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Wyoming Business Council defends selective investments, pitches regulatory-reduction and capacity-building focus
Summary
The Wyoming Business Council told the appropriations subcommittee it is shifting from frequent direct grants to capacity-building and shared infrastructure, citing regulatory-reduction work that it says has helped increase housing permits in Cheyenne; legislators pressed the agency on perceived ‘picking winners’ and asked for statutory review and program audits.
The Wyoming Business Council on Jan. 1 returned to a joint appropriations subcommittee to explain a shift in strategy from broad grantmaking toward local capacity building, regulatory reduction and strategic infrastructure investment.
Josh Dorell, introduced to the committee as the council’s CEO, said the agency has moved away from routine cash awards and toward efforts that remove regulatory barriers, build local capacity, and fund shared infrastructure projects such as water and sewer lines that unlock private investment. Dorell described pilot work in Cheyenne and Albany County and said the council’s…
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