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Building the Wyoming We Want http://www.buildingwyoming.org Building the Wyoming We Want Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Building the Wyoming We Want no High Plains Economic Development District presents “1st Annual Southeast Wyoming Oil Shale Seminar” http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/oil_shale_seminars/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/oil_shale_seminars/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:00:47 +0000 admin http://www.buildingwyoming.org/?p=380 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/oil_shale_seminars/feed/ 0 High Plains Economic Development District 1560 Johnston Street P.O. Box 988 Wheatland, WY 82201 Phone: 307-331-0012 Fax: 1-866-393-6776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2010 CONTACT: Anja Bendel, Executive Director of the High Plains Economic Development District Phone: (307) 331-0012 E-mail: <a href="mailto:anja.bendel@gmail.com">anja.bendel@gmail.com</a> High Plains Economic Development District presents “1st Annual Southeast Wyoming Oil Shale Seminar” <ul> <li>MP3 Audio Quote by Anja Bendel, Executive Director of the High Plains Economic Development District (<a href="http://www.buildingwyoming.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2010_0820_AnjaBendel_seminars.mp3">2010_0820_AnjaBendel_seminars</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.buildingwyoming.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Southeast-Wyoming-Oil-Shale-Seminars-Invitation.pdf">Southeast Wyoming Oil Shale Seminars Invitation</a> (PDF)<a href="http://www.buildingwyoming.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Oil-Exploration-Invitation.pdf"></a></li> </ul> WHEATLAND – The High Plains Economic Development District, which coordinates economic development in southeast Wyoming, will host the first annual Southeast Wyoming Oil Shale Seminar Aug. 31 in Cheyenne and Sept. 1 in Torrington and Wheatland. Oil exploration has begun in southeast Wyoming, northern Colorado, and western Nebraska with companies examining the viability of extracting oil from the Niobrara shale formation. The goal of the seminar is to provide information to policymakers and the general public about what is happening, what industry needs and challenges are, and what communities can anticipate might happen if exploration continues. The seminar will have speakers from industry, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, and other impacted counties to discuss technology, timeline, environmental concerns, and socioeconomic impacts that can be expected from oil exploration. The seminars are free, open to the public and available in three locations: Cheyenne: Aug. 31, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. LCSD Admin Building Auditorium, 2810 House Avenue Torrington: Sept. 1, 11:00 am – 1:30 p.m. Lincoln Community Complex Gym, 436 East 23rd Avenue *Box lunch can be purchased for $5 or bring your own Wheatland: Sept. 1, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wheatland High School Auditorium, 1207 13th Street The State has already held two auctions for leases in the area that brought in record prices, and private landowners are seeing similar activity. Southeast Wyoming has not seen much activity in mineral extraction in its past, so many people in the area are looking for more information and wanting to know what they might expect to see. “People know that there will be impact if this oil is economical, but they are interested in the details: where is the formation, what is fracking, what are the environmental concerns, what is industry doing, and how will this affect my community? This speaker series will begin to address those questions and will give a framework for the activity,” said Anja Bendel, Executive Director of the High Plains Economic Development District. As the District covers the four counties in southeast Wyoming, Albany, Goshen, Laramie, and Platte, it is working together with the local economic development organizations, the counties, and Building the Wyoming We Want: the High Plains Initiative to bring the speakers to the area. “The shale doesn’t pay attention to county lines or even state lines. [...] High Plains Economic Development District 1560 Johnston Street P.O. Box 988 Wheatland, WY 82201 Phone: 307-331-0012 Fax: 1-866-393-6776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2010 CONTACT: Anja Bendel, Executive Director of the High Plains Economic [...] Governor congratulates the BW3 pilot project in Goshen, Platte Counties http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/high_plains_pilot_project/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/high_plains_pilot_project/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:54:23 +0000 admin http://www.buildingwyoming.org/?p=343 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/high_plains_pilot_project/feed/ 1 The High Plains Initiative A Joint Effort of the Platte and Goshen County Economic Development Corporations <div>February 26, 2010</div> CONTACT Anja Bendel, High Plains Economic District Executive Director 307-331-0012, <a href="mailto:anja.bendel@gmail.com">anja.bendel@gmail.com</a> Dan Brecht, Platte Co. Economic Development Corp. Director 307-322-4232, <a href="mailto:info@pcedwyo.org">info@pcedwyo.org</a> Lisa Johnson, Goshen Co. Economic Development Corp. Executive Director 307-532-5162, <a href="mailto:progress@gcedc.com">progress@gcedc.com</a> CHEYENNE – Gov. Dave Freudenthal has sent a letter offering congratulations to residents of Goshen and Platte counties for their selection as a pilot project of Building the Wyoming We Want (BW3). <ul> <li><a href="http://www.buildingwyoming.