Aaron McCreight

The Casper Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has hired a new chief executive officer, who will be the fourth head of the agency in about six months.

Shawn Buckley, who was just hired to head the Casper Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, has decided not to accept the position, according to a news release from the Board of the Natrona County Travel and Tourism Council.

2012 was a banner year for tourism in Natrona County. According to a report released by the Wyoming Division of Tourism, visitors directly spent a record $304 million in Natrona County in 2012. That figure eclipsed the county’s 2011 mark of $280 million and the previous record mark of $287 million set in 2008...

When Casper Cutthroats owner Aaron McCreight started the team in April, he could not have envisioned a better year. Record setting performances by his players, record setting attendance figures for the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League and an appearance in the Championship game at the end of the season, all added to the good fortunes of this first year team...

The Casper Cutthroats Baseball Club has hired the first manager in the team’s history. Jason Watson is currently the Head Coach at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota. This season marked Watson’s first at Dickinson State following years as the head assistant at both Franklin (IN) College and University of Wisconsin – Platteville...

As you know the College National Finals Rodeo won for Best Collegiate Tournament in the country in 2009 by Sports Travel Magazine and as you know they are up for the award again in 2011. "I spoke with the people at Sports Traveler and there has never been a multi-year winner. No ones ever won it twice and so we have a great opportunity here to, not only win this prestigious award, but to be a

As the economy slowly turns around, tourism in the state is picking up making folks at the Casper Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau cautiously optimistic. CEO, Aaron McCreight, says they saw hotel tax revenue pickup by 6 percent last year and they're projecting a 4...

A midsized conference center for the city of Casper has captured the imagination of city council. A facility larger than the Parkway Plaza, but smaller than the Events Center is what they have in mind as they call for letters of proposal from anyone interested participating in its development. "We have facilities here, and great people and great sales people, but we're missing that one-stop-