By ERNIE OVER, County10.com (Riverton, Wyo.) – Over 150 people gathered Friday morning on a bluff overlooking Riverton for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wind River Job Corps Center. Federal, Wind River Reservation, State, County and Local officials were there for the event,which featured Sen. Mike Enzi as the keynote speaker. Wyoming’s Senior U.S. Senator praised the effort and…
By SUSAN ANDERSON Star-Tribune business editor A longtime dream of Wyoming educators and workforce leaders came closer to reality Wednesday with the announcement that a bid was awarded to build a Job Corps Center in Riverton. The U.S. Department of Labor gave the $41,303,762 million project to Rafter H Construction of Idaho. This will be the first Job Corps Center…
By BOB BECK, Wyoming Public Media Today, the long awaited ground breaking for the 41 million dollar Wind River Job Corps took place. The project was first conceived in 2005 and thanks to support of Senator Mike Enzi it finally received federal approval. It’s the first Job Corps for Wyoming which is the only state without such a facility. Sandy…
By ERNIE OVER, County10.com (Riverton, Wyo.) – Work on the Wind River Job Corps Center is progressing at a rapid rate with walls of the 60,000 square foot education building taking shape and foundations being prepared for the Administration/Medical Center building and the north and south dormitories. A pad has also been prepared for a field production unit to be…
By Wyoming Department of Workforce Services RIVERTON – Today’s ground breaking of the Wind River Job Corps Center signals another step forward in ensuring Wyoming’s employers have access to a highly-skilled workforce ready to get to work. Employers will work closely with the Wind River Job Corps Center to develop programs they need to fill positions within their companies. In…
NEWS For immediate release Fremont County BOCES Contact: Sandy Barton (856-2028) (Riverton, Wyo.) – A student-built duplex in Riverton has earned the distinction of being the first student-built LEED Certified building in the state, and it’s the first LEED Certified residential structure in Riverton. The duplex was built over a two-year-long span by students in the Fremont County BOCES Green…
By Alejandra Silva, Staff Writer, THE DAILY RANGER Community members gathered Tuesday to recognize a student-built duplex as the first LEED Silver-Certified building in Wyoming and in Riverton. U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was there as well. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification is administered through the U.S. Green Building Council and recognizes the 18 mandatory measures that had…
By County10.com (Riverton, Wyo.) – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi was the keynote speaker this morning at the recognition ceremony for Wyoming’s first student-built Silver LEED Certified residence. It is also the first LEED certified residence in Riverton. Fremont County BOCES Green Construction Academy Coordinator RaJean Strube Fossen said the duplex unit took a total of 92 students three summers to…
By County10.com (Lander, Wyo.) – Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is visiting Fremont County this first half the week as part of a planned tour of 40 different operations around the state. His staff says the tour is for him to learn about various industries and what needs he might be help to with from his seat in Washington, D.C. This…
