Business & Tourism

Wyoming’s outdoor tourism is booming, and is now a $2.2 billion industry drawing adventure-seekers to all corners. It’s also stressing some smaller communities to provide amenities to support those visitors.

Wyoming’s Booming $2.2 Billion Outdoor Rec Tourism Stressing Some Communities

Pinedale is poised to double in size by 2040, growth that Town Councilman Scott Kosiba believes is due in no small part to the strength of a rapidly growing outdoor recreation economy. Call it a new economic model for boom towns, one driven in part by wealthy remote workers who can locate where they like to play, instead of just where they work.

Renée JeanMay 04, 2025

The hit HBO MAX series "The Last of Us" has much of its dystopian future set in Jackson, Wyoming, is actually filmed in Albert, Canada.

Sheridan Filmmaker Couldn’t Push Incentives Through In Wyoming, So He Went North

Sheridan filmmaker Sen Patrick Higgins tried to help push Wyoming to give incentives for his industry to film more in Wyoming. When that didn’t work, he went to Montana and lobbied for them there.

David MadisonMay 03, 2025

Cassie's Supper Club in Cody is for sale, and the 92-yeear-old steakhouse’s sordid history is being used as a selling point. The local landmark has a historic — and at times seedy — Western history, including a stint as a house of prostitution.

Cassie's Restaurant In Cody For Sale, Along With Its At-Times Seedy Legacy

Cassie's Supper Club in Cody is for sale, and the 92-year-old steakhouse’s sordid history is being used as a selling point. The local landmark has a historic — and at times seedy — Western history, including a stint as a house of prostitution.

Andrew RossiMay 03, 2025

It’s Taken 2 Years, But Revival Of Vintage Greybull K-Bar Motel Nearly Finished

Two years after starting a monumental DYI effort to restore and revive the vintage K-Bar Motel in Greybull, Amanda McGrew is nearly finished. And the kitschy vibe is already turning heads.

Renée JeanMay 03, 2025

How Will UPS Cutting 20,000 Jobs Impact Already Slow Wyoming Deliveries?

UPS is laying off 20,000 workers and closing 73 facilities. That has rural Wyoming residents wondering if the already slow-arriving deliveries they rely on are ever going to get through.

Renée JeanMay 03, 2025

Seclusion and its access to Wyoming's wilderness make this riverbend cabin near Pinedale one of the state's most wish-listed vacation rentals.

Wyoming’s Most Wish-Listed Vacation Rentals Are Remote Cabins And A Dome

Wyoming’s short term-rental market stands apart from the rest of the country. The state’s most wish-listed vacation rentals show people want to be in the middle of nowhere, but they don't necessarily want to rough it.

Zakary SonntagMay 03, 2025

Butch’s Bar in Evansville is a glorious local dive bar. It’s a neighborhood bar that wands you for weapons at the door, a biker bar where a group of bikers gets pissed if you call them a biker gang.

Drinking Wyoming: Butch's Bar, Name It If You Can

Trying to label Butch’s Bar in Evansville is like trying to nail a Jell-O shot to the wall. It’s a dive bar that moonlights as a dance club. It’s a neighborhood bar that wands you for weapons at the door. It’s a biker bar where bikers don't like it when you call it a biker bar.

Zakary SonntagMay 03, 2025

With LaPrele Dam Gone, Douglas-Area Farmers At ‘The Mercy Of Mother Nature’

The aging and crumbling LaPrele Dam near Douglas has been demolished, leaving farmers scrambling for what little irrigation water is left, saying they're now "at the mercy of Mother Nature." A new dam might be built by 2028 and could cost $187 million.

Mark HeinzApril 30, 2025

Dalton Jones, left, works on homework with fellow students at WyoTech in Laramie. He arrived from Washington with 2 cents in his pocket hoping to change his future. He'll finish in nine months and job ready.

WyoTech Growth Spurt Continues With $48.2 Million, 137,000-Square-Foot Expansion

WyoTech’s waiting list is out to April 2026 for some programs. The demand is fueling yet another growth spurt for the Laramie trade school — a $48.2 million, 137,000-square-foot expansion set to open in 2027.

Renée JeanApril 29, 2025

Microsoft, Cheyenne’s first data center, also received a key, business-ready matching grant from the Wyoming Business Council that helped the city build the business park where Microsoft is located.

Wyoming Is Perfect For Data Centers, So Why Do They Cluster Only In Cheyenne?

Wyoming has the right climate for data centers, and the Interstate 80 corridor could be a magnet for attracting more of them. So why do data centers cluster in Cheyenne, but hardly anywhere else in Wyoming?

Renée JeanApril 28, 2025

Mike Reid, 75, of Casper was in constant pain caused by osteoarthritis that formed in the ankle he broke more than 40 years ago. He tried a new minimally invasive procedure by Dr. Charles Bowkley, right, and he says he is now 95% pain free.

Casper Man Was In Chronic Pain Until He Had A Unique Surgical Procedure

A 75-year-old Casper man was in constant pain caused by osteoarthritis that formed in the ankle he broke more than 40 years ago. But a breakthrough procedure known as transarterial musculoskeletal embolization, which was pioneered in Japan, has left him “95% pain free.”

Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2025

Defense Contractor With Wyoming Ties Sues Firm Over Explosives Deal For Ukraine

Bizzell Corp., a defense contractor registered in Wyoming, is suing a Pennsylvania firm claiming it defrauded the company of $3.9 million in an explosives deal. The explosives were meant to help supply Ukraine and Israel with munitions.

David MadisonApril 27, 2025

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