K2 Radio » Wyoming Business Council http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Cody Labs Ousts CEO http://k2radio.com/cody-labs-ousts-ceo/ http://k2radio.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://k2radio.com/cody-labs-ousts-ceo/feed/ 0 dominicotine,flickr Laramie Gets $5.4M to Build Technology Park http://k2radio.com/laramie-gets-5-4-m-to-build-technology-park/ http://k2radio.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://k2radio.com/laramie-gets-5-4-m-to-build-technology-park/feed/ 0 courtesy LEDC Governor Mead Says Technology Has A Bright Future In Wyoming http://k2radio.com/governor-mead-says-technology-has-a-bright-future-in-wyoming/ http://k2radio.com/governor-mead-says-technology-has-a-bright-future-in-wyoming/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:05:01 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=198827  

Governor Matt Mead addressed attendees of the first Wyoming Broadband Summit today. Over 200 people attended the event in Cheyenne, which the Governor, U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming Business Council and LINK Wyoming co-sponsored.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/governor-mead-says-technology-has-a-bright-future-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 Wyoming Governor Matt Mead "SNAP" Acceptance At Farmer's Markets Goal For Wyoming Business Council http://k2radio.com/snap-acceptance-at-farmers-markets-goal-for-wyoming-business-council/ http://k2radio.com/snap-acceptance-at-farmers-markets-goal-for-wyoming-business-council/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 01:26:18 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=94769 Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or "SNAP", will be able to use those funds for fresh food purchased at some farmers markets around Wyoming this summer.

Kim Porter, for the Wyoming Business Council says the council is offering financial assistance to markets willing to take the steps necessary to accept SNAP vouchers

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]]> http://k2radio.com/snap-acceptance-at-farmers-markets-goal-for-wyoming-business-council/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Expanded Youth Center For Midwest Breaks Ground This Summer http://k2radio.com/expanded-youth-center-for-midwest-breaks-ground-this-summer/ http://k2radio.com/expanded-youth-center-for-midwest-breaks-ground-this-summer/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:38 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=85184 The young people of Midwest will have a new and larger youth center to grow into in the not too distance future.

Thanks to exhaustive fund raising by adults who care, the town now has about $870,000 in grant money to build the much needed amenity in a town that has few

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]]> http://k2radio.com/expanded-youth-center-for-midwest-breaks-ground-this-summer/feed/ 0 Midwest Government website Microsoft To Build Data Center Near Cheyenne [AUDIO] http://k2radio.com/microsoft-to-build-data-center-near-cheyenne/ http://k2radio.com/microsoft-to-build-data-center-near-cheyenne/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:45:10 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=82356 Microsoft has agreed to invest up to $112 million dollars to build a new data center near Cheyenne. The project may break ground by early summer.

Governor Matt Mead made the announcement today. Here's an excerpt from what he had to say

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]]> http://k2radio.com/microsoft-to-build-data-center-near-cheyenne/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mills Cuts Ribbon On New Housing http://k2radio.com/mills-cuts-ribbon-on-new-housing/ http://k2radio.com/mills-cuts-ribbon-on-new-housing/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:59:13 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=66241 About 100 new affordable housing units coming to the town of Mills has officials there excited.  Mills Mayor, Tanise Lavering says $500,000 from the Wyoming Business Council makes important infrastructure improvements possible, namely the widening and extension of South 3rd Avenue

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]]> http://k2radio.com/mills-cuts-ribbon-on-new-housing/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Funds Still Available For Childcare Facility Upgrades http://k2radio.com/funds-still-available-for-childcare-facility-upgrades/ http://k2radio.com/funds-still-available-for-childcare-facility-upgrades/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:27:15 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=60701 The Child Care Facility Loan program through the Wyoming Business Council is designed to help providers upgrade things like, plumbing, handicap access or lighting.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/funds-still-available-for-childcare-facility-upgrades/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Survey Aids In Broadband Mapping For Wyoming http://k2radio.com/survey-aids-in-broadband-mapping-for-wyoming/ http://k2radio.com/survey-aids-in-broadband-mapping-for-wyoming/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:31:41 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=60008 Happy with your Internet connection? Are your down load times fast enough for your needs?

Wyoming residents are being asked to to help identify broadband gaps around the state.

LinkWYOMING is a statewide initiative funded through a 2009 federal grant to map broadband access and Melinda Johnson, with the Wyoming Business Council, is project specialist on a survey that's gone out to gather input from business and the general public on Internet speeds

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]]> http://k2radio.com/survey-aids-in-broadband-mapping-for-wyoming/feed/ 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images Wyoming Asks National Lab To Review Coal Plant http://k2radio.com/wyoming-asks-national-lab-to-review-coal-plant/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-asks-national-lab-to-review-coal-plant/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:58:53 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=51138 The Wyoming Business Council has asked the Idaho National Laboratory to review a private company's plan to build a coal-to-gasoline plant in Carbon County.

DKRW Advanced Fuels has asked Wyoming to purchase up to $300 million in industrial development bonds to help finance the $2 billion project

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyoming-asks-national-lab-to-review-coal-plant/feed/ 0 New Loan Program Bolsters Child Care Providers http://k2radio.com/new-loan-program-bolsters-child-care-providers/ http://k2radio.com/new-loan-program-bolsters-child-care-providers/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:00:54 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=21529 Licensed child care providers in Wyoming have a new loan program available to them through from the Wyoming Business Council.  The Child Care Facility Loan program is designed to help providers expand their services, creating more jobs and helping to tackle a shortage of licensed providers in the state

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]]> http://k2radio.com/new-loan-program-bolsters-child-care-providers/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Evansville Community Center Dedication Today [AUDIO] http://k2radio.com/evansville-community-center-dedication-today-audio/ http://k2radio.com/evansville-community-center-dedication-today-audio/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:01:51 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=7488 The Town of Evansville is celebrating the grand opening of the new Evansville Community Center on Wednesday  with an open house from 3-7 p.m.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/evansville-community-center-dedication-today-audio/feed/ 0 wnmcmurray.com CAEDA Board Ousts President http://k2radio.com/caeda-board-ousts-president/ http://k2radio.com/caeda-board-ousts-president/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:22:58 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=5093 The president and CEO of the Casper Area Economic Development Alliance, Robert Barnes has been fired from his position.

That from a story in the Wyoming Business Daily that states the CAEDA  board met Thursday morning to discuss the issue, but is not certain when Barnes left.

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