Microsoft Announces Additional $200M Expansion In Cheyenne
By Staff – 17 Feb ’15 Governor Matt Mead joined Cheyenne LEADS and the Wyoming Business Council announcing Microsoft Corporation will expand their data center [Continue Reading ...]
Economy
Gov Mead Gives 2015 State of the State
By Associated Press – 14 Jan ’15 Gov. Matt Mead has completed his state address to Wyoming lawmakers in Cheyenne. Mead, a Republican, was sworn in to his second [Continue Reading ...]
Cheyenne Lawmaker Proposes $9 Minimum Wage
By Associated Press – 30 Dec ’14 A Cheyenne lawmaker is again sponsoring a bill which would increase Wyoming’s minimum wage to $9 an hour. The state’s [Continue Reading ...]
Liquor, Wine Sales Way Up in Wyoming in 2014
By Associated Press – 27 Dec ’14 Sales of wine and liquor in Wyoming are way up this year compared to last year. Wyoming Department of Revenue Liquor Division [Continue Reading ...]
Study: Cheyenne Rent Too Steep for Many Workers
By Associated Press – 21 Dec ’14 A recent study finds that rents in Cheyenne are too steep for many workers to afford. The study published earlier this month by [Continue Reading ...]
Governor Mead Reveals Supplemental Budget Proposal
By Staff – 2 Nov ’14 Governor Matt Mead presented a $156 million supplemental budget recommendation on Monday, and emphasized the need for a thoughtful [Continue Reading ...]
Wyoming Jobless Rate Unchanged from September
By Associated Press – 26 Nov ’14 Wyoming’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent in October. While the rate is unchanged from September, it is up [Continue Reading ...]
Wyoming Savings Continue to Grow
By Associated Press – 2 Nov ’14 Some Wyoming lawmakers say they want a more open discussion about state savings policies as the balance in the state’s [Continue Reading ...]
Growing Wyoming Economy in Need of Workers
By Associated Press – 20 Sept ’14 Some businesses in the growing Wyoming economy are having a hard time finding workers and must pay higher wages to attract and [Continue Reading ...]
Wyoming Reports Lower Poverty Rate, Higher Income
By Associated Press – 18 Sept ’14 Wyoming is among the states seeing a decrease in the poverty rate. New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau state that the [Continue Reading ...]