Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Three Days Grace at the Sweetwater County Fair!

For Immediate Release – April 8, 2014
Contact: Lena Warren, Marketing & Events Coordinator
Phone:  307-352-6789 ext. 103



                                                                                                                                                                       

Wyoming’s Big Show® Announces Platinum Artist-Three Days Grace

Rock Springs, Wyoming –Platinum selling artist Three Days Grace will perform on Thursday, July 31 at Wyoming’s Big Show®- the Sweetwater County Fair After Dark Concert Series. Three Days Grace is known for hits like “I Hate (Everything About You)”, “Animal I Have Become” and “Never too Late” and has sold more than 6 million records in the United States alone.
Three Days Grace is originally from Ontario, Canada and has released five heavy hitting albums: Three Days Grace (2003), One-X (2006), One-X/Live at the Palace (2008), Life Starts Now (2009) and Transit of Venus (2012).
The latest album, Transit of Venus, debuted at #5 on the Billboard Charts in the first week and the first single, “Chalk Outline”, reached #1 at Active Rock Single where it stayed for 10 weeks in 2012. Other Three Days Grace singles that reached the #1 Active Rock song include “Break”, “The Good Life”, “World So Cold”, “Never Too Late”, “Animal I Have Become” and “Pain”.
Three Days Grace has also won multiple awards including the Billboard Music Awards for #1 Rock Artist of the Year (2007), #2 Modern Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year (2007),  Rock Song of the Year for “Animal I Have Become” (2006), #5 The Billboard 200 (2006), #2 Top Canadian Albums One-X (2006) and Album of the Year “One-X” (2006). The band has also received additional awards from Mediabase, BDS Spin, BMI and multiple nominations from the Juno Awards.
Wyoming’s Big Show®- the Sweetwater County Fair After Dark Concert Series is currently featuring: David Nail on Tuesday, July 29; Adelitas Way on Wednesday, July 30; and Red on Friday, August 1. Additional attractions for the 2014 Fair include the Jest In Time Circus, Mango & Dango, Lady Houdini, Jason Huneke, Linda Hulet – Clown of Many Faces, Lanky the Clown, Animal Specialties Petting Zoo and much more.  You can check out all of the scheduled entertainment at SweetwaterEvents.com.
The Sweetwater County Fair is the largest annual event in Western Wyoming, drawing over 70,000 visitors in 2013. It features the largest midway in the area, a Grandstand Stage with top-ranked performing artists, traditional county fair exhibits and food, and fun for the whole family.  Additionally, the Sweetwater County Fair was named the NUMBER ONE summer event in Wyoming by Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine. 

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Photo: Three Days Grace

Friday, April 4, 2014

April Demographic Report

        
    As the year progresses so do positive Labor Force Trends in Wyoming and Sweetwater County. The Rock Springs Chamber Business Development Program tracks these changes and creates a Demographic Report, so that businesses and citizens can be informed about current trends in the community.
In this month’s Demographic report, it is reported the most current unemployment rate as of January, is at 4.4% for Sweetwater County. We ended the 2013 year with a 3.8% unemployment rate, and had a labor force of 25,355 compared to the 2012 number of 25,110.   The City of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County is continually growing. Currently the trends are showing an annual population increase of 3%, with our current median age of 31.5 years, and continuing to get younger. The monthly demographic update is generated based off reliable data released by City, County, State and Federal Government entities.
 The sole purpose of the monthly Demographic Update is to inform and educate not only the community of the changing demographics of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County, but to continue to keep our community and our business partners aware of the growing changes in our society and economy. The information that is released is also used to help attract and relocate new businesses to the area, aid in the growth and expansion of current businesses as well as help in retaining already established businesses in Rock Springs and Sweetwater County.

The Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to the community and its future success. Please feel free to contact the Chamber at 307-362-3771 or via email rschamber@sweetwaterhsa.com

Please click here to view the April Demographic Report.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Have you ever visited the oasis in the desert north of Rock Springs?

Have you ever visited the oasis in the desert north of Rock Springs?
The White Mountain Golf Course is ready for the Spring and Summer Golf Season!


The Rock Springs Chamber would like to invite you to a special After Hours event at the White Mountain Golf Course. This exciting After Hours will begin at 5pm and will last until 7pm on Thursday April 10th, 2014. During this time attendees can meet the new Golf-Pro, Aaron Allred and take tours of the course. Several giveaways will be provided including free rounds of golf and lessons!
The newly remodeled pro-shop will be the base for the event and appetizers are drinks will be served. The pro-shop carries many name brand golf clothing, including Under Armour, Nike, Titleist, Foot-Joy, Ping, Taylor Made, Callaway and many others.
Will you be joining us for this fun and relaxing night at the Golf Course?
Sponsored by: YAP, The City of Rock Springs, and the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce
Photo: This promises to be a great time!
The White Mountain Golf Course is a 27-hole championship course that is one of the best public golf courses in the state of Wyoming. There are three 9-hole courses that can be played in any configuration and vary greatly. The Course is open from daylight to dark, seven days a week during the season, which runs from late March to early November. Hours may vary due to weather.
Pro Shop Hours
March 9am - 6pm
April 8am - 7pm
May 7am - 8pm
June Daylight - 8pm
July Daylight - 8pm
August Daylight - 8pm
September 7am - 8pm
October 8am - 6pm