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and renowned educational assets, on its Top Business Tax Climate Index please everyone, including two
including the University of Wyoming and third for lowest state and local fantastic national parks and a
and a statewide network of tax burden among all states. 24/7 dozen state parks.
community colleges. Wall St. named Wyoming the From its broad high plains to its
Among Wyoming’s key benefits is nation’s Best-Run State based on soaring mountains, from its storied
a highly advantageous tax structure. a comprehensive analysis of state frontier past to its role in the ancient
Wyoming does not have corporate, financial management data, and its histories of native peoples, the
inventory or personal income taxes. property taxes are among the lowest Western spirit thrives to this day
Besides allowing business owners in the country. in the Cowboy State.
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Wyoming Economic Development Contacts
Wyoming Business Council Forward Sheridan Town of Pinedale
Cheyenne, WY Sheridan, WY, (307) 673-8004 Pinedale, WY
(307) 777-2800 www.ForwardSheridan.com (307) 367-4136
www.wyomingbusiness.org www.townofpinedale.com
Glenrock Economic Development Corp.
Big Horn County Economic Glenrock, WY Platte County
Development Inc. (307) 436-9294 x314 Economic Development
Basin, WY Wheatland, WY
Goshen County Economic Development
(307) 568-3055 (307) 322-4232
Torrington, WY, (307) 532-5162
www.developbighorncounty.com www.plattecountyedc.com
www.goshenwyo.com
Big Horn Mountain Powell Valley Chamber
Green River Futures
Country Coalition Powell, WY
Green River, WY
Kaycee, WY (307) 754-3494
(307) 875-4509
(307) 738-2269 www.powelled.org
www.greenriverfutures.com
www.bighornmountains.org City of Rawlins
IDEA Inc.
Campbell County Economic Rawlins, WY
Riverton, WY
Development Corp. (307) 321-0348
(307) 856-0952
Gillette, WY www.rawlins-wyoming.com
(307) 307-686-2603 Town of LaBarge
South Lincoln County
www.ccedc.net LaBarge, WY
Economic Development Corp.
(307) 386-2676
Carbon County Economic Diamondville, WY
Development Commission Town of LaGrange (307) 877-9781
Rawlins, WY LaGrange, WY www.kemmerer.org
(307) 324-3836 (307) 834-2466
Star Valley Chamber
www.ccwyed.net www.lagrangewyo.com
Afton, WY
Casper Area Economic City of Lander (307) 885-2759
Development Alliance Lander, WY www.starvalleychamber.com
Casper, WY (307) 332-2870
Sweetwater Economic
(307) 577-7011 www.landerwyoming.org
Development Association
www.casperworks.biz Laramie Economic Development Corp. Rock Springs, WY
Cheyenne LEADS Laramie, WY (307) 352-6874
Cheyenne, WY (307) 742-2212 www.sweda.net
(307) 638-6000 www.laramiewy.org
Thermopolis-Hot Springs County
www.cheyenneleads.org LEADER Corp. Economic Development Co.
Cokeville Development Corp. Lander, WY Thermopolis, WY
Cokeville, WY (307) 332-5181 (307) 864-2348
(307) 279-3227 www.leadercorporation.com www.thermopolis.com
Converse Area New Lovell Inc. Uinta County Economic
Development Organization Lovell, WY Development Commission
Douglas, WY (307) 548-6707 Evanston, WY
(307) 358-2000 www.townoflovell.com (307) 783-0378
www.candowyoming.com North East Wyoming Economic www.uintacounty.com
Dubois Volunteers Inc. Development Coalition Washakie
Dubois, WY Gillette, WY Development Association
(307) 455-2041 (307) 686-3672 Worland, WY
www.duboiswyoming.org/dvi.html www.newedc.com (307) 347-8900
Northern Arapaho Economic www.washakiedevelopment.com
City of
Evantson Development Committee Wind River Development Fund
Evanston, WY Arapahoe, WY Fort Washakie, WY
(307) 783-6309 (307) 857-3868 (307) 335-7330
www.evanstonwy.org www.northernarapaho.com www.wrdf.org
Forward Cody Pine Haven Economic Town of Wright
Cody, WY Development Board Wright, WY
(307) 587-3136 Pine Haven, WY (307) 464-1666
www.forwardcody.com (307) 756-3279 www.wrightwyoming.com
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Almanac Visitor-Friendly,
Eco-Friendly
The new Northeast Wyoming
Welcome Center near Sundance was
designed to be a zero-net energy
facility, meaning it will generate as
much energy as it uses, and likely
more. The building’s primary source
of power is a 50-kilowatt array of
photovoltaic panels mounted to its
roof. The primary source of winter
heating and summer cooling is a
series of 14 geothermal wells. The
geothermal system functions year
round to transfer heat between the
building and the wells. Automated
window ventilation systems, passive
shading, and highly insulated walls
and roof round out the integrated
energy efficiency. Inside, the gallery
space includes story lines that depict
Wyoming’s heritage in wildlife,
A Marvelous Spot ranching, rodeo, mining and outdoor
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Lumbering into a
New Opportunity
Centennial Woods in Laramie has been satisfying a growing market for
recycled lumber and green building products by dismantling old snow
Here’s to What
fencing. Wyoming maintains about 200 miles of 16-foot-tall snow Ales You
fencing, installed in windy areas to prevent snow from drifting onto
Who has the best beer in Pinedale,
highways. The company has secured maintenance contracts from the
Wyo.? Brewmasters Richie Strom
state to replace weathered boards on miles of snow fence with new
and Eric Berg think they’ve crafted
lumber. Centennial reclaims about 20 to 25 miles of snow fence each
the right answer. Their Wind River
year, trims the boards to remove rot and sells them to customers
Brewing Co. crafts 13 different ales,
around the United States. Formerly discarded as waste, the old lumber
most of them English-style and
is now sold to builders, mostly for use as board-and-batten siding.
several of them award winners
at national and international
competitions. The brewery uses a
20-barrel small-batch system, and
it notes that large-scale brewers will
“spill more beer in one day than we
can brew in one day.”
