Building the Wyoming We Want

Second round of High Plains Initiative workshops seek public input about growth in Platte and Goshen counties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2010
 
TORRINGTON – Residents of Goshen and Platte counties are invited to comment on how they want the region to grow and what they want to protect for future generations during the High Plains Initiative’s (HPI) public workshops which will be held April 25-28 in eight local communities from 6:30 – [...]

Dan Kirkbride and Rich Fairservis join BW3 board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2011
CHEYENNE – Building the Wyoming We Want today announced that Dan Kirkbride and Rich Fairservis have joined the its board of directors effective April 1.
Building the Wyoming We Want (BW3) is a nonprofit organization that encourages Wyoming residents to have a community conversation on how to handle growth and still [...]

April 2011 WREN Magazine article on BW3

Building the Wyoming We Want
WREN (Wyoming Rural Electric News) Magazine April 2011
“Why do you love living in Wyoming?” Mary Hogarty asks a group of Wyoming residents.
But it’s more than an icebreaker or an idle question for Hogarty, a Sheridan native who is the project coordinator for Building the Wyoming We Want (BW3), a nonprofit organization encouraging [...]

BW3 Board announces $20,000 donation from Missouri Basin Power Project

CHEYENNE –  A recent $20,000 donation by Missouri Basin Power Project will help Building the Wyoming We Want to encourage Wyoming residents to discuss how to handle growth while preserving healthy communities and outdoor spaces for future generations.
 
Building the Wyoming We Want (BW3) is a nonprofit organization that encourages Wyoming residents to have a community [...]

High Plains Economic Development District presents “Southeast Wyoming Oil Seminar Series: Part II”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2010
WHEATLAND, WY October – The High Plains Economic Development District, which coordinates economic development in southeast Wyoming, will host the Southeast Wyoming Oil Seminar Series: Part II on Nov. 3 in Cheyenne and Nov. 4 in Wheatland and Torrington.
The first part of the series was held August 31 and September [...]

Governor Freudenthal encourages Platte and Goshen Counties to Act Locally on Impending Changes

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR DAVE FREUDENTHAL
State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Ph. (307) 777-7434
September 29, 2010
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Dave Freudenthal, at a public workshop in Wheatland for the High Plains Initiative, encouraged residents of Platte and Goshen counties to talk about the future, accept the proposition that change will come and deal with it on local terms.
“As long [...]

High Plains Initiative Growth Summit to discuss future growth in Goshen and Platte counties

The High Plains Initiative A Joint Effort of Goshen and Platte Counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 16, 2010
TORRINGTON –  Residents of Goshen and Platte counties are invited to participate in the High Plains Initiative which will kick off with the Growth Summit from 6-8 p.m.  on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Wheatland High School. The public [...]

New study to guide discussion of future growth in Goshen and Platte counties

The High Plains Initiative A Joint Effort of Platte and Goshen Counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 9, 2010
TORRINGTON –  Residents of Goshen and Platte counties place an even higher value on living in safe, small and friendly communities and are even more optimistic about the future than Wyoming residents overall, according to a recent survey of [...]

High Plains Economic Development District presents “1st Annual Southeast Wyoming Oil Shale Seminar”

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: anja.bendel@gmail.com
High Plains Economic Development District presents “1st Annual Southeast Wyoming Oil Shale Seminar”

MP3 Audio Quote by Anja Bendel, Executive Director of the High [...]

High Plains Initiative announces steering committee

The High Plains Initiative
A Joint Effort of Platte and Goshen Counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2010
CONTACT:
Julie Kilty, Co-Chair of the High Plains Initiative Steering Committee
Phone: 307-575-0928 E-mail: barx@actcom.net
Cindy Witt, Co-Chair of the High Plains Initiative Steering Committee
Phone: 307-331-1123 E-mail: cindywitt@hotmail.com
Mary Hogarty, BW3 Project Coordinator
Phone: 307-286-2622 E-mail: mary@buildingwyoming.org
High Plains Initiative announces steering committee
TORRINGTON  – A steering [...]

Recruitment underway for the High Plains Initiative Value Study

The High Plains Initiative
A Joint Effort of Platte and Goshen Counties
http://www.buildingwyoming.org/highplains/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2010
 
TORRINGTON – The High Plains Initiative is asking local residents to share their views on the future growth and development of Platte and Goshen counties through a telephone study.
The High Plains Initiative is a local effort to explore growth-related issues [...]

Building the Wyoming We Want announces staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 26, 2010
CONTACT:
Mary Hogarty, BW3 Project Coordinator
Phone: (307 286-2622
Email: mary@buildingwyoming.org
CHEYENNE: The Building the Wyoming We Want (BW3) initiative has named Mary Hogarty as Project Coordinator and Steve Achter as Board Liaison.
Building the Wyoming We Want (BW3) is a non-profit initiative that engages people in preserving safe and friendly communities and outdoor spaces for [...]

Platte County Record-Times: Platte, Goshen Counties named BW3 pilot project

Platte County Record-Times
March 10, 2010
By Amber Ningen, Editor
Governor Dave Freudenthal issued a letter recently applauding Platte and Goshen counties for being selected as a pilot project of Building the Wyoming We Want.
In his letter the Governor stated he was “pleasantly surprised” at the responses to a challenge he made in June of last year to communities, [...]

Governor congratulates the BW3 pilot project in Goshen, Platte Counties

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, Platte Co. Economic Development Corp. Director 307-322-4232, info@pcedwyo.org
Lisa Johnson, Goshen Co. Economic Development Corp. Executive Director 307-532-5162, progress@gcedc.com
CHEYENNE  – Gov. Dave Freudenthal has sent a letter offering congratulations [...]

Building the Wyoming We Want Video

See how local and state officials plan to balance growth and lifestyle while “Building the Wyoming We Want.”

Call to Action on Local Level

Governor urging Wyoming residents to push local leaders to action.

Local Leaders Need to Lead

Dee Allsop, nationally-recognized opinion researcher, speaking on the need for local leaders to turn ideas into action.

The multimedia presentation: What is Open Space?

The multimedia presentation: What is Open Space?

Conference Wraps Up, Residents Challenged to Engage

…they’re confident the challenges associated with growth in Wyoming can be resolved if residents come together and work collaboratively to address them…

GOVERNOR URGES WYOMING RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE ON GROWTH

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At the Building the Wyoming We Want: Vision and Values Conference today, Gov. Dave Freudenthal said that while Wyoming residents might have views on how their communities should address growth going forward, their views won’t make a difference unless they actively engage in the discussion.