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…
Expansion Management ranks Wyoming Third in it’s 2005 LEGISLATIVE QUOTIENT T
The November 2005 issue of Expansion Management magazine has ranked Wyoming No. 3 in its 11th annual Legislative Quotient evaluation of the business climate created by each of the 50 state legislatures. What a business really needs to focus on are things like who pays the taxes, and how much to they pay? Does government…
Washington, D.C. based Company looks to Cheyenne for Possible Expansion
CAPTEL, a leading national political communications company that is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. will be in Cheyenne August 16 to determine if there is an interested, quality workforce available for their expanding call center and office. If CAPTEL finds there is a sufficient level of interest from prospective employees in the Cheyenne…
Job Fair a Success, Help Desk NOW is Expanding to Cheyenne
CHEYENNE – Help Desk NOW, an inbound call center based in Greensboro, North Carolina, announced it’s expansion to Cheyenne today. Help Desk NOW had chosen Cheyenne as it’s number one choice for it’s newest location, but needed assurance of an available workforce. Last week Help Desk NOW Chief Executive Officer, Fred Riek, returned to Cheyenne…
Help Desk NOW Launches Job Fairs
CHEYENNE – Prospective call center employer, Help Desk NOW, will conduct job fairs in Cheyenne Tuesday, May 17th through Thursday, May 19th. With over 400 jobs hanging on the decision, turn out at these job fairs will allow Help Desk NOW to decide whether Cheyenne will be home to the company’s new U.S. call center,…