Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 181) WYOMING Governor Dave Freudenthal WYOMING Fast Facts Population (2006): 515,004 Largest Cities (2006): Cheyenne, 55,314; Casper, 52,089; Laramie, 25,688; Gillette, 23,899; Rock Springs, 19,324 Targeted Industries: Composite building material R&D, call centers, winter outdoor tourism, educational software, warehousing Key Incentives: Bridge Loan, Challenge Loan, Business & Industry Loan Guarantee, Rural Business Enterprise Grants, Seed Capital Loan Program AL – CO WYOMING GDP by Industry (Total = $29.6 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 3.4% - Manufacturing CT – ID 13.2% - Services & Healthcare 14.8% - Trade & Transportation 32.0% - Agriculture & Mining 10.7% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate IL – LA 12.9% - Government 12.9% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 STATE CONTACTS Wyoming Business Council Ben Avery Director, Business and Industry 214 West 15th Cheyenne, WY 82002 800-262-3425 fax: 307-777-2838 info@wyomingbusiness.org www.whywyoming.org Wyoming consistently ranks in the top tier for best environment for small business; most progressive pro-business policies; least expensive business operations; as well as least personal and corporate tax burdens. Manufacturing-Works® Nancy F. Fallas, Center Manager Department 3362 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071-2000 307-766-4812 www.manufacturing-works.com Northeast Wyoming Econ. Dev. Coalition Linda Harris, Executive Director P.O. Box 4369 Gillette, WY 82717 307-686-3672 www.newedc.com Converse Area New Dev. Organization Joe Coyne, Executive Director 130 South 3rd Street Douglas, WY 82633 307-358-2000 www.candowyoming.com Forward Sheridan Economic Development Philippe Chino, CEO 203 South Main Street, Suite 2003 Sheridan, WY 82801 307-673-8004, ext. 103 www.forwardsheridan.com Goshen County Economic Dev. Corp. Lisa Johnson, Interim Manager 302 W. 21st Avenue Torrington, WY 82240 307-532-5162 Improve Niobrara County Jackie Bredthauer, Executive Director P.O. Box 457 Lusk, WY 82225 307-334-2950 www.luskwyoming.com Johnson County Econ. Dev. Alliance Gary Havens, Chairman P.O. Box 124 Buffalo, WY 82834 307-684-5591 Laramie Economic Dev. Corp. (Laramie and Albany County) Karen Gibbons,Interim President P.O. Box 1250 Laramie, WY 82073 307-742-2212 www.laramiewy.org 181 ME – MS COUNTY CONTACTS Big Horn County Economic Dev., Inc. Barbara Anne Greene, Director P.O. Box 690 Basin, WY 82410 307-568-3055 www.developbighorncounty.org Campbell County Economic Dev. Corp. Ruth Benson, Executive Director 201 W. Lakeway, Suite 1004 Gillette, WY 82718 307-686-2603 www.gillettewyoming.com Carbon County Economic Dev. Corp. Mark Ducker, Executive Director 215 West Buffalo Street, Suite 337 Rawlins, WY 82301 307-324-3836 www.ccwyed.net Cheyenne LEADS (Cheyenne and Laramie County) Randy Bruns Chief Executive Officer 121 W. 15th Street, Suite 304 Cheyenne, WY 82001 307-638-6000 www.cheyenneleads.org MO – NJ NM – OK OR – TN REGIONAL CONTACTS Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments Mary Crosby Executive Director 1100 Pine Avenue, Suite 2E P.O. Box 389 Kemmerer, WY 83101 307-877-3984 www.luag.info TX – WY BUSINESS FACILITIES | 2008 SITE SEEKERS’ GUIDE http://www.whywyoming.org http://www.newedc.com http://www.candowyoming.com http://www.forwardsheridan.com http://www.whywyoming.org http://www.developbighorncounty.com/ http://www.gillettewyoming.com http://www.luskwyoming.com http://www.manufacturing-works.com http://www.ccwyed.net http://www.cheyenneleads.org http://www.luag.info http://www.laramiewy.org
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