Energy Capital Economic Development

The coal commercialization facility near Gillette that was the recipient of the "Overcoming Adversity" award from the Mid-American Economic Development Council. It recognizes projects, initiatives, or best practices in a community that are meant to overcome challenges faced by communities, states, or regions to provide a stronger future.

NEW Crowd is is a collaboration of regional economic development organizations working together to increase access to capital to both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors in the five northeastern counties. A $25,000 grant was awarded earlier this year, which will help different initiatives to crowdfund. A lack of options for access to capital has been a long time issue that many small businesses and other organizations have had to contend with in northeast Wyoming and statewide.

Office and lab spaces are available at the site for use in research and development. The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources will also have a presence at the facility. Earlier discussions between businesses and local officials indicated that there was a need for facilities that could host projects on a larger scale than what could be housed in research and development labs.

Energy Capital Economic Development has announced Curtis Burdette as its new vice president of operations.The Gillette-based economic development group is…