WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Catholic Relief Services issued the following statement by Bill O'Keefe, executive vice president for mission and mobilization, on the Trump administration's proposal to Congress to reduce the refugee resettlement cap to 18,000: "CRS supports the call for a minimum of 95,000 refugees to be resettled in the U.S. "The world depends on the United States taking in its share of the 26 million vulnerable refugees. How can we ask a country like Uganda, a developing country sma  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 25 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The Wyoming Business Council has appointed Tom Lacock and Brian Worthen to replace outgoing members Doug Wilson and Ashley Harpstreith on its Broadband Advisory Council. Lacock has worked in government relations with the AARP Wyoming and Wyoming Medical Society, as well as in state government with both the Wyoming Business Council and the Wyoming Department of Education. Worthen graduated from the Universit  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 25 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: Manufacturers statewide are opening their doors in the coming days to showcase the reality of modern manufacturing as a sleek, technology-driven industry full of high-paid, fulfilling careers. The open houses are part of the eighth annual MFG Day officially celebrated nationally on Oct. 4. The event has seen U.S. participation grow from about 240 events to more than 2,900 annually. The event is geared towar  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 27 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) will consider two Business Ready Community (BRC) grant requests during its Oct. 3 quarterly meeting at 8 a.m. in the WYDOT Auditorium, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. Board meeting materials are available for review at http://wyomingbusiness.org/slib. BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY (BRC) GRANT APPLICATIONS Business Council staff review each application, conduct site v  more