CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Josh Dorrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council since 2020, is stepping down from his position after a special meeting Oct. 14. The WBC’s Board of Directors will immediately begin searching for an interim CEO before installing a permanent leader next summer.
The Wyoming Business Council is a statewide organization that promotes economic growth, lobbying for pro-business legislation with the state and providing tools and resources for businesses to grow locally. Dorrell has been the head of that mission since 2020.
He guided the organization through the Covid pandemic, which saw the council distribute millions of dollars in federal funds to help keep struggling businesses afloat. The council said he helped build the Building Resilient Communities into an effective investment for the state and pioneered other initiatives like the council’s Wyoming…