#14 Wyoming
#1 in Taxation and Regulation
#21 in Workforce Quality
#14 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✓
Regional Profile – Southwest
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Key Industries
Clean Tech, Data Center, Firearms, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mining
Key Companies
Cloud Peak Energy
Great Lakes Aviation
United Bankshares
Uranerz Energy Corp.
U.S. Energy Corp.
Advantages
There is no corporate income or gross receipts tax in Wyoming.
Cheyenne is emerging as a data center hub.
Challenges
A long-planned $400 million rail line that would haul coal from a mine near the Wyoming-Montana border was derailed by the federal government.
Key Contacts
Business Council
Shawn Reese, Chief Executive Officer
307-777-2862
214 West 15th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0240
shawn.reese@wyo.gov
http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/
CEO Comments
“Utah and Wyoming chose not to expand Medicaid and they have the highest rates of suicide in the country.”
Current Developments
2015 REGIONAL REPORT: The West
July 29, 2015
State Tax Competitiveness Is Compared in Newest Tax Foundation Study
December 9, 2015