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_0301_Governor_High_PLains_Letter.pdf">2010_0301_Governor_High_Plains_Letter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.buildingwyoming.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_0301_Governor_audio_High_Plains.mp3">2010_0301_Governor_audio_High_Plains</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.buildingwyoming.org/highplains/" target="_self">High Plains Intiative web page</a></li> </ul> At the conclusion of the second Building the Wyoming We Want conference in June of last year, Freudenthal issued a challenge to communities, counties and regions across the state to help BW3 initiate a long-range visioning project to help guide growth and development. “I was pleasantly surprised at the responses to that challenge, and am particularly delighted that Goshen and Platte counties have stepped forward to be the first regional project for Building the Wyoming We Want,” Freudenthal said in his letter. “I will continue to offer my support and encouragement as your regional initiative moves forward,” Freudenthal said. “This is important work, not only for your communities, but for the rest of the state as they watch to see how it’s done, and learn from your results.” The High Plains Initiative of Platte and Goshen counties is sponsored by the Platte County Economic Development Corp., the Goshen County Economic Development Corp. and the High Plains Economic Development District. Leaders from those groups are working with county commissioners, elected officials and residents of local communities in both counties who are eager to participate in designing the future for the next generation of residents. According to Terry Cleveland, chairman of the BW3 Advisory Committee, the effort will be led by a steering committee of local residents. “Building the Wyoming We Want will serve in a support role by providing staffing, facilitation, guidance and financial support,” Cleveland said “but it’s the residents who will come together and think about what they want this region to be like in the future.” The High Plains Initiative process will focus on four broad goals: to engage citizens and stakeholders in activities that explore growth issues and choices; to develop a range of scenarios based on public preferences; to explore consequences and implementation options for each scenario; and to create a vision and a strategy for Platte and Goshen counties based on the values of the residents. “Broad public participation is the key to the High Plains Initiative’s success in helping us preserve the best aspects of how we, our children, and our grandchildren will live in this region,” said Lisa Johnson, Executive Director of the [...] The High Plains Initiative A Joint Effort of the Platte and Goshen County Economic Development Corporations February 26, 2010 CONTACT Anja Bendel, High Plains Economic District Executive Director 307-331-0012, anja.bendel@gmail.com Dan Brecht, [...] Building the Wyoming We Want Video http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/video/building-the-wyoming-we-want-video/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/video/building-the-wyoming-we-want-video/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:20:07 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=13 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/video/building-the-wyoming-we-want-video/feed/ 0 Wyoming is changing, growing, fostered by rapid energy development and increasing residential development growth that helps drive a strong and robust economy also, has the potential to threaten what is important to Wyoming residents: living in safe communities and enjoying our open spaces. See how local and state officials plan to balance growth and lifestyle while “Building the Wyoming We Want.” <object style="width: 600px; height: 380px;" classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04f79faa6" width="600" height="380" codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701"><param name="url" value="http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/buildingwyoming/Building_WYo.wmv" /><embed style="width: 600px; height: 380px;" type="application/x-mplayer2" width="600" height="380" src="http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/buildingwyoming/Building_WYo.wmv"></embed></object> See how local and state officials plan to balance growth and lifestyle while "Building the Wyoming We Want." Call to Action on Local Level http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/call-to-action-on-local-level/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/call-to-action-on-local-level/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:32:51 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=85 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/call-to-action-on-local-level/feed/ 1 Governor urging Wyoming residents to push local leaders to action. Governor urging Wyoming residents to push local leaders to action. Local Leaders Need to Lead http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/local-leaders-need-to-lead/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/local-leaders-need-to-lead/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:28:00 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=80 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/local-leaders-need-to-lead/feed/ 2 Dee Allsop, nationally-recognized opinion researcher, speaking on the need for local leaders to turn ideas into action. Dee Allsop, nationally-recognized opinion researcher, speaking