The ENDOW (Economically Needed Diversity Options for Wyoming) Executive Council will hold a public meeting this week to finalize and approve the elements of a 20-year economic diversification vision due at the end of August.
The public, as well as the media, are invited to participate in meetings on Thursday, July 19 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Laramie County Community College, Clay Pathfinder Building, ANB Bank Leadership Center in Cheyenne. The meeting will continue the next day, Friday, July 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the University of Wyoming Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center in Laramie. The ENDOW Executive Council sessions on Friday will also be broadcast live via Facebook at www.facebook.com/ENDOWyo.
The ENDOW Executive Council will submit their recommendations to Governor Matt Mead and the Wyoming Legislature on August 24, 2018 detailing their proposed economic diversification strategy. The vision represents the culmination of more than a year’s work in collecting and analyzing data; hosting public meetings in communities across Wyoming; collaborating with private and public-sector stakeholders and businesses; and incorporating the ideas and feedback of hundreds of Wyoming citizens.
An agenda summary for the ENDOW meetings in Cheyenne and Laramie is as follows. Please note the agenda is subject to change:
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Laramie County Community College
Clay Pathfinder Building, ANB Bank Leadership Center
1400 E College Drive, Cheyenne
3:00 p.m.: Welcome and Introductions
Greg Hill, Chairman of ENDOW
3:45 p.m.: Public Comment
4:15 p.m. State Capabilities
Greg Hill, Chairman of ENDOW
Introduction and discussion of proposed State governance structure.
4:45 p.m.: ENDOW Aspirations and Red Threads
Jerimiah Rieman, Staff
Presentation of Aspirations and Red Threads
6:00 p.m. Adjourn
Friday, July 20, 2018
University of Wyoming
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 South 22nd Street, Laramie
9:00 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions
Bill Schilling, Vice Chairman of ENDOW
9:15 a.m.: Public Comment
9:45 a.m.: Interactive Session to Finalize Economic Pillar Aspirations and Recommendations
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Agriculture (Sustainable Harvest)
- Knowledge and Creative (healthcare, financial services, digital, arts and cultural)
- Value Added Natural Resources
- Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
11:30 p.m.: 2018 Legislative Update
Shawn Reese, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council and John Cox, Director of the Department of Workforce Services
12:00 p.m.: Lunch
12:30 p.m.: Next Steps
- Report development timeline.
- Post report submission, including presentation to the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee.
1:00 p.m.: Adjourn
For questions, please contact ENDOW Communications Coordinators Kristin Walker at 307-690-4705 or Annaliese Wiederspahn at 307-631-5970 or email endow@wyo.gov.
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