Evanston News

“I cannot overstate the importance of entrepreneurship in economic development. Small businesses create 65 percent of all new jobs in the U.S., and small businesses represent over 90 percent of the business population. All major employers started as a small business. Why can’t Evanston create the next prominent manufacturer o...Continue Reading

The race is on to lead the auto industry’s electric vehicle (EV) transformation. Today, Tesla holds a sizable lead in production capability, technology, and market share, but legacy manufacturers like Ford, Volkswagen, and General Motors are gaining ground with aggressive efforts to prepare for mass production of new EV models. Accordin...Continue Reading

The Wyoming Business Council shared today that a new direct air capture (DAC) project is coming to Wyoming. Project Bison is a partnership between CarbonCapture Inc. (CCI), a U.S. company that develops DAC systems, and carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration operator Frontier Carbon Solutions. The Project aims to permanently remove an...Continue Reading

CNBC ranked Wyoming No. 2 for leading America in creating a crypto economy because it has a welcoming legal environment, an abundance of space and land, and some of the lowest electricity costs in the nation. Blockchain companies choosing Evanston, Wyoming, benefit from no corporate or personal income tax plu...Continue Reading

Called Connex Wyoming, it is meant to “strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain,” according to a Wednesday news release posted on the website of the University of Wyoming. The Wyoming Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which is called Manufacturing Works, is launching this new initiative. Manufacturing Works is a part o...Continue Reading

Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors recommended two Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan funding requests during its regular quarterly meeting in Rock Springs on Sept. 8, 2022. Other business conducted at the meeting included a presentation from Wyoming Main Street; review and approval o...Continue Reading

Evanston, Wyoming, on the Wasatch Front, is a true destination for outdoor recreation. “Breathtaking” only begins to describe the beauty of its rivers, mountains, foothills, forests, and wildlife. Since July is Park and Recreation Month, it’s the perfect time to spotlight all that Evanston has to offer. Recreation amenities no...Continue Reading

  Wyoming Technology Business Center, UW – IMPACT 307’s Laramie Headquarters   IMPACT 307 Expansion to Sweetwater & Uinta Counties Underway in partnership with Western Wyoming Community College and the City of Evanston Southwest Wyoming entrepreneurs soon will have local access to a University of Wyoming IMPACT 307 incubator, in addition to the busines...Continue Reading