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As owner of 125-year-old Brunton International, Heerschap has kept precision compass and optics manufacturing in Riverton, Wyoming — competing against offshore rivals by expanding into GPS-integrated instruments while earning the 2025 SBA Wyoming Small Business Person of the Year.
Lauren Heerschap owns Brunton International, a Riverton, Wyoming-based outdoor equipment manufacturer producing precision compasses, optics, and outdoor navigation instruments used by hunters, hikers, military personnel, and field researchers worldwide.
Brunton has been in operation for over 125 years, and under Heerschap's leadership has expanded into GPS-integrated optics and specialty professional instruments. She was named the 2025 SBA Wyoming Small Business Person of the Year.
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