October 2006 Wyoming ranked 3rd, in overall ranking out of 51states (including the District of Columbia) in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Councils’ “Small Business Survival Index 2006” In coming up with the ratings, the eleventh annual Small Business Survival Index tied together 29 major government-imposed or government-related costs impacting small business and entrepreneurs across…
Cheyenne LEADS and the Cheyenne Chamber Provide a New Type of Funding
Cheyenne LEADS and five community partners recently unveiled its LEADS M.E. Fund, a micro-enterprise line of credit. The LEADS M.E. Fund will provide a line of credit program unlike any in the state. The LEADS M.E. Fund focuses on funding opportunities for the creation and expansion of “micro” businesses within Laramie County. The LEADS M.E….
LEDC and LEADS Team Up to Attend BIXPO
Cheyenne LEADS and Laramie Economic Development Corporation are teaming up to attend and exhibit at the 2nd Annual BIXPO Conference in Loveland, Colorado. BIXPO will take place at The Ranch at the Budweiser Events Center on Wednesday, September 13 and Thursday, September 14. LEDC and LEADS both attended the 1st Annual BIXPO in 2005 in…
Expansion Management Magazine Publishes its 8th Annual QUALITY OF LIFE QUOTIENT T Ranking of 362 Metros
CLEVELAND, OH – June 12, 2006 – If you owned a mid-sized (100-500 employees) company that is growing rapidly, and you needed to find the best place to locate a new manufacturing or distribution facility, or perhaps a back office operation, why would you care about something like quality of life? After all, with the…
FORBES Reports Cheyenne & Wyoming Good Places for Business
Cheyenne 2006 Forbes Rankings Best Smaller Metro Overall: 22 out of 179 Cost of Doing Business: 2 Job Growth: 39 Educational Attainment: 45 May, 2006 -Cheyenne ranked 22, in overall ranking out of 179 small places in Forbes’ “Best Places for Business Report” and ranked No. 2 for “Cost of Doing Business” in the smaller…
TRADE & INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS ITS FIRST-ANNUAL CORPORATE INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY IMPACT (CiCi) AWARDS
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to receive Community Impact Award for its contributions to the city of Cheyenne BIRMINGHAM, AL- (March 20, 2006) Trade & Industry Development, the premier source of information on site selection and corporate growth strategies, announces its first-annual Corporate Investment and Community Impact (CiCi) Awards. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was one of 15 recipients…
NDC Expands Cheyenne’s High Tech Industry
CHEYENNE – Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation (NDC) and Cheyenne LEADS announced this evening that NDC will be expanding Cheyenne’s high-tech industry. NDC will spend over $6 million and create over 50 jobs in Laramie County over the next few years while bringing in associated opportunities for further expansion of the Laramie County high-tech industry. “We are…
Best and worst tax codes for businesses
Study shows which states have business-friendly tax codes and which don’t, how does yours fare? February 27, 2006: 6:50 AM EST NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Wyoming tops the list of states with the most business-friendly tax system, according to a report released Monday. South Dakota, Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, Texas, Delaware, Montana and Oregon…
LEADS Announces Illoway Retirement
Cheyenne LEADS announced the February 2006 retirement of Pete Illoway. Illoway joined LEADS in the fall of 2002 as Vice President with responsibility for membership development and business recruiting. During Illoway’s tenure at LEADS the organization experienced resurgence in membership providing increased funding for economic development activities. Illoway also was the primary point of contact…
Wyoming ranks fifth for progressive pro-business policies
CHEYENNE – Pollina Corporate Top Ten Pro-Business States 2006: America’s Economy In The 21st Century study ranks Wyoming fifth in the nation for its progressive pro-business policies that result in job growth. The study, which evaluates state and federal economic development policies, was unveiled today at the Manufacturing Week trade show in Chicago. The top…