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Joe Roth

Board Position - Director Company - Powder River Energy Corp. (PRECorp) Company Position - Vice President of Member Service Joe, a fifth-generation Wyoming resident who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wyoming in Mechanical Engineering, commenced his professional career as an intern with a small Wyoming Engineering Consulting firm, Baccari…
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Mike Cole

Board Position – Director representing the City of Gillette Gillette City Administrator Mike has served as the Utilities Director for the City of Gillette since June 2017. In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of the City’s water, sewer fiber optic and electric utility divisions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering…
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Matt Ramey

Board Position - Director Company - Peregrine Global Services Company Position - Chief Executive Officer Matthew Ramey’s passion for entrepreneurship and business can be traced back to when he was 11 years old – selling Avon makeup door to door. What started as a way to help his family, who were facing hard times, transformed…
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Faron Ferguson

Board Position - Director Company - Pinnacle Bank Company Position - Branch President Faron joined the Pinnacle Bank family in 2002 as Market President of the Newcastle branch.  Faron helped to expand Pinnacle’s presence in Newcastle, as well as Moorcroft and Gillette. The region of banks have built new buildings in each location and significantly…
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Mike Shober

Board Position - Staff Company - Energy Capital Economic Development Company Position - Vice President of Operations
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Butch Knutson

Board Position - Director Company - Campbell County Company Position - Commissioner Butch Knutson is a longtime resident and business owner in Campbell County, and has just won a seat on the Campbell County Commission. Butch has spent 17 years in the coal mines and 30 years in the oilfield, and he also has more…
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Shay Lundvall

Board Position – Director representing the City of Gillette Mayor,  City of Gillette Mayor Shay Lundvall was born and raised in Gillette. He graduated college with a degree in Landscape Design and Business Administration from South Dakota State University. Shay met his wife, Lindsey, in college and after graduation, moved back to Gillette where he…
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Nicole Wamsley

Board Position - Director Company - Komatsu Company Position - Human Resources Manager Nicole grew up in Wyoming and has been a Gillette resident since 2014.  She graduated from the University of Wyoming in with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management.  Nicole went to work for Kiewit Mining Group immediately after college in Decker, MT. …
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Energy Capital ED looking for new Vice President

Curtis Burdette has announced that he is leaving his position as Vice President for Energy Capital Economic Development (ECED).  Curtis has been instrumental in a number of key ECED projects and activities.  His leadership with Next Generation Leadership, the Local Crowd funding effort, Business Retention and expansion, the FUEL Business Incubator and many more projects…
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NETL Visits Campbell County

Our friends from U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory visited Gillette today and met with City of Gillette (Government), Campbell County, Wyoming Government, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, the Carbon Valley initiative, Energy Capital Economic Development and many other community partners. Exciting for their projects to move Wyoming forward!  NETL will…
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