Wyoming Business

"Our number one mission is to put these students back into the Wyoming workforce," Trowbridge said. "Governor Matt Mead has spoken extensively about bringing the technology industry to Wyoming, and we’re playing our part."

Wyoming hopes more data-driven organizations are on the way–and in Yellowstone and Cheyenne’s room, there’s space to grow.

Births outpaced deaths 7,590 to 4,838 from July 2016 to July 2016, and about 3,800 more people left the state than moved in.

"We received many, many applications for (the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program)," said Kate Miller, UW provost and vice president of academic affairs. "More than we expected to."

There are a handful of apps designed to be specifically helpful to Wyomingites and those visiting the state.

It’s not quite spring, and lettuce is sprouting in Casper.

ENDOW https://www.endowyo.biz/ establishes an executive council to oversee the development of a comprehensive strategy, creates an economic diversification account and requires the governor to designate a coordinator for the diversification.

"To be perfectly honest I think we would still be daydreaming" if they hadn’t participated in the challenge, Erickson said. "It would not be a reality at all."

Wyoming was one of the few states in the country without the ridesharing service.

Late this coming summer, the stars will align for an event that is likely to result in one of the busiest tourist days in Wyoming history. Well, at least one star will align.