The Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) will consider 19 Wyoming Business Council Business Ready Community (BRC) grant requests totaling $15,002,625 at its Oct. 1 meeting.
The SLIB will meet at 8 a.m. in Room 1699 of the Herschler Building in Cheyenne.
The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors recommended during its Sept. 10 meeting the SLIB approve all but one of the grant requests. The Business Council administers the BRC program. The program provides financing for publicly-owned infrastructure that serves the needs of businesses and promotes economic development and diversity within Wyoming communities.
The Business Council Board of Directors is required by state statute to forward all BRC recommendations to the SLIB for final approval. The SLIB comprises the five statewide elected officials: governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer and state superintendent of public instruction.
To view the agenda and project profiles, visit the Business Council’s website here.
The recommendations under consideration are:
BRC Community Enhancement
- Casper requests a $500,000 Community Enhancement grant for Phase II of the Platte River Revival. The project is a restoration project for 13.5 miles of the North Platte River and its banks that traverse Casper.(Board recommended funding in full)
- Natrona County Economic Development JPB, in cooperation with the Casper Downtown Development Authority, requests a $500,000 Community Enhancement grant for Phase I of the Casper Downtown Public Plaza project consisting of property acquisition, environmental studies and site clearance and preparation.(Board recommended funding in full)
- Cheyenne requests a $500,000 Community Enhancement grant for the West Edge Streetscape and Civic Center Commons project. This project is part of a large-scale revitalization of the area adjacent to and west of Cheyenne’s central business district. (Board did not recommend funding)
- Gillette requests a $275,000 Community Enhancement grant to construct a 400 square-foot restroom facility, including water and sewer to the site, and parking lot improvements at the southwest corner of 3rd and Kendrick streets in downtown Gillette. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Green River requests an $84,000 Community Enhancement grant to purchase and install wayfinding signs.(Board recommended funding in full)
- Jackson requests a $500,000 Community Enhancement grant and a $1,201,256 BRC loan to make improvements to the Snow King Sports and Events Center located at 100 East Snow King Ave. (Board recommended funding in full)
BRC Business Committed
- Laramie County requests a $2,859,784 Business Committed grant and a $557,935 loan to construct a 20,000 square-foot building to be used as a manufacturing and warehouse facility with business offices for Wyoming Malting Company and Pine Bluffs Distilling. (Board recommended funding in full)
BRC Business Committed Senior Care/Child Care
- Sheridan requests a $1 million Senior Care grant to remodel and expand the food service area in the Sheridan Senior Center located at 211 Smith St. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Teton County requests a $750,000 Child Care grant to assist with the construction of a new facility for the Children’s Learning Center at 105 Mercill Ave. in Jackson. (Board recommended funding in full)
BRC Community Readiness
- Cheyenne requests a $3 million Community Readiness grant to complete the Christensen Railroad Overpass and Corridor project. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Cheyenne Regional Airport Joint Powers Board requests a $3 million Community Readiness grant to build a new terminal for the Cheyenne Regional Airport. The project includes the 28,700 square-foot terminal building, a new apron for aircraft parking, a new parking lot and road system. (Board recommended funding in full)
BRC Planning
- Natrona County requests a $50,000 planning grant to complete an updated comprehensive economic development strategy. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Crook County requests a $25,000 planning grant for a feasibility study of County Road 68 (also known as D Road). (Board recommended funding in full)
- Goshen County requests a $50,000 planning grant to develop a targeted industry study. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Green River requests a $25,000 planning grant to develop an urban renewal plan for its central business district. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Johnson County, in cooperation with the city of Buffalo and the Kaycee, Buffalo Johnson County Economic Development JPB requests a $24,650 planning grant to address the feasibility of expanding the Bomber Mountain Civic Center, formerly the Clear Creek Elementary School. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Laramie County requests a $25,000 planning grant for analysis of the Laramie County Fair location. (Board recommended funding in full)
- Pine Bluffs requests a $50,000 planning grant to develop a master plan for a 318-acre parcel north of town.(Board recommended funding in full)
- Sundance requests a $25,000 planning grant for a downtown feasibility study. (Board recommended funding in full)