on the need for local leaders to turn ideas into action. Engage for Growth http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/engage-for-growth/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/engage-for-growth/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:01:28 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=1 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/engage-for-growth/feed/ 1 Governor speaking on Wyoming residents need to engage growth. Governor speaking on Wyoming residents need to engage growth. Change is Coming http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/change-is-coming/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/change-is-coming/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:53:16 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=75 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/change-is-coming/feed/ 0 Governor speaking on Wyoming’s undeniable destiny to change with the times. Governor speaking on Wyoming’s undeniable destiny to change with the times. 30-second PSA from Gov. Dave Freudenthal http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/june-5-2009/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/june-5-2009/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:07:37 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=105 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/june-5-2009/feed/ 0 30-second PSA from Gov. Dave Freudenthal inviting Wyoming residents to the Building the Wyoming We Want Conference on June 9 and 10 in Casper (MP3) 30-second PSA from Gov. Dave Freudenthal inviting Wyoming residents to the Building the Wyoming We Want Conference on June 9 and 10 in Casper (MP3) Social Media 4 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-4/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-4/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:05:58 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=102 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-4/feed/ 0 Governor talking about making an effort to get youth involvement in the media of their choice because, in the end, “it’s their future.” Governor talking about making an effort to get youth involvement in the media of their choice because, in the end, "it’s their future.” Social Media 3 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-3/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-3/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:02:43 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=94 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-3/feed/ 0 Governor talking about the use of new media during his last campaign, acknowledging that the new media was getting more attention than the traditional media was. Governor talking about the use of new media during his last campaign, acknowledging that the new media was getting more attention than the traditional media was. Social Media 2 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-2/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-2/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:59:38 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=91 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-2/feed/ 0 Governor acknowledging that he does not know how to use Facebook but recognizing the importance of supplying information/seeking involvement of younger individuals in the format that they are accustomed to getting their information in. Governor acknowledging that he does not know how to use Facebook but recognizing the importance of supplying information/seeking involvement of younger individuals in the format that they are accustomed to getting their information in. Social Media 1 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-1/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-1/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:56:57 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=88 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/social-media-1/feed/ 0 Governor speaking on Facebook/Twitter involvement – recognizing that these forms of new media is a way for different types of involvement Governor speaking on Facebook/Twitter involvement – recognizing that these forms of new media is a way for different types of involvement March 11, 2009 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/march-11-2009/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/march-11-2009/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:09:15 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=108 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/march-11-2009/feed/ 0 Governor Freudenthal speaks at Carbon County “Power of Place” series Governor Freudenthal speaks at Carbon County "Power of Place" series Governor’s comment on desired outcomes http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/governors-comment-on-desired-outcomes/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/governors-comment-on-desired-outcomes/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:43:34 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=114 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/governors-comment-on-desired-outcomes/feed/ 0 Governor’s comment on Wyoming’s contradiction http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/governors-comment-on-wyomings-contradiction/ http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/governors-comment-on-wyomings-contradiction/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:40:35 +0000 admin http://67.19.161.39/~bw3/?p=111 http://www.buildingwyoming.org/press-room/audio/governors-comment-on-wyomings-contradiction/feed/ 0