LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
The University of Wyoming's Jay Kemmerer Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality
(WORTH) Institute has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education to launch the Wyoming Rural Pathways
Initiative (WRPI). The four-year project runs through September 2030.
WRPI will build a statewide system that moves rural Wyoming students and workers into
careers in outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality -- the state's largest private-sector
employer. The sector generates $5 billion in annual visitor spending and supports
more than 33,000 jobs, yet rural residents often lack loc...