Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Your Chamber Publication 2018 Publication | Page 8

GREATER CHEYENNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ISSUE SPONSOR:
A few words from
Your Chairman
TARA NETHERCOTT, 2018 GREATER CHEYENNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN
Greetings Chamber Partners! It is offi cial! I have valuable data sets, but facilitates a strategic plan for
ceremoniously been handed the golden sledge-ham- implementing the vision.
mer and the formal duties of my chairmanship have
begun. I am grateful for this honor and excited for
So, why another survey and outside company to
what we will accomplish! analyze data about our own community? The an-
As one of my fi rst duties, I fi nd myself writing this struggling to accomplish this ourselves and asking for
article on a cold snowy January day for a publication help is a sign of strength. We are fortunate to live in a
date in April. I am struck with irony that the focus of community that is excited and supportive for growth
this article is planning for the future. The old adage with many simultaneous efforts underway to attempt
that the future depends on what we do in the pres- it. There are successes, but as a whole, the general
ent is palpable. consensus is that the community can and should
swer is simple. Despite our best intentions, we are
This year is starting with incredible collaborative
momentum as the Chamber and our economic
partners look to the future of Laramie
County for a long-term vision and
strategic plan. These efforts stem
from an identifi ed need for a unifi ed
vision and a path to achieve it. Key
stakeholders began having these
be more. So, what can this survey and plan really
do that has not been done before? I believe that if
“Besides, we will
only fail if we stop
trying and we are
forging ahead.”
conversations in 2016 and by 2017
implemented properly, it can triage
priorities, identify roles and concen-
trate resources, allowing for a greater
likelihood of known and pre-deter-
mined successful outcomes. Besides,
we will only fail if we stop trying and
we are forging ahead.
steps were made to obtain funding for a study to be By late 2017, the working group was created and
completed and a formal working group created. In the fi rst meeting was held. More importantly, the
mid-2017, the company, Market Street, was chosen fi rst step in the study was undertaken through a
to conduct the study. Market Street has worked in community survey. This survey was disseminated
165 communities in 34 states and not only provides throughout the community and the participation
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