The water Wind Rivers uses in its
brewing process is from a glacier-fed
lake and tests 98.9 percent pure,
and the brewery does not alter or
adjust the chemistry of the water.
The brewery includes a restaurant
with a pub-style menu that includes
salads, homemade soups, appetizers
and steak. Visit www.windriver
brewingco.com/splash.html for more.
Natural Leadership
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), based in Lander, builds
leaders from hands-on experience. NOLS programs take people of all ages
on remote wilderness expeditions – from mountaineering, rock climbing and
kayaking, to rafting, sailing, skiing and horsepacking – in spectacular
outdoor locales across the world, including several in Wyoming.
NOLS adventurers facilitate outdoor skills development, leadership training
and an environmental ethics based on “leave no trace.” Founded by
legendary mountaineer Paul Petzoldt in 1965 on the banks of the Pop Agie
River in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains, the nonprofit educational
institution now has 14 operational bases worldwide, with courses ranging
from 10 days to a full academic year, with the standard model of a 30-day
expedition. For more on NOLS, go to www.nols.edu.
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555 General Brees Rd.
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 742-4164
“Shovel ready” building sites
www.laramieairport.com available in our Airport Business Park
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They Know
Heavy Metal
Eagle Bronze Art Foundry in Landero,
Wyo., ships its sculptures all over the
world. The family-owned company,
founded in 1986, is involved in large
and complex sculpture projects,
using monumental castings in both
bronze and stainless-steel alloys.
Most of the sculptures from Eagle
Bronze are displayed outside large
buildings or in public gathering spots,
such as the bronze panther statues
that grace Bank of America Stadium
in Charlotte. For more about Eagle
Bronze Art Foundry, visit the website
at www.eaglebronze.com.
Sweet on Meeteetse
Tim Kellogg started selling truffles and brownies at an Art in
the Park event in Meeteetse, Wyo., in 2004. From there, his
Meeteetse Chocolatier has grown into a retail and online operation
based in the small community near the Shoshone National Forest.
Meeteetse Chocolatier specialties include Belgian chocolates,
truffles and chocolate pretzels. The company is committed
to sustainability, and recycles its glass, aluminum, plastic
and cardboard.
The business also works with a master gardener to raise
many of its herbs and spices, and uses a variety of organic
ingredients in its products. For more on the company, go to
www.meeteetsechocolatier.com.
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EchoStar recently expanded
its facilities in Cheyenne.
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Business Climate
Expansion Plans
Cost structure, power, connectivity fuel growth
I
f you are looking for a place to do business, low prices for power,” says Jeff McSchooler, Wyoming Gross
Wyoming offers the ideal combination of senior vice president of Engineering for
a highly favorable cost structure and an EchoStar. “Wyoming is clean and a great place Domestic
unparalleled quality of life. to live. Our workers can have high-tech jobs Product
Wyoming is one of only four other states while living in a relaxing environment.”
• 2009 $37.54 billion
to collect no personal and no corporate In June 2010, construction began on the
income taxes. National Center for Atmospheric Research • 2008 $38.58 billion
“For companies or entrepreneurs seeking supercomputer in Cheyenne. The • 2007 $33.27 billion
to relocate or expand their operations in supercomputer will give researchers a • 2006 $30.72 billion
Wyoming, our governor and legislators powerful tool to study climate change, air • 2005 $26.23 billion
are very accessible and work hard with our quality and severe weather. The center’s
communities to prepare for business growth construction is valued at around $60 million,
and expansion,” says Robert Jensen, CEO of with the total investment in the project over Best State
the Wyoming Business Council. a 20-year period reaching $500 million.
The state also boasts an excellent “Cheyenne’s good fiber optic connectivity Business Tax
transportation infrastructure, strong fiber- and low-cost power are vital to run our Climates
optic network, abundant low-cost power and supercomputer, since it will run on an
Fiscal Year 2011
helpful business resources, including the immense amount of electricity,” says Krista
Wyoming Business Council, University of Laursen, project director for the NCAR- 1. South Dakota
Wyoming, other state agencies and economic Wyoming Supercomputing Center. 2. Alaska
development entities that work together to 3. Wyoming
help entrepreneurs, businesses and A diversified economy
4. Nevada
communities succeed, Jensen says. Cate Street Capital opened Red Desert Water
Reclamation in Rawlins, a plant that treats 5. Florida
Star Power and purifies water used in the oil and gas Source: Tax
The state’s labor force has grown to extraction process. Thought Equity Motion set Foundation
300,000, up more than 10 percent since up operations in Laramie to digitize, deliver
2000. The state’s favorable cost structure, and monetize high-quality video content over
availability of low-cost power and far-reaching the Internet. And PitchEngine, a company that
broadband connectivity are paying off with was founded in Wyoming, is a growing and
new investment and job creation. innovative leader in social media public
EchoStar in 2010 decided to begin relations and marketing.
expanding its presence in Cheyenne by “Wyoming is also seeing a tremendous
establishing a 77,000-square-foot data center amount of growth in the clean-energy sectors
adjacent to its existing satellite uplink and and in the transportation and distribution
broadcast facility. EchoStar designs products sectors as well,” Jensen says. “Rail and
and delivers television services for satellite business parks in Evanston, Upton, Cheyenne
and cable markets worldwide, with DISH and Casper demonstrate that Wyoming
Network being one of its largest customers. continues to diversify its economy, and
“We chose Wyoming for the great fiber optic position itself to compete not only on a
infrastructure that crosses the state, and the national level but internationally as well.”
