ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 22 -- Minnesota Senate Republicans issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) today congratulated Sunrise Fiberglass LLC, a composites manufacturer based in Wyoming, for being awarded a $160,000 Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) loan from Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The funding will support a $3.6 million expansion project at Sunrise's Wyoming facility, helping the company add 20,000 square f  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 22 -- Minnesota Senate Republicans issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) today celebrated an announcement by Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development that Rosenbauer America, a custom fire truck manufacturer in Wyoming, Minn, will partner with Hennepin Technical College for skills training thanks to a $391,213 grant award. The grant is part of $1.4 million in workforce development funding awarded to six Mi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced that the agency has added the 2,500-acre Miller MountainOpens In A New Window property in Wyoming County, and the property is now included in Pinchot State Forest. Miller Mountain's inclusion into Pinchot State Forest marks the first state forestland i  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 22 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded nearly $46.8 million in contracts for nine Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Nov. 16 regular business meeting. A $8.53 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for a project involving milling, overlay, high performance wearing course, concrete slab repairs and other work on  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has released the 2023-28 Wyoming Digital Learning Plan to ensure that Wyoming's students have equitable access to opportunities at the forefront of digital learning that allow them to attain technological skills required by the workforce, postsecondary education, or military through student-centered strategies that respond to local guidance and   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 21 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Recognizing a future where Wyoming's long-term revenues are in decline, Governor Mark Gordon has released a conservative budget proposal for the next biennium. The Governor's approach addresses the immediate challenges facing the state by making targeted investments - including expanded property tax relief totalling $20 million - while ensuring ongoing spending remains at a sustainable level. The Gove  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 21 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Dave Glenn Director of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources. Glenn has served as Acting Director of the agency since March, when Director Darin Westby was appointed Interim Director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation. Glenn has worked for Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources since 2015, most recently as Deputy Director of State Parks, where he wa  more