CEO Guide to Site Selection

Wyoming

A Balance of Natural Resources and Innovation

Wyoming’s economy remains heavily rooted in key industries like mineral extraction, agriculture and tourism. However, state officials are continuing to diversify the economy and taking a closer look at entrepreneurship and small businesses. In 2024, the state launched StartUp Wyoming, a program to improve its startup ecosystem. In 2025, it also launched Wyo BizLink, a platform to serve as a central hub for the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

“Wyoming has grown and continues to thrive because of our conservative values and common-sense decision-making. We have always been able to adapt to breakthroughs, meet challenges and build a future by assuring our government is accountable, efficient and responsible.”
Mark Gordon
Governor

TAXES

No corporate income tax

# 0

on the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index

EDUCATION

0 %

of adults 25 years of age and older have graduated high school

0 %

of adults age 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

0 %

RIGHT TO WORK STATE

Yes

QUALITY OF LIFE

# 0

POPULATION GROWTH

0 %

increase between 2020 and 2024

KEY INCENTIVES

No corporate or personal state income tax. No inventory, franchise, occupation or value-added taxes.

Financial Technology and Medical Digital Innovation Sandboxes: The Wyoming Secretary of State and the Wyoming Banking Commissioner have the authority to waive specific statutes or rules to allow for the testing of innovative financial products or services. 

EDCs

Wyoming Business Council

wyomingbusiness.org

Cheyenne LEADS

cheyenneleads.org

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce

cheyennechamber.org

Advance Casper

advancecasper.com

BIG DEALS

  • Ramaco Resources cut the ribbon in July 2025 on the Brook Mine Carbon Ore Rare Earth Project, the first rare earth mine in the U.S. in more than 70 years.
  • Related Digital broke ground in October 2025 on a $1.2 billion data center campus in Cheyenne that will create over 700 construction jobs.
  • TerraPower is building a 35,000-square-foot, one-of-a-kind nuclear training facility in Kemmerer.
Roundtable

Strategic Planning Workshop

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process

Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:

  1. Lack of systematic approach (70%)
  2. Laundry lists without prioritization (68%)
  3. Decisions based on personalities rather than facts and information (65%)

 

Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns.  They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning.  Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process.  This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented.  If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form.  The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.

To sign up, select this option in your registration form. Additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.

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Women in Leadership Seminar and Peer Discussion

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations. 

Limited space available.

To sign up, select this option in your registration form. Additional fee of $495 will be added to your total.

Golf Outing

10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS

General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.

The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.

To sign up, select this option in your registration form. Additional fee of $295 will be added to your total.