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Success Stories
Written Here
Wyoming’s resources create
environment for entrepreneurship
Story by Kevin Litwin
W
ith its numerous cost advantages, cutting-edge
connectivity and communication infrastructure,
access to knowledgeable workers and hassle-free
quality of life, Wyoming is a natural choice for
entrepreneurs who want to locate or expand a business.
Wyoming was ranked among the top five entrepreneur-
friendly states in 2009 by the Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Council. And the state offers a complete
line of business and entrepreneurial services through a
business resource network, including the Wyoming Small
Business Development Center, that provides consultation on
a range of business subjects to 4,000 to 5,000 entrepreneurs
each year, says Ben Avery, business and industry director
with the Wyoming Business Council. The center offers
assistance in areas such as preparing business plans,
analyzing markets and customer bases, and understanding
P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f j ay m c l a u r i n
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English Is Commerce
Eleutian Technology, which is headquartered in Cody but
has operations throughout the state, is a good example. The
company utilizes high-speed Internet connections to help
students in South Korea and other Asian countries learn
the English language, and Eleutian has recently branched
into Japan and China.
“English is the global language of commerce,” says Kent
Holiday, Eleutian president. “Conversational English
instruction is a service that will not be outsourced from
A n t o n y B o s h i er
America to places like India and China. The reason for this
is that students from around the world who are looking to
improve their English conversational ability want to learn
from an American teacher.” Eleutian now employs more
than 500 English teachers and more than 40 corporate
employees statewide who earn annual salaries averaging
more than $50,000 per year.
In Lander, Eggli Bros. Millwork manufactures high-
quality architectural millwork found in hospitals, schools,
banks and office buildings. One of the company’s signature
projects was constructing new desks for the entire
Wyoming State Capitol.
Whiskey and Oats
Other entrepreneurial ventures that are experiencing
success these days include Wyoming Whiskey, which has
launched bourbon production at its new distillery in the
Big Horn Basin – the first legal distillery in the state. The
master distiller relocated from Kentucky to Wyoming and
the distillery has initial plans to produce 1,000 barrels of
Wyoming Whiskey a year.
Gluten Free Oats is a company in Powell that began as a
Future Farmers of America project by then-high-school-
freshman Forrest Smith, who suffered from celiac disease.
Smith began rolling and marketing gluten-free rolled oats
to a local celiac support group, and today his company’s
products are sold around the world.
Avery adds that other entrepreneurial achievements in
Wyoming are occurring in such fields as agribusiness and
travel and tourism.
“There are many entrepreneurial success stories in
Wyoming these days, and we are obviously pleased with
every one of them,” he says. “And now, the Wyoming
Business Council has contracted with a Denver/New York
finders company that is helping us analyze businesses
throughout America that would be ideally suited for
Wyoming. Our state is well on its way to creating a very
diverse economy.”
Clockwise from top left: Desks in the state capitol made by Eggli
Bros. Millwork; Forrest Smith, founder of Gluten Free Oats;
Teaching students in Korea via Skype at Eleutian Technology;
Corn, wheat and malted barley used at Wyoming Whiskey in Kirby.
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Novel Notion
Local manufacturers find uncommon product niches
A Real Shocker
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yoming has attracted remarkable can be used as garden mulch after the cat has
manufacturing and business concerns finished with it.
It can take a minimum
of 8,000 hours of
with its favorable cost structure and In Casper, Defense Technology makes
apprenticeship training and access to transportation networks. so-called less-than-lethal products, including
four years of classroom For LBI Renewable (formerly Little Bits gas canisters, chemical grenades and rubber
time to become a licensed Inc.), it took the daughter of owners Joseph bullets for self defense for the police and
journeyman electrician, and
since 1965, hundreds of
and Shelly St. Pierre bringing home a white cat military markets. In Freedom, Freedom Arms
Wyoming workers have been to launch the Buffalo business. The retired manufacturers a variety of revolvers and
certified as such through couple – Joseph a veteran and Shelly from accessories. Byan Systems in Lusk develops
the Wyoming Electrical manufacturing and accounting – named the and makes hydraulic gate components used
Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Program.
white ball of fur Little Bit and started a kitty for commercial and residential applications.
The program is a litter company in his name three years ago. Its products are in place in the gates in front
cooperative training effort “When we began this, we wanted to make a of the White House. And in a state known for
between the National product that would be healthy for our cat and its open spaces and outdoor splendor, it’s no
Electrical Contractors
Association (NECA) and
the consumer that also kills odors and would surprise to find Riverton-based Brunton,
locals of the International be environmentally friendly,” Joe says. which makes a range of outdoor products,
Brotherhood of Electrical from cooking gear, to compasses, binoculars
Workers (IBEW), whose From Earth to Earth and portable power devices.
jurisdictions cover A soft economy almost meant the end of
all of Wyoming. Visit
wyojatc.org for more.
