Can the California delta smelt survive our demand for water? - News10.net

6 February 2012, 3:02 pm

News10.netCan the California delta smelt survive our demand for water?News10.netBy PAUL C. BARTON, Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- When the federal government considers protections for threatened plants and animals, the Endangered Species Act requires that economic consequences for humans st... Read More »

Romney campaign ahead of the GOP pack in Wyoming - Casper Star-Tribune Online

6 February 2012, 2:45 pm

Romney campaign ahead of the GOP pack in WyomingCasper Star-Tribune Online"I am humbled to have the support of so many great public servants in Wyoming," Romney said in a statement. "Under my economic plan, Wyoming will be able to develop its natural resources and be a leader in our country's ec... Read More »

There's cause for optimism in 2012 - Business Spectator

6 February 2012, 12:56 pm

There's cause for optimism in 2012Business SpectatorThe democracies of the West appear to have dysfunctional governments which are incapable of solving the problems facing their economies. Europe and the United States must engage in some form of austerity program to deal effectively with their f... Read More »

Muskegon economic developer Jonathan Seyferth featured in MEDC video on talent ... - MLive.com

6 February 2012, 7:10 am

MLive.comMuskegon economic developer Jonathan Seyferth featured in MEDC video on talent ...MLive.comThe business development specialist for Muskegon Area First is a Muskegon native who recently had a job in Wyoming before coming back to Michigan and his home town in 2012 to work for the local econom... Read More »

COLUMN-Making fracking politically acceptable: John Kemp - Reuters

6 February 2012, 6:07 am

Sheridan MediaCOLUMN-Making fracking politically acceptable: John KempReutersThe still-born nuclear industry shows what happens when industry and regulators fail to win the public argument over safety and environmental impacts. Hydraulic fracturing has already unleashed a storm of protest threatenin... Read More »

Business index remains positive - Billings Gazette

6 February 2012, 2:50 am

Business index remains positiveBillings GazetteThe cheap dollar policy of the Federal Reserve and an expanding US economy will remain important catalysts for the Wyoming economy,” institute director Ernie Goss said in a press release. In the Mountain States regional overall, which for purposes of ... Read More »

Would Mineral Trust Fund Work in West Virginia? - Public News Service

6 February 2012, 1:13 am

Would Mineral Trust Fund Work in West Virginia?Public News ServiceWest Virginia lawmakers are debating the idea of taking some tax income from the Marcellus natural gas boom and setting it aside for the state's economic future. A former Wyoming governor who will speak at a meeting in Charleston ... Read More »

Economic Confidence Highest in DC, Lowest in W.Va. - Gallup.com

6 February 2012, 1:04 am

Economic Confidence Highest in DC, Lowest in W.Va.Gallup.comWest Virginia has ranked as the least economically confident state in both 2010 and 2011. It was third worst in 2009, behind Wyoming and Michigan. Rhode Island was least confident in 2008. Economic confidence dropped in all states and the D... Read More »

State Goes Its Own Way to Regulate Forest Roads - New York Times

5 February 2012, 6:11 pm

New York TimesState Goes Its Own Way to Regulate Forest RoadsNew York TimesThey say that bipartisan support through six years of discussion under three governors, two Democrats and one Republican, created a package suited to the special needs of the state, and that tough economic times have only acc... Read More »

Wyoming State Treasurer wants residents to claim property - Casper Star-Tribune Online

5 February 2012, 11:06 am

Wyoming State Treasurer wants residents to claim propertyCasper Star-Tribune OnlineAnd the state wants to give it back to its rightful owner, said division director Nancy Russell. “The state is not confiscating people's money, its protecting people's money,” Russell said. The Unclaimed P... Read More »