Wyoming lawmakers punt on protecting electric utilities from wildfire liability Desperate for limits on claims and relief from skyrocketing insurance, utilities and other proponents say they will seek other sponsors By WyoFile|December 6, 2024
Allen Avenue reconstruction project awarded to local contractor GILLETTE, Wyo. — Dan Hart Patrol LLC, a local construction company, has been awarded the contract for the Allen Avenue By Klark Byrd|December 3, 2024
City Council denies bar and grill license for Expresso Lube after revenue review GILLETTE, Wyo. — A local business considered to be a unique blend of café and car care won't be adding By Klark Byrd|December 3, 2024
Thunder Basin Ford wins bid for Children’s Developmental Services SUVs GILLETTE, Wyo. — Children's Developmental Services will get two new SUVs following Campbell County Board of Commissioners action Tuesday. Despite By Klark Byrd|December 3, 2024
Pridgeon gets Campbell County commissioners’ support in Wyoming Entrepreneur of the Year nomination GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Campbell County Board of Commissioners is giving its support for Hank Pridgeon's nomination for the Wyoming By Klark Byrd|December 3, 2024
Ex-eye bank workers say pressure, lax oversight led to errors Four former employees at Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank described numerous retrieval problems, including damage to eyes and removal from By WyoFile|November 29, 2024
Cheyenne restaurant owes former employees thousands of dollars in wages, court rules Laramie County Circuit Court says the business neglected to pay employees. However, it’s unclear if staff can recover their wages. By Jared Gendron|November 29, 2024
Wyoming’s Economic Health Index shows first decline since 2021 GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Economic Health Index has shown its first year-over-year decline since April 2021, according to the By Klark Byrd|November 26, 2024
Wyoming sees mixed economic forecast for 2025, report finds LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s economic outlook is mixed for 2025, with a continuing decline in the coal industry, shortages in By County 17|November 24, 2024
PacifiCorp mulls breakup that could align Wyoming with other pro-coal states A reorganization likely won’t come cheap for Wyoming ratepayers, according to the company. But there might be benefits. By WyoFile|November 22, 2024
Mega hotels, sprawling data centers spur local governments to defend development moratoriums Development pause in Jackson, cause of Cheyenne worries, blocked construction of gateway building twice the size of Wyoming Capitol. By WyoFile|November 22, 2024
New report shows growing economic impact UW brings Wyoming LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming’s contribution to the state’s economy has increased significantly over the past decade, supporting By County 17|November 17, 2024
Montana contractor gets $10.8M for Highway 387 road work near Wright GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded a more than $10 million bid from Montana-based Riverside Contracting Inc. for By County 17|October 23, 2024
Prism Logistics sues Natrona County over mining ban on state lands CASPER, Wyo. — The company that wants to mine gravel on state land at the base of Casper Mountain doubts By Oil City News|October 17, 2024
Cinco de Mayo, Big D Oil Co. secure liquor licenses in Gillette GILLETTE, Wyo. — After two separate public hearings, one Gillette restaurateur has a new liquor license and one retail liquor By Klark Byrd|October 15, 2024
When electric utilities spark wildfires, how much should they have to pay victims? The threat of billion-dollar class-action lawsuits bankrupting power companies has lawmakers considering a cap on claims. By WyoFile|October 15, 2024
Campbell County sees taxable sales fall off through second quarter of year CASPER, Wyo. — New data from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division show that Campbell County has seen a 16.5% drop By Tommy Culkin|September 30, 2024
City Drug of Cheyenne seeks legal action against state board for license suspension The Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy accepted evidence on Sept. 12 that the Cheyenne pharmacy had falsified prescription labels and By Cap City News|September 19, 2024
Court blocks new federal drilling permits at Delaware-sized oil and gas field At the Converse County Oil and Gas Project, a court found that a BLM analysis of groundwater grossly overestimated the By WyoFile|September 19, 2024
Wyoming coal heavyweights double down on out-of-state metallurgic mines In the absence of Wyoming-specific details, a University of Wyoming coal industry analyst says the deals may help bring order By WyoFile|August 28, 2024
Rocky Mountain Power wants to hike rates again, this time by $123.5 million, or 14.7% The request by Wyoming’s largest monopoly electricity provider is mostly due to investments in renewables, interstate transmission lines and wildfire By WyoFile|August 9, 2024
Kroger/Albertsons proposed merger temporarily blocked by Colorado judge CASPER, Wyo. — The controversial proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons is temporarily on hold after a Denver By Oil City News|July 26, 2024
Southwest Wyoming locals pepper feds on proposed Natrium nuclear plant The deadline for public comment on Bill Gates-backed nuclear power plant in Kemmerer is Aug. 12. By WyoFile|July 19, 2024
Spooked by price tag, billionaire cans under-construction luxury resort in Bondurant area Joe Ricketts has ordered workers to restore “hilltop to its original form,” according to attorney’s letter. By WyoFile|July 11, 2024
Wyoming hemp shops sue state over delta-8 ban, seek halt to enforcement The Hemp Community of Wyoming argues the ban is unconstitutional and wants a judge to stop it as it takes By WyoFile|July 4, 2024
Meta developing $800M data center in Cheyenne’s High Plains Business Park, officials confirm The founders of Facebook are constructing a 715,000-square-foot facility that is expected to generate more than a thousand jobs and By Jared Gendron|July 2, 2024
Sublette County rejects billionaire Ricketts’ request to scrub wildlife rules, slowing upscale resort The Bondurant community showed up again to fight a request that would hasten completion of development that’s broken ground along By WyoFile|June 22, 2024
Microsoft’s Gates breaks ground on novel nuclear power plant in Wyoming The pilot Natrium nuclear power plant in Kemmerer will be the first of what TerraPower officials hope will be a By WyoFile|June 12, 2024
TerraPower nuclear power plant breaks ground in Kemmerer CASPER, Wyo. — A groundbreaking ceremony for a new nuclear power plant took place in Kemmerer on Monday, June 10. By Oil City News|June 10, 2024
Foothills Theater purchased by WyoMovies; new look coming soon GILLETTE, Wyo. — Gillette’s longtime solitary movie theater will be under new ownership, promising an updated experience through a statewide By Ryan Lewallen|May 31, 2024
Gillette police investigating woman’s death outside Legacy Living & Rehabilitation Center By Ryan Lewallen|6 hours ago