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Gillette Camporee Expected To Bring 60,000 People To Event This Summer
The International Pathfinders Camporee is expected to bring 60,000 people to Gillette this summer which will shatter the record attendance of a single event in Wyoming. Everything is sold-out in Gillette and rooms were going for $800 a night.
Renée JeanMarch 02, 2024
1,000-Square-Foot Jackson, Wyoming, Fixer-Upper Home Lists For $4 Million
There’s nothing particularly remarkable about the 1,000-square-foot home at 165 N. Gros Ventre St. in downtown Jackson -- except for the location. That's enough to give it a listing price of a whopping $4 million.
Renée JeanMarch 02, 2024
Casper One Of Three Finalists To Land National Air Championship Races
Casper has made the short list of three cities still in the running to become the new host for the National Championship Air Races, which could be a $100 million shot in the arm for the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanFebruary 29, 2024
Wyoming Tourism Is Back: Visitors Spend $4.7 Billion In 2023
Wyoming Office of Tourism Director Diane Shober said the tourism industry back on top as the state's number one employer providing 33,000 jobs. In 2023, visitors spent a record $4.7 billion -- a significant increase from 2022.
Renée JeanFebruary 28, 2024
Jackson’s Jim Waldrop — AKA ‘Mr. Hospitality’ — Wins Wyoming's Highest Tourism Award
Tourism is big business in Wyoming and every year one Wyoming citizen wins the BIG WYO award for making significant lifetime contributions to Wyoming’s tourism and hospitality industries. This year, Jim Waldrop, who oversees the Wort Hotel and the Silver Dollar Bar in Jackson, was the winner.
Renée JeanFebruary 28, 2024
Wyoming’s Fun, Quirky Small Towns Could Be A Big Draw For 2024 Tourism
Small Wyoming communities have an oversized opportunity to attract new visitors to their communities, thanks to the mood of travelers in 2024, according to experts and analysts at the 2024 Wyoming Governor’s Tourism and Hospitality Convention.
Renée JeanFebruary 27, 2024
Project West Puts $2.6 Billion Cost On Massive Wyoming Trona Plant
Investors behind a major trona mining project have placed a price tag of $2.6 billion on building a sprawling mining and processing operation in Sweetwater County that could help give Wyoming and America a competitive edge against Chinese rivals.
Pat MaioFebruary 27, 2024
Wyoming Joins FTC Lawsuit To Block $25 Billion Albertsons - Kroger Merger
Wyoming is one of nine states joining the FTC in a lawsuit filed Monday to block the $25 billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons. “Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons would lead to additional grocery price hikes for everyday goods," said the FTC.
Renée JeanFebruary 26, 2024
Wyoming Rancher, National Cattleman's Beef Association President, Talks Priorities
As president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cheyenne-area rancher Mark Eisele said he’s in a position to look out for Wyoming ranchers while pushing for national change, like country of origin labeling and death tax reform.
February 25, 2024
Meet Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s Elite Life-Saving Avalanche Dogs
When the avalanche risk is high in Jackson Hole, there’s a pack of superheroes ready for action on a moment’s notice to find and rescue buried skiers and snowmobilers. These superheroes don’t wear capes, they wear collars.
Renée JeanFebruary 25, 2024
Wyoming’s Brooks Lake Lodge Surrounded By 700 Miles Of World-Class Snowmobiling
With 700 miles of groomed trails, Brooks Lake Lodge near Dubois, Wyoming, is one of the world’s top-rated snowmobiling resorts. At 9,200 feet of elevation, the snow in the area -- more than 600 inches every year -- is low in moisture, which creates light, fluffy powder.
Renée JeanFebruary 25, 2024
How A Wyoming Couple Resurrected The Legendary Brooks Lake Lodge
Barbara and Richard Carlsberg were looking for a ranch in Jackson Hole nearly 40 years ago when they instead bought the abandoned and neglected Brooks Lake Lodge in 1987. Restoring and resurrecting it, they say, was a labor of love.
Renée JeanFebruary 24, 2024
Wyoming's Year-Round Roller Coaster: You Can Ride It During A Blizzard
Not only does Snow King Mountain have the steepest zip line in North America which reaches speeds of 60 mph down a 36% grade. It also has a year-round roller coaster that operates even in snowstorms.
Jake NicholsFebruary 24, 2024
Billionaire Wyoming Businessman Buys Sublette County Ski Resort
Bondurant billionaire Joe Ricketts plans to complete his purchase of the White Pine Ski and Summer Resort near Pinedale, Wyoming, at the end of the 2024 ski season.
Andrew RossiFebruary 23, 2024
$25 Billion Albertsons - Kroger Merger Bombarded With Lawsuits, FTC May Join In
Colorado and Washington have both filed lawsuits against the $25 billion Albertsons - Kroger merger, while the FTC reportedly could file its own as early as next week.
Renée JeanFebruary 22, 2024
Casper Residents Don’t Buy Postal Service Claim Of Better Service Thru Downsizing
At a packed meeting in Casper on Wednesday, people were firmly against a U.S. Postal Service plan to downsize the local post office and didn’t buy claims that downsizing will give them better local mail service.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 22, 2024
New Federal Railroad Proposal Would Run Three Passenger Rail Routes Thru Wyoming
The Federal Railroad Administration has announced a new expansion proposal that would run three passenger rail routes through Wyoming including the I-80 corridor, a north-south route from Billings to Cheyenne, and one running from Cheyenne to Rapid City.
Renée JeanFebruary 20, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Pat’s Brew House In Cody "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
When Norfleet Gifford bought Pat’s Brew House in Cody, her goal was to create a neighborhood-bar feel similar to the TV show “Cheers.” And even with temperatures below zero recently, the place was packed with regulars.
Amber SteinmetzFebruary 18, 2024
How WyoTech Went From Near Oblivion To National Tech Education Powerhouse
Jim Mathis says he owes his adult life to what he learned at WyoTech. That's why when it was about to close for good, he started making calls to raise money to buy the school -- which he did. In two years, he returned it to profitability and made the Laramie school a national tech education powerhouse.
Renée JeanFebruary 17, 2024
Wyoming’s Legendary 100-Year-Old Brooks Lake Lodge Is ‘Where The West Begins’
It’s been re-invented and even resurrected a few times over the past 100 years, but at its core, Wyoming’s legendary Brooks Lake Lodge remains that one place historically proclaimed as “where the West begins.”
Renée JeanFebruary 17, 2024
Wyoming Wants Control Of Cattle Hide Sales, Even As Leather Market Falters
A bill before the Wyoming Senate would make it easier to track the sale of transfer of slaughtered cow hides, but the market for hides might be tanking anyway.
Mark HeinzFebruary 14, 2024
Nothing Unsafe About Bees On Donuts, Says Wyoming Beekeeper
Wyoming beekeeper Michael Jordan says bees swarming in and on donuts is no big deal. “As long as you don’t get bees in your mouth, you’re safe,” he said. “And remember, honey is bee vomit.”
Mark HeinzFebruary 13, 2024
‘Megadrought,’ Big Meat Packers Drive Prices Up For Wyoming Beef
Years of drought and dealing with big meat packing conglomerates has limited the supply of beef available to consumers, driving prices up at grocery stores and record profits for Wyoming ranchers.
February 12, 2024
Cheyenne Tow Truck Company "Big Al's" Featured On Weather Channel TV Series
The Weather Channel is putting together a new adventure docuseries that will feature the worst wrecks and most difficult extrications in America. Cheyenne, Wyoming's tow truck company Big Al’s is featured on the show.
Renée JeanFebruary 11, 2024