Since the pandemic hit, Wyoming communities, businesses, and individuals have demonstrated strength innovation and resiliency. Our small, tight-knit communities and local businesses have shined brightly, responding to adversity in many compassionate, creative ways. The Wyoming Business Council today launched the Thrive > Survive campaign, featuring Wyoming stories where innovation, lots of elbow grease, and working together have helped communities and businesses weather the pandemic, sometimes even growing stronger.
The Thrive > Survive campaign spotlights resiliency stories from a variety of Wyoming communities, programs, and businesses at thrivewyoming.org.
These stores serve as examples of how Wyoming can move forward. The unprecedented challenges in 2020 have reinforced the necessity to go beyond just survival mode and lay the groundwork to be more resilient and thrive.
As soon as the pandemic restrictions were put in place, Gillette Main Street immediately partnered with the City of Gillette to provide curbside service for all restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries. Gillette Main Street also implemented promotions and new incurred by the pandemic and the decline in the energy industry, Gillette’s Main Street businesses have had their best year ever. Read more.