Ms. Ruth Benson

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  Ruth Benson Executive Director
  
  Originally from Rawlins, Wyoming, Ruth received a Bachelors of Science degree in Recreation & Parks Administration in 1979 and a Masters degree in Public Administration in 1997 both from the University of Wyoming. Ms. Benson was the Director of the Shoshone Recreation District in Cody, Wyoming for ten years and worked for Montana Power as the Resource Manager for a year and a half. Ruth also served as the Executive Director for the Gillette Convention & Visitors Bureau and as the Marketing Director for the Campbell County Economic Development Corporation, prior to being named the Executive Director in 2006.

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  " The Plains Indians did all the de-boning," says Ruth Benson, executive director of the Gillette Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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  Ruth Benson, Executive Director for the Campbell County Economic Development Corp. presented the introduction of the new 5 year program of work called POWER.
  
  There being no further discussion the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 AM.

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  'It's been a good fit,' says Ruth Benson, executive director of Wyoming's Campbell County Economic Development Corp., noting similarities between the two states' weather and work ethics. 'We're kind of down-to-earth, blue-collar people, too.'

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  ,,"We'll be focusing on recruiting businesses that relate or complement our energy industry such as clean-coal technology or data storage centers," said Ruth Benson, CCEDC executive director.
  
  ,,CCEDC's initiative - with the tagline "POWER.
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  ,,The event also marked the launching of a $2 million fundraising campaign needed to put its initiatives to work, Benson said.The CCEDC has already raised $1.5 million, which she said shows the overwhelming support of area businesses and government.The Gillette City Council also recently pledged $600,000 to CCEDC for its POWER campaign.
  
  ,,"We have the support of some of the large coal companies and two companies signed on during the kickoff, which was exciting," Benson said.
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  ,,"The first goal is business recruitment," Benson said, noting that there is existing shovel-ready land that some businesses may be interested in and could play an important part in recruitment.
  
  ,,During the past few years, the corporation has focused more on worker recruitment than recruiting new businesses as the area faced stunning shortages in both work force and housing.But now as the area breathes a little, Benson said, they can focus on attracting businesses that would complement the booming energy industry.
  
  ,,This is the second five-year initiative for the corporation.More than $1.7 million was raised during the first one, which helped Campbell County recruit much-needed employees by getting the word out to the nation about Gillette's need for qualified workers in various fields ranging from oil fields to coal mines to the hospitality industry.
  
  ,,"We know that there are at least 300 that came from Michigan," Benson said.
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  ,,Since the CCEDC has already overcome some of the work-force shortage issues, Benson is excited about the new challenges spelled out in the POWER initiative and happy with the backing the CCEDC is receiving.
  
  ,,"Our kickoff was very well attended," she said.

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  Ruth Benson Executive Director 201 W. Lakeway, Suite 1004 Gillette, WY, 82718 Tel: 307-686-2603

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  Ruth Benson, executive director of the Campbell County Economic Development Corp., recently outlined a plan whereby as many as 100 full-service campsites would be made available for $12 a day in the community's CAM-PLEX park for RVers who come to fill temporary jobs in local restaurants and other retail service businesses.... Read more

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  "It's been a good fit," says Ruth Benson, executive director of Wyoming's Campbell County Economic Development Corp., noting similarities between the two states' weather and work ethics."We're kind of down-to-earth, blue-collar people, too."

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  "We targeted Michigan because of its high unemployment rate," CCEDC Executive Director Ruth Benson says."We had even planned it before the auto industry made their layoff announce­ments.A lot of these people have similar skill sets to what we need, and the weather is similar to ours."Benson says many Michigan residents consider the quality of life available in Gillette.
  
  "We have shortages for diesel mechan­ics, industrial electricians, welders, machinists, auto mechanics, heavy equipment operators, engineers and health-care workers," Benson says.
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  "Just out of curiosity I went to the job fair, not even looking for a job, but I got to talking with some people, including Ruth, and the next thing you know a lady says the college is looking for someone like you.

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  "It's been a good fit," says Ruth Benson, executive director of Wyoming's Campbell County Economic Development Corp., noting similarities between the two states' weather and work ethics."We're kind of down-to-earth, blue-collar people, too."

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