What is Economic Development?
A program, group of policies or activity that seeks to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for a community by creating and retaining jobs that facilitate growth and provide a stable tax base.
What is Campbell County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC)?
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.
What was CCEDC’s purpose?
The stated mission was to promote business retention, expansion and recruitment. The Corporation sought to promote the county and its communities as an outstanding environment in which to conduct business and reside. The geographic area served was Campbell County, including Wright, Gillette and the rural areas.
The FAQ described the local Campbell County economy as mineral-dependent. It noted low-sulfur coal, oil reserves and abundant natural-gas supplies, and said the community had grown and developed tremendously because of those natural resources and the industries that extracted them.
It also described the difficulty that accompanied that good fortune: a local economy that moved through periodic “booms” and “busts” depending on national and international energy prices, environmental regulations and other factors. According to the page, more than 130 business and civic leaders surveyed in 2002 strongly supported an aggressive public-private economic-development strategy that more clearly defined CCEDC’s future role and focused its mission.
In that answer, diversification was not separated from retention or quality of life. The archive treated them as connected responses to a mineral-dependent economy: support existing work, recruit carefully, broaden the base and promote the county’s communities as places to work and reside.
How could visitors find available jobs in Campbell County?
Current job seekers should not rely on this archive. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is the authoritative source for current state employment and workforce information.