LBI, but an oil spill, a little help and Shelly’s Bridging the gap
penchant for money management soon turned In 2008, Mike Lilygren, Brendon Weaver
the cat litter manufacturer into LBI, a and Cade Maestas combined their retail and
developer of toxic substance bioremediation manufacturing backgrounds with their love
products. “One day we had a spill of oil in the of the outdoors to form Lander-based Bridge
plant, and we cleaned it up with our litter,” Joe Outdoors, a wholesaler and product developer
says. “We started looking at manufacturing an of outerwear, outdoor equipment and
environmentally friendly spill absorbent. It accessories focusing on the smaller retailer
exploded and moved us in a new direction, and conservation organizations.
helping us to grow into a viable and much- “We saw the major brands focusing on the
needed industry.” big-box stores,” explains Lilygren. “They were
Marketed under the DualZorb, PondZorb, cutting prices and building products
DrainZorb and AcidZorb names, the patent- specifically for them and pushing the small
pending products are made completely of retailers to the side. We realized with our
beetle-kill lodge pole pines. Company research expertise we could work with the small
shows that they absorb petroleum independents and help them get their names
hydrocarbons, remediate contaminated soils on their products.”
on site, suppress hazardous fumes and are 100 Why Lander? “I’ve lived lots of places,”
percent biodegradable. Lilygren says, “but Wyoming appeals to me
“We take a product that would have rotted because of its pace and people. From a business
in the forest and now we’re cleaning the standpoint, the tax structure works well with
environment with the environment,’” Joe says. no individual or corporate income tax,
Duration, the cat litter, is still part of the shipping costs are contained and the work
product line, a green litter that works so well it ethic is very strong.”
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A n t o n y B o s h i er
Soda, anyone?
Most folks may not know
what trona is, but they are
very familiar with what it
P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f L ee k j o s
Clockwise from top: Brunton is a company based in Riverton that makes a wide range of outdoor products;
DualZorb is an organic absorbent created by LBI Renewable (formerly Little Bits Inc.), a Buffalo-based
company; Defense Technology’s products are used by police and military for self-defense.
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The former Amoco administration
building will house the Casper Business
Innovation Center, set to open in 2012.
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Refining Land
in Casper
Former refinery becomes a signature development
A
4,000-acre former Amoco refinery Casper Innovation Center in 2012 About the
complex in Casper is being transformed JPB is also in partnership with the Casper
from a brownfield site into a showpiece Area Economic Development Alliance Inc. Innovation
business and recreational development that, (CAEDA), a public-private economic Center
thanks to a new marketing/development development organization, for the • Opening spring 2012 in
agreement and the vision of an innovation development of the Casper Business Platte River Commons
center, is only gaining more traction. Innovation Center in the historical • $11 million project;
The Amoco Reuse Agreement Joint Powers 14,000-square-foot Amoco administration funding in place
Board (JPB) has signed a 25-year agreement building. An additional 30,000 square feet • Fertile ground of
with Jona Inc. to improve and market the will be added to the structure, which will be entrepreneurs in region
BP-owned Platte River Commons and Salt leased back to the innovation center for $1 a • Fully staffed; solid
Creek Heights. year. The project surpassed its $10.5 million cadre of services
fundraising goal; construction begins in 2011, and assistance
Platte River Commons Will Expand with a targeted spring 2012 opening. • Extensive array of
Jona will act as the developer of the “The economy of Wyoming is largely supportive partners
property, says JPB Executive Director focused on energy and extractive minerals,
Alice Kraft. and for many years there has been a desire
“This firm is more of a land management to diversify the economy,” says CAEDA
company,” she says. “If we need roads or President and CEO Robert Barnes, CEcD.
buildings built, they will build them. The “This incubator will work toward that as a
profits will be shared between the two knowledge-based, general-purpose innovation
parties. We’re also working with BP North center, with two wet labs, robotics labs,
America to get the fee simple title of Salt conference and resource rooms, and a
Creek Heights so that we can sell, rather multitude of offices.”
than lease, this property.” DeAnna Adams, a member of the National
The Commons is already home to a high- Business Incubation Association, was hired
end office building, the State Oil and Gas in 2010 by CAEDA as the center’s director.
Conservation Commission, the championship “We are partnering with other entities
Three Crowns Golf Course and a popular in the community to establish a business
restaurant. More office and retail development accelerator that will jump-start new
is planned, particularly when the southwest businesses,” Adams says. “We have so much
part of the Platte River Commons is opened to draw on here, from the medical community,
with better accessibility and aesthetic alternative energies, robotics, and oil and gas.
improvements. The Platte River offers rich We will help our entrepreneurs establish good
recreational activities, from kayaking to business practices, move them forward in a
fly-fishing to bird-watching. timely fashion and create jobs.”
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America’s Fuel
Wyoming stokes the nation’s coal industry
E
35,655 ighty-five trains snake their way Abundant, Independent Energy
39,486 out of the Powder River Basin The facts speak for themselves:
every day, each one hauling up • The United States has a 245-year
57,979 431,107 to 15,000 tons of coal that will keep supply of coal at current rates of
the lights on at homes and businesses use, according to the American
107,338 across the United States and help keep Coal Foundation. That makes it a
Wyoming’s economy strong. crucial resource in the country’s
136,971 Wyoming’s coal contribution to quest for independence from
America’s energy goals can’t be foreign energy sources.
overstated, says Marion Loomis, • Half of the country’s electricity
Coal Production by State executive director of the Wyoming comes from coal. More than a
(2009 Total in Thousands of Tons) third of the coal used to produce
Mining Association. Neither can its
Wyoming electric power comes from the
importance to families and businesses
West Virginia Powder River Basin (PRB).
Kentucky
across the state. • PRB coal contains just a fraction of
Pennsylvania
“Wyoming’s coal industry has a the sulfur that eastern coal contains,
Montana major impact here and across the so it burns cleaner, helping America
Indiana nation,” Loomis says. reach its clean air goals.
