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In the past nine months, the Wyoming Business Council has infused almost $513 million into the state’s economy, helping businesses and nonprofits weather the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, the U.S. Congress allocated the State of Wyoming $1.25 billion as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. During a Special Session in May, the Wyoming Legislature passed three bills to guide how that money was to be spent, initially earmarking $325 million for business and nonprofit relief through the COVID-19 Business Relief Program (BRP), w...

Wyoming Business Council distributed almost $513 million to pandemic-stricken economy in 2020 Plow’s Diner in Casper (Visit Casper) CASPER, Wyo— Wyoming Business Council said it infused almost $513 million into businesses and nonprofits in the last nine months to help them weather the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 900 of them were in Casper. “Combining the relief funding with some of the country’s most business-friendly health orders allows Wyoming communities to start the year in a much better place,” said Business Council CEO Josh Dorrell.  “However, we r...