Casper businesses make their pitches to Start-Up Challenge judges By Greg Hirst on April 20, 2021 CASPER, Wyo — Four Casper entrepreneurs pitched their business concepts and expansion plans to a panel of judges Tuesday, April 20, at the fifth Casper Start-Up Challenge. At stake is $50,000 in seed money and a year working with the team at IMPACT Casper, the University of Wyoming’s business incubator and development program, to hone their ventures. The judges went into deliberation Tuesday night and results are expected to be posted by Wednesday morning on the Impact 307 Facebook page. Article continues below... Gabe Hathaway’s Hathaway Knives is in its third year of business. He manufactures folding pocket knives with single-piece handles made from either stainless steel or titanium in his shop on the west end of Casper. The process uses a combination of CNC machining and hand finishing.