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News Releases & Success Stories

A summary of LEADS success since its inception in 1986 includes more than 45 new companies recruited and 3,500 new jobs created. The annual payroll from these companies is $82 million, with a capital investment of over $256 million.

The 917-acre Cheyenne Business Parkway, which is owned by LEADS, currently has 26 sites (318 acres) available. 16 companies, accounting for over 2,180 jobs, currently reside in the Parkway.

The second business park owned by LEADS, the 620-acre North Range Business Park, houses Wal-Mart's state of the art food distribution facility and is preparing to house the National Center for Atmospheric Research's (NCAR) super computing center.

Cheyenne LEADS news releases include:

February 27, 2012

• Cheyenne LEADS Celebrates 25th Anniversary Annual Banquet & Membership Meeting Featuring Special Guest Speaker The Honorable Governor Matt Mead

November 8, 2011

• Cheyenne LEADS’ Hires Business Development Director

November 4, 2011

• Cheyenne LEADS’ VP Resigns, Accepts Executive Director Position in Casper

September 20, 2011

• Cheyenne LEADS’ Manufacturing Spec Building Breaks Ground

June 8, 2011

• Oilfield Services Leader to Build Regional Facility in Cheyenne

April 20, 2011

• New Officers Elected to Cheyenne LEADS Board of Directors

March 2011

• New Wyoming Economic Development Association Board Directors & Officers Elected for 2011/2012

February 17, 2011
• Annual Banquet & Membership Meeting: Friday, March 11, 2011

February 15, 2011
• Wind Tower Manufacturing Facility coming to Wyoming

December 2010
• Oil & Gas Service First Company to Break Ground in Swan Ranch Rail Park

June 2010
• Construction to Start on NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer Center

March 2010
• Cheyenne Welcomes American Airlines Nonstop Jet Service to Dallas/Ft. Worth: Monday, March 22, 2010

March 2010
• Annual Banquet & Membership Meeting: Friday, March 12, 2010

January 2010
• April Opening of Uranium Headquarters

December 2009
• Oil & Gas Pipeline Service Company Expands to the New Swan Ranch Industrial Park

October 2009
• Uranium Company Moves Headquarters from Colorado to Cheyenne

September 2009
• Sierra Trading Post voted #1 for "Outdoor Clothing, Gear" in NRF's "Favorite 50" Online Retailers list

August 2009
• Wyoming Supercomputing Center Reaches Design Milestone

May 2009
• University of Wyoming/General Electric Coal Gasification Chooses Cheyenne

March 2009
• Architectural Design Team Selected for NCAR Supercomputing Center

January 2009
• German Robotics Company Opens U.S. Office in Cheyenne

June 2008
• Sutherland Promoted to Vice President

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