Working Together to Take Care of Each Other
When it comes to looking out for each other, Goshen County residents do it best. In fact, one of the most impactful ways you’ve taken care of your neighbors has been voting to continue the ¼ penny sales tax, which funds our Progress Program. Through the Progress Program program, we’ve awarded $1.2 million in grant funds to Goshen County businesses, non-profits, and municipalities. Some of the funding has gone toward economic development projects; some has made community improvement projects possible; and some has gone toward important infrastructure projects that take care of our communities—and enhance the quality of life for [...]
ELK ECO CYCLE – RECYCLING
Aug 2, 2022 ELK Eco Cycle Recycling Facility Torrington, WY --- Goshen Economic Development welcomes a new non-profit to Torrington. ELK Eco Cycle is a recycling company located in the old City of Torrington recycling facility. A partnership between ELK, City of Torrington, and Goshen Economic Development, the venture offers self-serve depositories for pre-sorted aluminum cans, clean steel cans, and cardboard. Loose paper products must be delivered during business hours, usually 8-10AM M-F. Blue dumpsters for cardboard are located at select businesses throughout Torrington. ELK is locally owned and operated by Kurt L. Evezich. ELK Eco Cycle is located [...]
Together, We Make Our Community A Better Place!
When it comes to building community, progress is key—and by working together with neighbors like you, we’ve made incredible progress right here in Goshen County.Over the years, as you’ve chosen to renew the ¼ penny sales tax, you’ve also chosen to be part of creating progress. All funds collected through the ¼ penny sales tax are used to fund our Progress Program, and through that program, we’ve awarded $1.2 million in grant funds to our community businesses, non-profits, and municipalities.As a Goshen County resident, that means you’ve played an important part in: Bringing a splash pad [...]
Leann Mattis hired as Community Development Director
June 30, 2022 Torrington, WY --- Goshen Economic Development welcomes Leann Mattis as the Community Development Director, working under the Wyoming Main Street umbrella. Leann will be responsible for small business development through attraction, retention, expansion and entrepreneurial support as well as community and Main Street beautification and events. Leann graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from the University of Wyoming in 2007. While attending UW, she was a member of the cheerleading squad and dance team. She has a background in recruitment, radio production/broadcasting and journalism. Leann and her husband Matt have two children, Ava [...]
Progress Program – Torrington Rotary Club
June 28, 2022 Scott Prusia GED Board President; Nate Hibben Rotary President; Jeff Jones GED Vice-President and Rotarian; Al Meloni GED Secretary/Treasurer and Rotarian; Brett Malm Rotary Past-President; Brayden Connour GED CEO and John Hansen, Rotarian. Torrington, WY --- Goshen Economic Development awarded the Torrington Rotary Club with a Progress Program grant in the amount of $5,000 to help offset the cost of a new Audio/Video system upgrade at the Cottonwood Country Club, where Rotary meetings are held weekly. The system currently in use is antiquated and was in need of an upgrade to better serve members and the [...]
TORRINGTON CINEMAS – PROGRESS PROGRAM
June 13, 2022 Photo includes: Brayden Connour, CEO Goshen Economic Development; Marie Flanagan, Torrington Cinemas; Scott Prusia, President of Goshen Economic Development Board Torrington, WY --- Goshen Economic Development (GED) presented Torrington Cinemas with a grant utilizing ¼ cent sales tax for economic development funding. The grant will be used to help offset the cost of repairing its projectors. After the theater purchase, the projectors were found in disrepair and needing work. Brandon and Marie Flanagan opened Torrington Cinemas at the end of March. GED is thankful the Flanagan’s reopened this staple of downtown Torrington. Goshen Economic Development – [...]
Economic Development: What We’ve Accomplished Together
The work we get to do here at Goshen Economic Development is possible only because we have generous neighbors like you! Each year that you’ve chosen to renew the ¼ penny sales tax, which funds our Progress Program, we’ve been able to put those collected funds to work—a total of $1.2 million, to be exact—right here in our community. For example, because we have neighbors like you: Landowners without a tractor have an affordable way to complete area seeding. Both the Lingle-Fort Laramie Conservation District and North Platte Valley Conservation District used their Progress Program [...]
How Goshen Economic Development Builds on Local Community Assets
We’ve been having a great time talking with you about Goshen Economic Development’s three main goals. So far, we’ve covered encouraging business growth and creating jobs; today, we’re wrapping it up with how we build on local community assets, and what that means for you! How Goshen Economic Development builds on local community assets Through this program, we’re able to reinvest ¼ penny sales tax funds back into Goshen County businesses and municipalities. (You can see our list of “Greatest Hits” projects here.) In addition to the Progress Program, we offer grant funding for a wide variety of eligible [...]
HOW GOSHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREATES JOBS
April 2022 Last month, we told you all about how Goshen Economic Development encourages business growth. That’s one of our three primary goals, along with creating jobs and building on local community assets. This month, let’s talk about how we create jobs in Goshen County, and what that means for you! How Goshen Economic Development creates jobs Around here, we believe “Small Business is Big Business.” That’s why our top priority is the retention and expansion of our current local businesses! We know that helping new businesses find a home in Goshen County, or providing ways for existing businesses [...]
HOW GOSHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGES BUSINESS GROWTH
March 2022 Here at Goshen Economic Development, we’re focused on three main goals: Encourage business growth Create jobs Build on local community assets Today, we’re going to dive into goal #1 and explain what that means for you! How Goshen Economic Development encourages business growth As a business owner, finding funding to start up or expand can often be an intimidating hurdle to clear. One way we help is by providing business owners with information on business finance programs in Goshen County and local grants for which their business may qualify. We also work with Goshen County business owners [...]