Texas As the United States explores “We ship Powder River Basin coal
Illinois cleaner and greener energy sources, coast to coast, New York, Washington,
North Dakota coal is expected to continue playing a Pennsylvania. We even ship some coal
Brian McCord
Colorado major role thanks to new technologies to West Virginia, a state with its own
Source: National Mining Association being explored by the University of historical mining industry,” Loomis says.
more at imageswyoming.com Wyoming and General Electric. In Wyoming, coal doesn’t just fuel
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Powder River Basin
coal plant in Gillette.
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S ta ff P h o t o
S ta ff P h o t o
J eff A d k i n s
Left and middle: Nearly 40 percent of the nation’s coal comes from Wyoming. Right: Wyoming coal.
power stations. It powers the economy, Gasification-Advanced Technology Center capturing carbon dioxide from coal-fired
Loomis says. in Laramie County. power plants and other industrial
• The mining industry paid the The $100 million to $120 million facilities and storing it deep underground.
local, state and federal government research and technology center will Managers of the multiyear, $17 million
taxes, royalties and fees of $1.8 explore methods of using Wyoming research project are conducting tests and
billion in 2009. coal to produce electricity, hydrogen, preparing models to see if deep saline
• 7,285 people are employed in chemicals and other forms of energy reservoirs in a geologic site known as the
Wyoming’s coal mining industry. while virtually eliminating air pollution Rock Springs Uplift are suitable for deep
• With an average wage of $20 to and greenhouse gas emissions. CO2 storage (13,000 feet underground)
$25 per hour, the industry has Scientists and engineers at the says Ron Surdam, director.
a direct payroll of $730 million, Wyoming Carbon Management Institute Storing CO2 securely underground will
including benefits. are actively researching geologic storage reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says
• Up to 21,855 additional workers of carbon dioxide, another promising Surdam, a goal that for Wyoming is
have jobs thanks to the mining method of making fossil fuels greener “particularly important to the viability
industry’s economic impact. Each energy sources. Geologic storage involves of the state’s energy industries.”
mining job creates up to three
additional jobs, Loomis says.
Wyoming Coal Production by Year (In Thousands of Tons)
L&H Industrial 500,000
After-Market Parts
Two hundred of those spinoff jobs
are at the Gillette headquarters of
L&H Industrial, a major after-market 400,000
supplier of rebuilt and replacement
mining industry parts. The company
has an additional 200 employees at 300,000
locations worldwide.
“Coal built our company, and L&H
helped build coal,” Vice President Jeff
Wandler says. “I think coal is going to 200,000
be here as long as people want energy.
I don’t see any alternative to it.”
High Plains Coal Gasification 100,000
To ensure that Wyoming coal remains
a viable energy source in the future, GE
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Energy/Technology
Sweet Science
Wyoming project uses sugar cane waste to make ethanol
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pulp and paper industry.
Linda Harris, executive director of the Northeast CELLULOSIC bioFUEL what is it?
Wyoming Economic Development Coalition, says the plant
has produced jobs, revenue and attention for the region, The official definition of cellulosic biofuel
where interest in biofuels and other energy projects, is renewable fuel derived from any cellulose,
hemicellulose, or lignin each of which must
including coal gasification, is growing. “It gets the
originate from renewable biomass. Cellulose
community noticed,” Harris says.
is the most common organic compound on
The area’s abundance of Ponderosa Pine feedstock made the planet and the main component of plant
Upton a good location for the first demonstration project, cell walls. Such material used in production
and the bagasse conversion is considered a second- of cellulosic ethanol includes corn stover,
generation process. The agreement between KL Energy and rice straw, wood chips, bagasse, and “energy
Petrobras also gives the Brazilian company the option to crops” of fast-growing trees and grasses
license KL Energy’s technology. Brazil has the world’s planted specifically for fuel conversion, such
largest and most sophisticated ethanol market, but the as switch grass.
research from Upton will have far broader reach. “Whatever SOURCE: Renewable Fuels Association
we learn now can be applied in the U.S.,” Gross says.
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Transportation
Major Business
Connections
Road, rail, air, communications link Wyoming to the world
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Story by Bill McMeekin
Photography by Antony Boshier
A Wyoming
sophisticated transportation pieces of merchandise from Wyoming. Home
infrastructure, a phalanx of major improvement chain Lowe’s supplies stores
industrial parks and a highly developed within a 600-mile radius from a facility in Transportation
high-speed communications network keep Cheyenne. And Walmart, whose distribution
Wyoming connected. facility in Cheyenne serves three states, added 36
airports in the state,
Interstate 25 is a north-south corridor that 100 jobs to its nearly 600-member workforce including 10 with
links Casper and Cheyenne to Denver and in 2010. commercial service
Albuquerque, and provides access to the Wyoming is home to a number of major
Southwest. Midwest markets are within industrial parks, and almost every county in
easy reach via I-80, which passes through the state has at least one such development. 16,000
population centers Cheyenne, Laramie, workers in Wyoming in
The Casper Logistics Hub includes the CTRAN the Transportation and
Rawlins, Rock Springs, Green River and rail yard and transloading facility. Cheyenne’s Warehousing sector
Evanston, and is a gateway to Utah, Nevada industrial parks include the Cheyenne
and California. I-90 runs along the northern Business Parkway and North Range Business
section of Wyoming through Gillette and Park. Smaller communities offer high-level 3
Sheridan, connecting the state to the upper developments, too. Gillette has at least eight major interstates – I-25,
Midwest and northwest markets. I-80 and I-90 – that pass
business or industrial parks with 50 acres or through Wyoming
Wyoming’s Air – and rail – force more, such as Gillette Energy Park. Upton in
The state has 36 airports, including 10 with eastern Wyoming has the Upton Regional
commercial service to airline hubs such as Industrial Park. 913
miles of interstate
Denver and Salt Lake City. In Cody, a $12.5 highway in Wyoming
Broadband Keeps state Connected
million, LEED-certified passenger terminal
Wyoming invested $29 million in a
opened at Yellowstone Regional Airport.
