Pine Bluffs joins other communities for a small business boost

Pine Bluffs and its’ businesses were given an economic shot Monday evening. Diane Wolverton, executive director of Wyoming Smart Capital Network, spoke to the council about the opportunity they accepted with the Small Business Credit Initiative.

The city of Laramie took the lead for the consortium of 17 communities who applied together to the US Department of Treasury to receive funds from the 2010 Small Business Job Act. There will be $13.2 million available for economic development for those communities out of the $1.5 billion total for 49 states participating. Wyoming Smart Capital Network...