Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Business Journal and Other Publications Q4 2015 Business Journal | Page 7

MLinda Weppner
The Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors Chairman

Partners and Partnership

What exactly do those words
mean? Well, according to
the Online Miriam Webster
Dictionary, “Partner is 1 of
2 or more businesses that
work together or do business
together; someone who
participates in an activity or
game with another person.” It
further states archaically, that
a partner is a “par taker – one
that shares; one who associates
with another especially
in action i.e. – associate;
colleague.” So – where does
the Greater Cheyenne Chamber
of Commerce fit into these
definitions? As a partner with

the Chamber, as a partner,
must be in tune with the local
economy. As an example, the
economics in Cheyenne and
Laramie County show that, even
though business conditions in
our communities are very stable
and strong at this time, there are
concerns over future national
and international stability that
could have a significant impact
on one of our community’s most
valuable resources, F. E. Warren
AFB. Partnerships stand to
amplify mutual interests and
success, and this is a perfect
example of the partnership our
Chamber has with its business
members through
a very specific
committee known
“As a partner with the business as the Wyoming
community, an associate or
Wranglers.

a colleague, the Chamber’s
goal is to provide a base for
facilitating programs, products, It is a well-known
services, events and activities fact that F. E.
that will ensure their member Warren AFB is
our community’s
partners receive a worthy
largest employer
return-on-investment and
and provides
provide value. “
the business community, an
associate or a colleague, the
Chamber’s goal is to provide a
base for facilitating programs,
products, services, events and
activities that will ensure their
member partners receive a
worthy return-on-investment and
provide value. Economically,

an economic
impact to the City
of Cheyenne,
Laramie County, and the State
of Wyoming in the hundreds of
millions of dollars. Our Chamber,
through the Wranglers, has
established strategic partnerships
to further the prosperity of
our military community in
Cheyenne and the surrounding

area. These advocacy efforts
have been greatly enhanced by the
partnership that has been formed
with our business consultant in
Washington D. C. This relationship
has allowed our Chamber to
represent our business community’s
wants, needs and desires to have
a viable place to work, live and
prosper in both business and in
life. The members of the Wranglers
Committee are the Chamber’s
investment partners providing the
funds to support our lobbying efforts
through our business consultant.
This alliance, this partnership, has
been instrumental in working with
the State’s delegation to provide or
improve critical infrastructure for
the military presence in Cheyenne
both at Warren and the Wyoming
Military Department – the Army & Air
National Guards.
So – what is the recurring theme
in this presentation? It appears
to be two (2) words…partners
and partnerships. The Greater
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
is our business partner; however,
its reach is far greater than that.
Through the Chamber’s channels,
partnerships in D. C., and with other
communities, the Chamber members
extend their partnerships as well.
The main objective of partnerships
is the true synergy that one plus one
equals five, not two. In other words,
as partners, we can move mountains.
Thank you for being our partners.
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