statewide high-speed telecommunications
Burlington Northern/Santa Fe and Union
network, the Wyoming Equality Network, to
Pacific provide Class I rail service with lines
connect the state’s public schools to additional
that crisscross the state. In Laramie, the
Laramie Economic Development Corp. plans teaching and information resources. And
to create a 5.6-acre transit site with rail access communications technology has bred some
for local businesses. homegrown success stories. Freedom-based
Silver Star Communications offers mobile,
Wyoming Moves the Goods Internet and wireless services in Star Valley,
Transportation and warehousing is among Jackson Hole, Swan Valley and Teton Valley.
the fastest-growing employment sectors in the And Union Wireless in Mountain View
state. In fall 2010, it employed more than 16,000 provides a range of telecom services, from
people in Wyoming. high-speed Internet to cable television to
Sierra Trading Post, a catalog and online mobile service, for customers in Wyoming,
closeout retailer in Cheyenne, ships 8 million northwestern Colorado and parts of Utah.
An American
Airlines jet
at Cheyenne
Regional Airport.
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Health
A Healthy Economy
Network of hospitals keep care accessible for Wyoming residents
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ffering quality care, advanced In addition, this medical center is heavily in transitioning to digital
technology and the latest among the top eight percent of imaging within radiology
medical treatments, Wyoming’s hospitals in the nation that provide departments, giving them the ability
hospitals serve their communities and cardiac patients with angioplasties to digitally transmit MRI and CT
enhance the state’s workforce. within 90 minutes of arriving at the ER. scans, ultrasounds and other images.
The state is home to 29 hospitals, Located in Casper, Wyoming
with 22 owned by a county or special Medical Center is a 207-bed, acute care health care aids Economy
district, and 15 are designated Critical hospital. This not-for-profit facility The state’s community hospitals and
Access Hospitals, which work to offers Wyoming Life Flight, the only regional medical centers also employ
provide health care in rural areas. air ambulance program in the state, top-notch doctors, nurses, and
Each year, these hospitals serve nearly and is home to two Centers of professional support staff. “You can’t
37 million patients, with an additional Excellence: the Heart Center of deliver the goods in a hospital without a
117 million individuals treated in the Wyoming and the Wyoming rock-solid medical staff,” Hilton says.
state’s emergency rooms. Neuroscience and Spine Institute. “The demands are tremendous –
In locations across the state, the personnel providing care really
centers of care, Services additional facilities such as Ivinson make an incredible commitment to
Two of the larger hospitals in Memorial Hospital in Laramie, their communities.”
Wyoming, Cheyenne Regional Medical Sheridan Memorial Hospital, The state’s health-care system
Center and Wyoming Medical Center, Campbell County Memorial Hospital provides more than 23,000 full- and part-
work to provide patients with a wide and St John’s Medical Center in time jobs, with hospitals having an
range of services. “These two are full- Jackson, serve as full-service estimated economic impact of
scale regional medical centers,” says community hospitals. approximately $1.45 billion each year.
Neil A. Hilton, Wyoming Hospital “Many hospitals in Wyoming have Additionally, Wyoming’s health-care
Association vice president. done an excellent job in securing a sector is responsible for 10.3 percent of
Cheyenne Regional, which began in variety of specialized services” Hilton the state’s employment, and the hospitals
1867 to treat injured railroad workers says, “Their strategic planning efforts contribute approximately $445 million to
constructing the Union Pacific and commitment to delivering high- the state’s economy annually.
Railroad, offers services in a variety of quality care is unquestionably at the “Health-care services certainly go
areas, such as cardiovascular, cancer, core of their mission.” hand-in-hand with other forms of
neurosciences, trauma and weight loss. Wyoming hospitals have invested economic impact,” Hilton says.
Wyoming’s Hospitals
• Carbon County Memorial • Hot Springs County • Lander Valley Medical Center • Star Valley
Hospital, Rawlins Memorial Hospital, Thermopolis • Niobrara Health Medical Center, Afton
• Cheyenne Regional • Ivinson Memorial and Life Center, Lusk • Veterans Affairs
Medical Center Hospital, Laramie • North Big Horn Hospital, Lovell Medical Center, Cheyenne
• Campbell County • Johnson County Memorial • Platte County • Washakie Medical
Memorial Hospital, Gillette Hospital, Buffalo Memorial Hospital, Wheatland Center, Worland
• Community Hospital, Torrington • Memorial Hospital of • St. John’s Medical • West Park Hospital, Cody
• Crook County Hospital, Sundance Converse County, Douglas Center, Jackson • Weston County
• Elkhorn Valley • Memorial Hospital • South Big Horn County Health Services, Newcastle
Rehabilitation Hospital, Casper Sheridan County, Sheridan Hospital District, Basin • Wyoming Medical Center, Casper
• Evanston Regional Hospital • Memorial Hospital Sweetwater • South Lincoln Medical • Wyoming Behavioral
• Powell Valley Healthcare, Powell County, Rock Springs Center, Kemmerer Institute, Casper
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Education
It Adds Up
to Expansion
University of Wyoming College of Business gets $54M upgrade
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ne of the state’s major business been made possible by the geographical borders,” says Brent
assets is the University of extraordinary generosity of the Hathaway, College of Business dean.
