With a dry hole dug and a contract for the elevator in place, work continues on the historic Tomahawk building in downtown Green River.
Marty Carollo, a representative of Green River Opportunities Wyoming (GRoWYO), the building’s owner, said the group continues making progress with improvements. He said the group is proceeding at a slow pace to ensure the building is renovated appropriately. Carollo said improvements to the building’s electrical system and a complete rebuilding of the Tomahawk’s infrastructure are also taking place.
He believes once the elevator is installed and the other infrastructure necessities are in place, GRoWYO could start soliciting for tenants as early as next spring.
Carollo said GRoWYO is interested in using the Tomahawk as a place to help other businesses grow and thrive. As such, he said the group doesn’t have a specific idea for the building’s use, believing the residents and business owners in Green River will guide how the building is utilized.
“We don’t have any specific plans for the future of the building,” Carollo said.
Carollo said the group has had discussions with organizations regarding businesses already established in the area, but said another potential idea GRoWYO has is using a portion of the space as a business co-op. Entrepreneurs and home business owners could use the co-op space and conference room attached to it to develop and grow their businesses. The space would be utilized by multiple businesses at once, giving them a professional space to work and build the businesses. The concept has proven popular in larger cities, especially with software development start-ups. Carollo said the idea is an intriguing concept, but reiterated that GRoWYO is more interested in developing space for businesses, not operating them.
GRoWYO is a group residents and former residents who purchased the Tomahawk building in April 2017. The building, built in 1921, was originally a hotel and got its name from its two owners, Dr. J. W. Hawk and Thomas Welch.
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