Ceremony To Mark Biogas-powered Microsoft Data Plant Operation
Ceremony To Mark Biogas-powered Microsoft Data Plant Operation CHEYENNE, Wyoming (October 30, 2014) –The dedication event of Microsoft’s zero-carbon, waste-to-energy-powered Data Plant on November 6 in Cheyenne marks an advancement in Wyoming’s position as a partner in innovation and advanced energy deployment. Wyoming can now add biogas fuel cell power to its technology and energy […]
Read MoreGoogle calls Cheyenne the digital capital of Wyoming
CHEYENNE – According to Google, the state capital is also the digital capital of Wyoming by having the strongest online business community in the state to outpace Casper, Google’s 2013 eCity. “These cities’ businesses are using the Web to find new customers, connect with existing customers and fuel their local economies,” Google’s statement on the […]
Read MoreCheyenne LEADS Board Member Receives Community Spirit Award
CHEYENNE – A well-respected Cheyenne attorney whose lifelong passion for civic service was kindled by his early participation in the Boy Scouts has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s Community Spirit Award. Gregory C. Dyekman will be presented with the award at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Cheyenne […]
Read MoreCheyenne Prairie Generating Station Fires Up
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power has fired up and synchronized its three new turbine generators up for the first time, a key milestone for its first natural gas power generating station in Wyoming. “This is the first time energy from the station was placed onto the electrical grid for load testing, and our success marks […]
Read MoreCheyenne WY Home To Regions Fastest Growing Industrial Energy Park
The Swan Ranch Industrial Park, located 4 miles North of the Colorado border, has just hit another major milestone. The first unit train consisting of 133 crude cars came in on the Union Pacific Railroad for loading. The rail expansion project now connects two main line railroads – the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington […]
Read MoreGovernor Joins ACT to Announce Installation of New Fiber Optic Line
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Matt Mead and Sheridan-based Advanced Communications Technology (ACT) are pleased to announce ACT is installing a new fiber optics line from Casper to the Colorado border. Governor Mead continues to further the expansion of broadband services. He has worked with Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to help companies by opening the existing […]
Read MoreWyoming Unemployment Rate at 3.8% in May 2014
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rose slightly from 3.7% in April to 3.8% in May 2014 (not a statistically significant change). Wyoming’s unemployment rate remained much lower than its May 2013 level of 4.6%, and significantly lower than the current […]
Read MoreWyoming Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.3% in January 2014
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.4% in December to 4.3% in January. Wyoming’s unemployment rate has been trending downward for the past four years, and remains significantly lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 6.6%. Seasonally […]
Read MoreWyoming Ranks in the Top 10 for Best Fiscal Health
By Gil Weinreich, ThinkAdvisor Editor-in-Chief Research Magazine Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming rank highest in terms of fiscal solvency, but few will be surprised that New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and California have a lot of work to do to shore up their finances. Those latter five states are often the subject […]
Read MoreGovernor Welcomes Magpul Industries to Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Magpul Industries has announced that it will relocate its manufacturing, distribution and shipping operations to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Governor Matt Mead expressed his support in helping with the move, which begins immediately and his appreciation for Magpul recognizing the state’s benefits to a manufacturing company. “Wyoming and Magpul are a great match. The […]
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