Wyoming, a powerhouse Wyoming State Legislature,” says “The building’s technological
in research and a provider of Tom Buchanan, University of advancements allow us to teach
knowledgeable workers for Wyoming president. students here or throughout the state
Wyoming businesses. by using distance education capabilities
One of the university’s major Under One Roof, And Beyond such as online education and two-way
components, the College of Business, The renovation and expansion video conferencing.”
recently underwent a complete reunited the college’s academic
renovation of its existing 53,000 departments, which were in two even a stock ticker
square-foot structure, plus added different locations prior to the project. The building on UW’s impressive
112,000 square feet of new The construction project is also Laramie campus features amenities
construction. The revitalized College of benefitting the college and state in a such as a trading room, behavioral and
Business reopened its doors in August number of other ways. multimedia laboratories, an executive
2010 in time for the new academic year. “While the upgraded building is an boardroom, conference and seminar
“This new facility will help our integral part of the UW campus, its rooms, an auditorium and the latest
students achieve their goals and has benefits are not limited by our wired and wireless technologies. Those
Central Wyoming College Laramie County Community College Northwest College Western Wyoming Comm. College
Riverton Cheyenne Powell Rock Springs
www.cwc.edu www.lccc.cc.wy.us www.northwestcollege.edu www.wwcc.cc.wy.us
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technologies include high-definition
playback and projection systems in
each classroom, a video production and
editing facility, and video conferencing
capabilities.
The centerpiece of the revamped
College of Business is the Jonah Bank
Atrium, which serves as a gathering
spot for students and faculty, a site for
hosting events, and a prominent
display area for recognizing the
achievements of the college’s faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and friends.
The atrium is also equipped with a
wall-to-wall stock ticker.
“The College of Business now has a
facility that better reflects the
excellence of our faculty, programs and
students,” Hathaway says. “It meets the
educational needs of our 1,300 business
majors, plus the 1,250 non-business
students enrolled in business classes.”
Think green thoughts
Sustainability was at the top of the
agenda during the building process.
For example, 95 percent of old material
was recycled to divert it from landfills,
and 10 percent of the new building is
made of recycled content.
“The university has made great
strides during the last several years in Jonah Bank Atrium at the The University
construction processes to meet LEED of Wyoming’s Collge of Business.
standards,” Hathaway says.
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Fueled by
Innovation
Institute’s works lead to
energy breakthroughs
Coal, oil shale, tar sand,
unconventional fuels, refinery
efficiency, biomass gasification
and thermo-chemical production
are all energy systems that make
up a big part of Wyoming’s industry
and economy.
Western Research Institute,
located on the University of Wyoming
campus in Laramie, is a not-for-profit
organization that focuses on
advancements in energy systems,
environmental technologies and
highway materials research. The
institute prides itself on dealing with
real-world, on-the-ground conditions.
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Livability
W
yoming has heritage links everyday folks – they all stayed at our downtown Cheyenne has been around
to westward expansion, the historic Wyoming hotels.” since 1911 and was a favorite of
birth of the railroads, cattle, Some of the most interesting venues presidents, movie stars and cattle
commodities and minerals. It is also still exist today. ranchers. The building was renovated
home to a roster of historic hotels in 2003 and is adorned with Western
that played host to some of the most Elk Mountain Hotel artwork and cowboy high-style décor.
famous – and sometimes infamous – Elk Mountain debuted in 1905 and Also on-site is The Capital Grille.
names of the 19th and 20th centuries. was completely restored in 2002. It is
Those names include Butch nestled between Laramie and Rawlins Irma Hotel
Cassidy, Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, just off Interstate 80, at an elevation The Irma, built in Cody in 1902,
Teddy Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover and of 7,264 feet. The 12-bedroom hotel was owned by town father William
Ernest Hemingway. is renowned for its food, thanks to “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who named the
“The historic hotels each represent co-owner Susan Prescott-Havers, a hotel for his daughter, Irma. Guests
different pieces in the story of Cordon Bleu chef trained in Paris. today can even stay in Buffalo Bill’s
building the West,” says Jim Osterfoss, private suite, and the cherry wood bar
president of Cheyenne-based Historic Historic Plains Hotel in the lobby – a gift from England’s
Hotels of the Rockies. “Cattle barons, Historic Plains Hotel across the Queen Victoria – is one of the most
railroaders, gold rushers, outlaws and street from the Union Pacific Depot in photographed spots in town.
J eff A d k i n s
The morning sun illuminates the front of the historic Sheridan Inn on North Broadway.
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Nagle Warren Mansion owners John and Dawn Wexo inn’s second and third floors, which
Bed & Breakfast purchased the building in 1997 to will eventually feature 22 rooms.
