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Visit Casper Showcases Just How Awesome Our Summers Are If our crazy, unpredictable spring temperatures have made you forget how awesome Oil City summers truly are, Visit Casper has the ultimate reminder. In a recent video (May 4th, 2021), posted to the official Visit Casper Instagram account, a few of things we love about the summer months are showcased. They captioned the video: Summertime dreamin in Casper, Wyoming. Come play with us ☀️�� #visitcasper#thatswy Get our free mobile app The video is even more awesome with the featured song. A unique jazz/techno mix of the hit song Tra...

By Brendan LaChance on April 27, 2021 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Legislature’s 2021 General Session, which Governor Mark Gordon described as “discombobulated” due to disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in a supplemental budget bill that includes $430 million in cuts and eliminates 324 state positions.  While the legislature was able to restore what Gordon described a “modest amount of funding to several Wyoming Department of Health programs for seniors, the disabled, low-income residents and those requiring mental health services” from what was init...

College National Finals Rodeo set for June 13-19 at Ford Wyoming Center By Greg Hirst on April 20, 2021 Rooster Yazzie at the 2019 College National Finals Rodeo (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo — After COVID prompted a hiatus in 2020, the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) is returning to Casper June 13 – 19 to the Ford Wyoming Center, which will operate at full capacity, Visit Casper announced in a release Tuesday. “Last year was tough for so many, including the rodeo community, and we were devastated to cancel CNFR,” said Roger Walters, Commissioner for the National Intercoll...

Get our free mobile app According to a press release issued by Visit Casper, these annual state tournaments provide an annual economic impact of $13,971,464 to Casper and Natrona County. The largest number of profit comes from the food and beverage industry, followed by retail, lodging, and recreation. “We’ve had some form of culminating state championship event in Casper since 1980 and we’re delighted to see that continue until at least 2026,” said Brook Kaufman, CEO of Visit Casper. “These events bring competitors and families from all over Wyoming to Casper and are critical to ou...

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...