Economic Development

The Natrona County Commission will hold a public hearing about a grant request for an economic development strategy at its meeting at the old courthouse at 5:30 p.m. today, according to its agenda.

City Council will receive comments from the public about the proposed annexation of nearly four acres on Casper's east side, according to its agenda for its meeting in city hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Natrona County Commission will consider placing fire restrictions because of impending drought and rising fire danger, according to a resolution on its agenda for Tuesday's meeting in the old courthouse at 5:30 p.m. Effective Tuesday, open burning on all private, county, and state and federal lands in the county is restricted to containers with spark arrestors in 10-foot cleared and approved a

The Wyoming legislature will consider some contentious issues this week. The lottery bill will be considered by the full Senate this week and many predict any vote on that bill will be close.

Proposals for a new convention center for Casper are being considered this week.  Casper City Council got four respondents to a request for proposal that went out in April. Of those, Mayor Paul Bertoglio says they're interested in two. Both respondents, he says, have local ties and strong hospitality backgrounds. Bertoglio says at this point there are a lot of questions to be answered from both si

The site plan for a new building for the Community Health Center of Central Wyoming was approved Tuesday evening, but not until City Council got an ear full on traffic woes in the area. Listen here:

14,000 square feet of Natural Grocer opens in Casper next month; Organic produce, foods with no artificial ingredients, grass fed beef, and lots of other stuff for the health conscious. Nancy Flynn for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage out of Denver says their market research indicated Casper was under-served and ready.

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-

Supporters of a bill ending the ability of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council to designate areas in the state as 'very rare or uncommon',  say enough of the state has already been set aside for protection. The bill looks likely to pass. Listen Here:

Purchase of Source Gas Property in the Old Yellowstone District went through this week. The sale should help spur further redevelopment in the Downtown Casper District... Ktwo Radio's, Karen Snyder, has more... Listen Here: