recommends-support-for-lost-creek-project-audio/ http://kgab.com/business-council-recommends-support-for-lost-creek-project-audio/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:46:31 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=104790 Grand Teton National Park has completed a 28 unit employee housing project in Moose that is being recognized for it's sustainable energy. Amy Richards has a report. The Wyoming Business Council has voted on a recommendation to the governor's office to support Ur Energy's proposed lost creek project. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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