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In the world of real estate, some people come and go while others stick around for the long haul. Marcy Cooley is the one of the latter. Having obtained her real estate license on June 1, 1994 she has been in the real estate business for 24 years now. For the majority of that time, she has been alongside fellow Realtor Laurie Forster, owner of Town and Country Realty. "I started with (Bill) Saulcy and then he closed this office down here, so Laurie started Town and Country," said Cooley. After...
Local business owner and philanthropist Laura Morrow calls it the "Susan Lucci curse." Lucci, who was a regular on the soap opera "All My Children" from 1970 to 2011, had been nominated for an Emmy 19 times before finally winning in 1999. Morrow herself has been nominated for awards, but had not won. "The running joke is, I'm nominated for business of the year," said Morrow. "I think I've been nominated the past four or five years through the (Saratoga/Platte Valley) Chamber of Commerce....
For 25 years, Michael "Hack" Patterson has been the trusted name when it comes to tackle, flies and guiding. Right up front, Hack will tell you that he is probably a little too honest and that his language won't be the definition of professional. According to him, though, that's probably why he has been in business for two-and-a-half decades: some people like his frankness. "I'm a pretty straightforward type of person," Hack said. Before going into business, Patterson had already been working...
The surname Hugus is not only well known in the Valley, but in other parts of Wyoming also. J.W. Hugus once owned 12 businesses in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado. The Hugus Company Mercantile in Saratoga was established in 1896, and the building is one of the oldest remaining historic buildings in the community. The descendants of J.W. Hugus have honored their ancestor by naming their restaurant after this visionary merchant of the Old West. "We weren't new to the game of running a...
The Small Business Administration of Wyoming (SBA) District Office gave the Small Business Spirit of Wyoming award to a business in Hanna. Kyle and Amelia Young, owners of the Hanna Market, was presented with the award on April 4 at their store by Jim Drever, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) regional director for Albany and Carbon County, and Amy Lea. This award is presented to small businesses that demonstrate potential for success in the areas of growth in number of employees, increase...
Beginning May 7, residents of the Platte Valley will no longer be seeing Kendra Sims' smiling face at Albany County Chiropractic - Saratoga. After 10 years, Sims has decided to go into business for herself as Platte Valley Chiropractic, Inc. Though she is moving locations, she will still be providing the thorough and complete chiropractic care that so many residents have come to her for. "This was the next logical step," said Sims. While Sims had played with the idea of going into business for...
Jenn Rothenberger has been selected as Carbon County Realtor of the Year for 2017. Jenn received her Real Estate license in 2007 and her Brokers License in 2010 and has been an active member of the Carbon County Board of Realtors, Wyoming Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors since that time. Jenn is active in the community, is a team mom for the Raw Town Wrestling Club and is active in her church. She enjoys serving in various church positions such as Visiting...
Wyoming's average personal income saw modest growth in the third quarter of 2017 after two previous quarters of region-leading improvements, according to figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BEA) and Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information (EAD). Wage growth over the last three quarters are a significant improvement for the state which saw steep declines in personal income throughout all of 2016 as the state slowly recovered... Full story
After the first four months of Wyoming’s fiscal year 2017 elapsed, figures published by the state show some uptick in economic activity in the state thanks in part to a pickup in the oil and gas sectors. Other sectors of the economy have not fared as well, however. Oil prices surged in November, increasing from $51.56 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) to an average price of $56.57 per barrel, an almost 10 percent increase over the month. In November 2016, the price for a barrel of WTI was at $45.66. Natural gas prices also were on t... Full story
A set of economic indicators published by the Economic Analysis Division of the State of Wyoming Department of Administration and Information this month show mixed results as the state’s economy struggles to improve from languid performance the last couple years. Economic indicators for the two largest cities in the state, Casper and Cheyenne, show disparities in how robust economic activity is in the two cities, and statewide figures still show economic activity in the state is below that of the post 2007-2008 recession high in 2014. For the c... Full story
For Adam Clarke, manager of Valley Foods in Saratoga, operating a grocery store is nothing new; it's been the family business for three generations, starting with his grandfather who opened a grocery store in Nebraska in 1939. When his grandfather went off to fight in World War II, his grandmother took over running the store. Later, Clarke's father took over the business that had grown from one store to three. While his father ran the family store, Valley Foods co-owner and former Valley... Full story
Burns Insurance, winner of the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce 2016 “Business of the Year” Award, was honored again for their professional staff and generous community involvement. Stacy Crimmins, Chamber CEO, nominated Burns Insurance for the state award and was recently notified of their win. Mark Anderson, President of Burns Insurance, accepted the award at the Wyoming Working Together Conference held Sept. 20-22 in Laramie. The conference was a collaboration between the State Chamber, Wyoming Economic Development Association and... Full story
