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The coronavirus hasn't completely stopped interest in the Sidney Community.

In the May 26 meeting of the Sidney City Council, Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard updated the city council on economic development in the area.

She said UST Global has 113 people on staff with projections of adding as many as 100 new positions in the near future. Most of the staff are currently working from home, she said, a result of the coronavirus social distancing directives.

While Sidney and Cheyenne County has struggled through the economic changes, then the Directed Health Measures, businesses l...