Wyoming Business

The coding of computer science into Wyoming schools received a boost earlier this week, when the state Department of Education announced it had received a $95,000 grant from Microsoft to help jump-start the implementation of the new subject.

Three groups will add 2,745 hotel room nights to Casper’s tourism economy in the next 18 months, according to a recent release from Visit Casper.

The Broadband Enhancement Plan aims to guarantee all Wyoming communities have access to high-speed broadband internet by 2025.

According to the December report, nearly 36 percent of all jobs in Wyoming offer no means to save for retirement at work.

The “trying to do social good,” is vital: “The social part of it is important to me,” Trauner said.

A company born at the University of Wyoming is altering insect cells to make inexpensive, safe and reliable flu vaccines.

Warning bells are ringing across Wyoming’s Powder River Basin that the largest producing coal region of the country is in big trouble.

Browse through the photos for a look at some of the state’s hidden gems.

The state’s total employment grew by 2,800 jobs in the last quarter compared to a year earlier. It is the largest year-over-year growth since 2015.