Campbell County Economic Development Corporation
Mission statement
To promote business retention, expansion and recruitment. The Corporation shall promote the County and its communities as an outstanding environment in which to conduct business and reside.
The archived FAQ described the same purpose in slightly fuller terms: Campbell County Economic Development Corporation was a nonprofit organization working to improve the overall economy of Campbell County through the attraction and expansion of new and existing business and industry. The agency promoted, encouraged and supported a diversified economy in Campbell County. It described its geographic area as Campbell County, including Gillette, Wright and the rural areas.
Established
The Corporation was established in 1985. It was described as a business association funded primarily by private investors from local industries and companies, with added contributions from Campbell County and the City of Gillette.
Governed
The funding and governance descriptions show the public-private model behind the site. The archived organization presented economic development as shared work among business leaders and local government representatives rather than as a single department. Its navigation therefore joined economic data, business advantages, transportation, community development, workforce development, sites, outside resources and investor relations under one civic masthead.
Why diversification mattered
The FAQ explained that the local economy was mineral-dependent, supported by low-sulfur coal, oil reserves and abundant natural-gas supplies. It said the community had grown tremendously because of those resources and the industries that extracted them. It also described the central challenge: an economy that swung between periodic booms and busts depending on energy prices, environmental regulation and other factors.
More than 130 business and civic leaders surveyed in 2002 were said to support an aggressive public-private economic-development strategy that focused CCEDC’s future role. The organization’s mission emphasized retention, expansion and recruitment while promoting the county and its communities as places to conduct business and live. The archive’s Data Center, community profile and technical education page show how data, place and workforce fit that mission.
For an external period source, the United States Economic Development Administration recorded CCEDC’s industry-cluster research and five-year planning work in 2011. It helps confirm the kind of diversification activity described on the archived pages.