Two years ago, Lois Buchanan put her bar on the market because she felt it was time after 22 years. "I wanted to start on my bucket list and there are some things I would like to do," Buchanan said. "And with Daniel (her husband who passed away) being gone it just wasn't as interesting and I lost the enthusiasm for it. The bar needed a breath of life and I knew it." Buchanan is confident the new owner, Marvin Francis, is that breath of life. "The potential is here, but not with me," concluded... Full story
"A customer came in on our second day of being open, ordered a pizza to go and when we gave it to him, he gave us a three dollar tip," said The Divide owner JoElla Vacher. "An hour later, he came back and gave us another $20 for a tip and told us that was the best pizza he had ever had." The Divide, a new pizza eatery in Encampment, not only features pizza, but also has calzones, specialty salads, appetizers, Italian dishes and the newest addition, a salad bar. JoElla said all the recipes are... Full story
In February, Danny Burau, owner of Saratoga's new restaurant Firewater Public House, told the Saratoga Sun in an interview that he hoped the restaurant-which was undergoing renovation at the time-would be open by the first weeks of summer in order to capitalize on the Valley's lucrative summer tourism season. By the time the restaurant opened August 19, the bulk of summer had passed, leaving the restaurant the last couple weeks of the season to pull in customers and sales before the long, cold... Full story
Caroline Morrison moved to Saratoga a year ago when her husband, Tyler, got a job with the Bureau of Land Management in Rawlins. At the time she was eager to put her civil engineering background to work and among the places she applied was Engineering Associates (EA) in Saratoga. EA didn’t have an opening at the time, so she and her husband embarked on another creative endeavor; their child Marie. Marie was only about seven weeks old when EA called with a job offer. Caroline took the job, but can only work part time until Marie is old enough f... Full story
Saratoga's newest restaurant, the Firewater Public House opened Saturday after many months of renovation to the building and preparation.... Full story
When Mark Pesognelli arrived at the Saratoga airport and began to walk down the hill, he said he was stopped five times by locals asking if he needed a ride. He was reminded of the small town he came from in Pennsylvania and immediately fell in love with the area. Over the eight years he has lived here, his son, Ian, has visited several times and has grown to become fond of Saratoga too. Ian had gone to school in Denver for auto mechanics and was doing well working at a Ford dealership as a... Full story
North Folk Engineering was founded in March by Jon Nelson, a professional civil engineer with a strong background in construction. He has supervised construction of tunnels, dams, reservoirs, sanitary sewer mains, drainage structures, irrigation facilities, water treatment and distribution systems. North Fork also includes Paul McCarthy, a longtime Saratoga resident who owned a civil engineering firm in town from 1985 to 2014. He has over 50 years of experience managing civil infrastructure... Full story
The state level unemployment figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show Wyoming's unemployment dipped below the national average while income rose, despite retreats in oil and coal prices. The number of jobs in the Mining and Logging industry sector, which includes jobs in the oil and coal industries, increased by 1.600 over the year ending May 2017. These gains were not enough to offset losses or zero growth in 13 other employment categories. Overall, the state had 3,900... Full story
The Country Store in Saratoga celebrated its 30th anniversary in business over the weekend with a party for customers, free food, free giveaways and a lot of other fun. The business itself, and person that runs it, is a testament to the vibrant community of Saratoga and the Valley in general, and another indicator of how the town draws people back year after year. The owner, Kathleen Martin, is a fifth-generation Valley resident. For years, her family owned a ranch near Cow Creek, but after her grandfather died and her dad returned home from... Full story
Jim Drever, the Regional Director for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), wants Carbon County residents to know SBDC is a resource for both those who are thinking of starting a business and those who have been in business for years. SBDC doesn’t charge for its confidential, one-on-one advice concerning starting or helping established businesses. SBDC can help a business with advice on strategic planning, marketing, growth and capital access. “Market research, risk management, fin... Full story
Until a little over a month ago, if a resident of Hanna wanted to get some pipe for a plumbing fix, this required a drive to Rawlins, Saratoga or possibly Laramie. Kyle and Amelia Young, the owners of Hanna's grocery store, have refurbished the back of the store to be a hardware operation. "We started the hardware side of our business to keep the people in town," Young said of why he opened this department in his one-and-a-half year old food enterprise. The structure for the grocery/hardware sto... Full story
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), an intergovernmental organization that is part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), issued a report Monday saying demand for coal will most likely stall in coming years. In the 141-page report, the medium-term market report for coal, says that while the world is currently burning more coal than it ever has, market demand for the commodity is expected to level off and not see marked increases in demand for the next several years, with decreases likely in even the... Full story
Linda Skordas was recently selected unanimously as Realtor of the Year for 2016 by the Carbon County Board of Realtors. Linda has been an active member of the Carbon County Board of Realtors since 1988. She also previously won the title of Realtor of the Year in 1998. Linda grew up in Rawlins where she married her husband and helped raise two children. Linda loves Carbon County and all it has to offer its citizens. "I love to take people on tours of Carbon County ... there is so much to see and... Full story