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Wyoming Business Council urges investment in broadband redundancy and local infrastructure; estimates $500M -$1.7B community infrastructure shortfall
Summary
Josh Durrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, told the Joint Appropriations Committee the agency's request is smaller than the full need and highlighted a wide infrastructure gap (estimated $500M $1.7B); key exception asks include broadband redundancy ($50M) to support business/data-center growth, SBIR and commercialization supports, and community infrastructure via Business Ready Communities.
Josh Durrell, chief executive of the Wyoming Business Council, opened the agency's presentation by tracing organizational changes since 2019 and describing a strategic shift toward ROI-driven investments and local capacity building. Durrell said the council's standard biennial request (as submitted) totals $111,770,612 while the governor's recommended level is $54,623,232.
Durrell said the council believes Wyoming faces a multilevel infrastructure shortfall—between about $500 million and $1.7 billion—to enable local communities to expand and attract or retain businesses. He framed the council's exception requests as targeted investments to unlock private-sector growth, not general giveaways.
Key exception priorities Durrell described to the…
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