The Nagle Warren Mansion was begin a 10-year restoration process.
built in 1888 by Erasmus Nagle, and The couple kept interesting items Hotel Wolf
eventually became the home of such as embossed tin ceilings, several Hotel Wolf in downtown Saratoga
Senator Francis E. Warren, who antique chairs and 23 bullet holes in is on the National Register of Historic
entertained the likes of Presidents the saloon. Places, having opened on New Year’s
Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft. Eve in 1893. Built by German
Today, the AAA 4 Diamond award- Sheridan Inn immigrant Frederick G. Wolf for
winning bed and breakfast in The Sheridan opened in 1893 when $6,000, the 2.5-story Victorian-style
downtown Cheyenne has been Buffalo Bill Cody established it as the first structure has been the anchor for
fully restored to its original glory. property in his W.F. Cody Hotel Co. Today, downtown Saratoga for 118 years. The
the Sheridan Inn hosts the 1893 Grille rooms are known for their comfort
Occidental Hotel & Restaurant and Spirits restaurant on its completely while the Hotel Wolf Restaurant is
The Occidental in Buffalo, Wyo., restored first floor. A fundraising effort acclaimed for its fine dining at
dates to the late 1800s, and current is currently under way to renovate the competitive prices.
p h o t o s b y A n t o n y B o s h i er
Top left: Historic Plains Hotel in Cheyenne. Top middle: Occidental Hotel in Buffalo. Top right: The lobby of the Occidental Hotel.
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Devil’s Tower National Monument.
Brian McCord
Room to Roam
Wyoming recreation appeals to busy bodies
Wyoming is home to some of such as Grand Teton National Park, venues is Cheyenne Country Club,
the nation’s most beloved outdoor where snowfalls may total more than which spans 6,619 yards over 18
natural treasures – Yellowstone, 400 inches per season, and Jackson holes. A challenging and scenic public
Devil’s Tower, Grand Teton and offers some of the nation’s best course is Three Crowns Golf Club in
Shoshone National Forest. Outdoor skiing at its numerous resorts. Casper, which measures 7,065 yards.
adventurers and enthusiasts also
have several other recreational Camping/Hiking/Nature Loving Festivals
endeavors to enjoy. Wyoming is a virtual paradise for More than 50 interesting festivals
anyone who loves to hike and camp. occur in Wyoming each year, and the
Whitewater Rafting Top venues to visit include Big Horn largest is Cheyenne Frontier Days.
One of the most exciting summer Mountains, Bridger-Teton National The 10-day celebration features a
activities in all of Wyoming is going Forest, Curt Gowdy Trail, Green River world-class rodeo, a Chuckwagon
whitewater rafting on the Snake River Lakes, New Fork Lakes, Glendo State Cookoff, carnival midway, a Buckin’
in Jackson Hole. The river narrows just Park and, of course, Yellowstone A Saloon and concerts. The 2011
south of town, and the whitewater will National Park. dates are July 22-31, and the concert
undoubtedly create a day of thrills for lineup will include Kid Rock, Toby
all rafting participants. Golf Keith, Charlie Daniels, Darius Rucker
The state is home to thousands of There are 70 golf courses to choose and the Zac Brown Band.
miles of cross-country skiing trails. from in Wyoming, with a majority For more information on outdoor
Downhill skiing, sleigh rides and of them in the cities of Cheyenne, recreation options in Wyoming, go
dogsled tours are also abundant, Casper, Jackson, Sheridan, Gillette to www.wyomingtourism.org.
especially in the northwest region, and Laramie. One of the nicest private – Kevin Litwin
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economic profile
Business snapshot
Population With its absence of personal and corporate income taxes, low energy costs,
low operating costs and educated workforce, Wyoming offers significant
2009: 544,270 advantages for business investment and expansion. Easy commutes,
open spaces, spectacular natural resources, low crime rates and a
2000: 493,782
technologically advanced infrastructure give Wyoming a superior quality
Change: 10.2 percent of life. Wyoming offers many incentives for businesses, including excellent
taxes and resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Largest Cities
Cheyenne: 57,478 Union Pacific Railroad: 686 Per Capita
Casper: 54,874 Walmart Distribution: 680 Personal Income
Laramie: 28,850 National Outdoor
Leadership School: 650 2000: $18,742
2005: $21,122
Economy TIC The Industrial Co.: 600
2009: $48,178
Key Energy: 620
Gross Domestic Product (2009):
$37.5 billion General Chemical: 531 Transportation
Retail sales (2008): $9 billion Sugarland Enterprises: 480
Exports (2009): $926 million Highways
Ivinson Memorial Three interstate highways cross
Hospital: 473 the state: I-25, I-80 and I-90,
Major Employers West Park Hospital: 450 and there are five major
interstate junctions
Government
University of Wyoming: 5,225 Major Industry Airports
F.E. Warren Air Force Base: 4,410 Sectors (2009) www.wyomingairports.org
State of Wyoming: 3,840 Wyoming has 36 public airports,
Mining: 33% including 10 commercial service
Campbell County airports, all of which connect to
School District: 2,646 Government: 13% Denver International Airport and/
Federal government: 1,747 Real Estate and or Salt Lake International Airport.
Natrona County School Rental and Leasing: 8% Casper provides daily flights to
District No. 1: 1,427 Minneapolis. In addition, Casper
Transportation and Warehousing
offers a Foreign Trade Zone at
Laramie County School (Excluding Postal Service): 5%
the Natrona County International
District No. 1: 1,999 Construction: 5% Airport.
Albany County Schools: 896
All Other: 35%
Uinta County School District: 885 Rail
Two Class I rail carriers:
Sweetwater Co. School No. 1: 720 Labor Force Burlington Northern Santa Fe
www.bnsf.com
Nongovernment Civilian labor force: 292,606
Rio Tinto Energy America: 1,795 Union Pacific
Average annual pay: $41,487
www.up.com
Powder River Coal Co.: 1,459
Thunder Basin Coal Co.: 1,100 Median Household Sources:
Cheyenne Regional Income (2008) www.wyomingbusiness.org
Medical Center: 1,324 www.bea.gov
Wyoming Medical Center: 946 census.gov
FMC Wyoming Corp.: 844
Campbell County
$54,735 www.wyoming.gov
www.whywyoming.org/
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More Online
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