IDEA Inc. is committed to the economic and community development of Riverton and Fremont County.  We have served for over 20 years and will continue to do so far into the future.

IDEA Inc. is proud to state that Wyoming Contractors have been used on all of our projects. 

In constructing our projects we have met all state and federal guidelines and bidding requirements.  We have sought out Wyoming Contractors to work on our projects and to date have had great success with the contractors and workers that we have partnered with. 

 IDEA Inc. Supports Wyoming Businesses - not just in word, but in action too.

The Pertech Project

In October of 2003 the management at Axiom got a call from the corporate headquarters.  The managers were told that the Riverton facility would close on December 31, 2003.  The local management scrambled for money to finance an employee buyout.  Their first stop was IDEA Inc..  IDEA gave a $50,000 loan to Pertech which the Wyoming Business Council matched to provide $100,000 in seed capital for Pertech Resources.  On December 31, 2003 Axiohm in Riverton ceased to exist.  On Jan. 1, 2004 a new business rose from the ashes and Pertech Resources was born.  Since then Pertech has repaid both loans and is moving forward. This project saved over 70 Riverton jobs. Without IDEA and the WBC Pertech would have gone out of business and 80 manufacturing jobs would have been lost.

The Brunton Project

The BTI Project

The BTI railcar repair facility in Shoshoni needed to expand in order to capture new business.  Starting in January 2005 IDEA Inc. worked with BTI to secure a 1.5 million BRC for construction of a new railcar repair building.  Utilizing a design/build team approach the building was completed in June of 2006.  This new building will allow year around work for cleaning / painting operations for railcar repair.  One of the unique aspects of this project is that a new course of study was developed at CWC to repair railcars.  This was the first and only course for railcar repair in the nation.  Land for the project was donated to IDEA Inc. by BTI.  Due to difficulties obtaining and retaining a qualified workforce BTI has temporarily closed their facility.  They are working to solve the workforce problems and anticipate reopening the facility in the near future.  IDEA owns the BTI facility and receives monthly lease payments for the use of the building.

The Smart Start Project

The Riverton work force alliance started meeting in 2003/2004 to determine workforce needs for community and surrounding area. Early on the lack of quality child care was seen as critical issue by all involved.  Two surveys / studies were completed which determined that there was an overwhelming need for quality child care in Riverton. A local business person stepped forward and said that if the capital could be found to build a facility, he would assume the risk of setting up and running the child care facility. IDEA Inc. successfully applied for Wyoming Business Council Business Ready Community Grant funding for 1.5 million dollars.  In March of 2007 bids to build the project came in at 2.7 million dollars – way over the projected estimate and the local business owner backed out of the project.  IDEA asked several local business people to take over the project and a local child care services provider stepped up to take over the lead position.  The new lead business, Smart Start Academy, took over the lead position and working with IDEA  have redesigned the facility by reducing the size and changing location.  In June of 2008 construction started on the project.  The new building was completed in May of 2009 and an open house with the Governor and First Lady was held on May 29^th.  The extended hours Child Care Center serves at any one time 100 children allowing their parents to find and hold good jobs in Riverton.   As in the other projects of this type IDEA Inc. will own the building and lease it to the Smart Start Child Care Center.

The Alco Building Project

The Alco building was constructed and occupied in 1983/84.  The Alco store was open until 1994 when it closed.  The building was owned by a family consortium living in New York and Florida.  With no local ownership the building was allowed to sit empty and unused for many years.  IDEA Inc. had several opportunities to place various businesses into the facility, but the family owning the building was not interested.  In August of 2008 it came to the attention of the IDEA board that the building might be available for sale for a reasonable price.  IDEA approached the owners and secured an agreement to purchase the building contingent upon IDEA Inc. successfully obtaining a Wyoming Business Council Business Ready Community Grant. The grant would pay for the building and for restoration of the building.  In September of 2008 IDEA was approached by Rob Wright of Legacy Molding.  Legacy was losing the lease on their existing building and needed a place to relocate too.  A preliminary agreement was reached that would allow Legacy to lease a portion of the building if IDEA Inc. was able to obtain the building.  In February of 2009, after successfully obtaining the grant, IDEA purchased the building, entered into a lease arrangement with Legacy Molding and started restoration and modification of the building.  In May of 2009 the modifications were complete and Legacy moved into the building and started operations in June of 2009.  IDEA is currently seeking more qualified tenants to occupy the remainder of the facility.

Brunton - IDEA Inc's first Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Business Ready Community Grant (BRC) Success

The BTI Railcar Repair facility in Riverton - IDEA Inc's second WBC BRC successful project

The Smart Start project  - our 3rd WBC BRC project - this was an overnight success that took from 2004 to 2008 to complete

The IDEA building (formerly the Alco Building)