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It’s been a turbulent year for cattle producers across the U.S. Volatile cattle prices, high feed costs, severe droughts and intense wildfires, farm labor shortages, packing plant closures, and trade uncertainties have left producers looking to new technologies to combat these unprecedented challenges. One such tool is virtual fencing,...
A small Laramie County farm that has spent months fighting to stay out of Cheyenne city limits is one step closer to being forcibly annexed, despite changes to city ordinances intended to accommodate agricultural operations. The Cheyenne Public Services Committee on Monday recommended moving forward with several ordinances aimed at...
CHEYENNE, Wyoming — Thursday, Google announced its first data center in Wyoming, in partnership with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP), and Related Digital. Google is making a long-term, $17 billion investment in the Cowboy State, designed to deliver lasting benefits for Laramie County families and businesses.
Rocky Mountain Power is asking Wyoming regulators for a rate increase of $70.5 million a year, and the Wyoming Public Service Commission has set a public hearing on the request for Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Cheyenne. If the commission approves what the utility wants, the first part of the increase would start with service on […]
Editor’s note: King Air magazine featured the University of Wyoming’s King Air fleet in a January 2018 article titled “For Science’s Sake.”. The University of Wyoming announced recently that it received a $14.8 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant that will provide operation and maintenance funding for the new NSF/King Air atmospheric research aircraft that flew its first study mission this past summer.
Contractors were the victims in 13 of the 27 U.S. mining deaths this year with records in MSHA’s Oct. 30 Accidents file, more than double their usual share, according to a Skillings analysis of Mine Safety and Health Administration data. A separate MSHA notice identifies another contractor death that is not yet in the file.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne Frontier Days board of directors announced that Chief Executive Officer Tom Hirsig will be stepping away following the 2027 Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration, concluding a remarkable period of leadership that has helped strengthen and advance the Daddy of ’em All. “Tom’s leadership, vision,...
The project combines natural gas fuel cells with carbon capture and permanent underground storage.
BAE Systems Inc. Space & Mission Systems has acquired the Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Co. facility in Weld County, with plans to add hundreds of jobs. The company, a Broomfield-based subsidiary of British defense contractor BAE Systems PLC, in early October paid $30 million for the 130,000-square-foot facility at 4120 Specialty Place, according to public records.
Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently announced that processors in 40 states would receive $57 million through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. This includes over $908,000 for three Wyoming processors to expand their capacity and create new and better markets. According...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After months of work by the Cheyenne Planning Commission, a handful of code changes affecting large construction sites have entered the municipal process. Passing the Public Services Committee 2–1 on its second reading, the ordinance introducing the changes will advance to the Cheyenne City Council.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County voters have lent their support to retaining a 2% lodging tax that applies to hotels and other short-stay operations and the Fifth Penny optional retail sales tax. In Tuesday’s election, the 2% lodging tax received 22,232 votes in favor to 7,985 votes against.
A former steer roping competitor and CFD winner, Tom Hirsig has served as CEO at Cheyenne Frontier Days since January 2015.