Lander Visitor and Chamber Business Complex

Lander chamber business Complex

Chamber of Commerce

Info guide

visitor center &

introduction

Be Part of Something Special

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of Commerce may have

spearheaded the design for the

we can seize a unique

new 3,200 square foot Visitor

opportunity. Your contribution

Center and Chamber Business

to this project will shape

Complex, but we consider it

the next era in Lander’s

YOURS! This flagship building

economy. Together, we can

will help drive visiting tourists

support the businesses,

into our member businesses

residents and visitors who

and increase spending in the

make Lander great.

ummer is in full swing and visitors abound!

The Lander Chamber

By uniting the power of your generosity with the potential of the Visitor Center and

Chamber Business Complex,

Board of directors Lorielle Morton, President Fagnant, Lewis, and Brinda PC

Krista Lobera, Vice-President Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Mika Baker, Treasurer Central Bank and Trust

Susan Weideman Lander Vision Center

Michelle Mazur Elevate Rehab

Steve Liebzeit First Interstate Bank

Joanne Slingerland Central Wyoming College

Ann Espinosa Home Source Realty Inc. Inter Mountain Builders

Dave Fehringer WH Smith & Associates, Inc.

Lander area.

Suzanne Norris Wind River Job Corp

Brian Fabel Executive Director Lander Chamber of Commerce fundraising committee

Jonathan Tonkowich Wyoming Catholic College

PROFESSIONAL STAFF Brian Fabel Executive Director Carol King Associate Director

Susan Weideman

Joanne Slingerland

Jonathan Tonkowich Mike Lewis

Dot Newton

Chair, Lander Vision Center

Central Wyoming College

Wyoming Catholic College

Lander Chamber of Commerce

Fagnant, Lewis, and Brinda PC

Dot Newton Events Coordinator

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Money Passing Us By Lander May not be the destination in mind

Imagine standing on the

There is great news; we can

our 370+ Chamber member

corner of Main Street in

connect with these visitors,

businesses. Research shows,

Lander and watching the

and there is opportunity to do

each dollar spent at your

out-of-town license plates

even more! The new visitor

business will recirculate

go by. Each car that doesn’t

center will in turn maximize

seven times over in the

stop is money leaving

potential dollars flowing into

Lander area economy.

the Lander community. A new state-of-the-art visitor center will not only bring in new visitors, but encourage them to stay longer.

Our current location lacks Main Street visibility and we can’t effectively connect with visitors; as a result, we are leaving tourism dollars on the table.

Lander had so much to offer.

What started as a restroom stop ended as a new and exciting leg of our trip—a great dinner, art exhibits, shopping for me, while my husband spent the afternoon at the museums. In the morning, we fed the fish in Sinks Canyon and left wondering why Lander isn’t more well known.”

Joanne Stevens Cross Country Road Tripper Headed to Yellowstone Alexandria, Virginia

Encouraging visitors to stay longer. If a pass-through visitor stays 4 hours longer, their spending doubles; if they stay overnight, their spending doubles again.

tourism works

“We had no idea

A center for Everyone on a site that we all know and enjoy

Your new Visitor Center and Chamber

existing Train Depot building

Business Complex will have features that serve both local residents and out of

Lander LIVE Stage

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• Main Street visibility

NORTH 1ST STREET - 1 WAY TO LINCOLN

site layout

Designed With Visitors In Mind

NEW VISITOR COMPLEX

bridge NEW CROSS-WALK

MAIN STREET

First Floor (2,336 sqft)

Second floor (914 sqft)

Balcony

Patio

Offce 1

Meeting Room

Offce 2

Work Area

Offce 3

Offce 4

Stairs

Conf.

Room

Visitor Reception

Entrance

<- Main St.->

Stair

Public Bathrooms

Plan layout our economy

Rooms and Naming Opportunities

Project mgmt

Accountability and Progress Total Project cost

Project funding: secured and needs

Construction Costs: $762,480 Plumbing, Walls, Windows, Lumber, Hardware (bolts, nails, screws), Concrete, Wiring, Electrical Systems, Mechanical, Plumbing, HVAC Systems, Landscaping, Foundation and/or Structural, Framing System, Interior Finishes, Fire Protection, Remediation, Contingencies

Other Soft Costs: $217,920 Total Architectural and Engineering Fees, FF&E, Other fees (surveys, tests, etc.), Interpretive Displays, Project Inspection Fees, Site Work, Demolition and Removal

Foundation and other grants

Funding Need $377,000 $50,000

Chamber Ambasadorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and other Fundraising

$87,000

$466,210

Wyoming Business Council BRC Grant

Project Costs: $980,400 Project Timeline

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Design

A Lander-centric Facility

Lander

Chamber of Commerce

Lander Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center 160 N 1st St. Lander, WY 82520 info@landerchamber.org | (307) 332-3892 | landerchamber.org/visitorcenter