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Technology-related enterprise common thread in Southeast
DEVELOPMENT DUO – Cactus Covello, a founding board member of the Goshen County Economic Development Corp., with Lisa Johnson, regional director for the Wyoming Business Council. Technology...
View ArticleFDA clears IntelliSense Drill for first operating room use
July was a good month for McGinley Orthopaedic Innovations (MOI), based in Casper. On Wednesday, July 29, the company’s IntelliSense drill was used for the first time in an operating room at Shriners...
View ArticleManufacturers Directory a comprehensive resource
From “Aggregate” to “Web Designers,” from “ABC Signs to Z&W Mill,” the annual Wyoming Business Report’s Manufacturers Directory provides the most comprehensive listing of the growing manufacturing...
View ArticleManufacturing-Works director steps down after 20 years
After more than 20 years of helping others build their manufacturing businesses, Larry Stewart is walking away from the nonprofit he manufactured to retire. Stewart is the founder of...
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Laramie lands another manufacturer
Tungsten Heavy Powder & Parts – a supplier of tungsten components for military, industrial engineering and medical markets worldwide – is moving its China-based production operation to Laramie, the...
View ArticleWyo. workplace deaths up 31% in 2014
CHEYENNE – In 2014, 34 people died on the job in Wyoming. That’s an increase of nearly 31 percent year-over-year from 2013, when 26 people died on the job. The state has been tracking and reporting on...
View ArticleHometown hospital buys orthopedic drills
The Wyoming Medical Center has agreed to purchase two IntelliSense Drills produced by McGinley Orthopaedic Innovations in Casper. Dr. Joseph McGinley said the drills will be used by the surgeons of...
View ArticleBiz Council forwards $16.8M in grants
SHERIDAN – The Wyoming Business Council recommended state approval of more than $16.8 million in grant funding at its latest meeting. The Business Council looked at more than 30 funding proposals and...
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Laramie company shifts to fiber tech for well monitoring
LARAMIE – A Laramie-based company released a new technology service in conjunction with a U.K.-based company for collecting well data through the whole well’s depth. “The current technology that people...
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JH engineering firm scores $1.9M defense contract
JACKSON – An engineering firm in Jackson has pulled down a $1.9 million Department of Defense contract to develop walking robots that will sweep for landmines using ground-penetrating radar. “It’s a...
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Black Tooth brews arrive in SE Wyoming
Black Tooth Brewing Company, a Sheridan-based brewery is making good progress on their plans to make their products available state-wide by December. From an output of just 2,500 barrels of beer in...
View ArticleManufacturing in U.S. stagnated in October on weak exports
American manufacturing remained stuck in neutral in October as factories struggled with dwindling overseas demand and well-stocked customers at home. The Institute for Supply Management’s index was...
View ArticleArmor-piercing rounds component manufacturer moving China ops to Laramie
LARAMIE – Laramie will soon likely be the source of some military, medical and industrial engineering components that were formerly labeled, “Made in China.” That will include components of...
View ArticleSilicon Couloir hires former cycle shop owner
JACKSON – Silicon Couloir, an entrepreneurial community-building nonprofit, announced its new executive director Monday after an extensive candidate search. After a process that culminated in two-hour...
View ArticleState business grants totaling $9.4M move forward
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Business Council recommended that the state approve $6.5 million in new grants last week. Meanwhile, the State Loan and Investment Board gave final approval to a $2.9 million...
View ArticleThermopolis biz crafted buffalo hide coats for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Of all the fur, there is one that truly represents the West — buffalo. Merlin’s Hide Out in Thermopolis is known for its buffalo coats and hides, and this year its coats are making an appearance in...
View ArticleNatural gas gets forecast of partly cloudy skies
The socked-in and battered natural gas sector got a message of improving weather Monday. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a release it expects natural gas prices to rise from current...
View ArticleHi Mountain Seasonings turns 25
RIVERTON — Leading into its 25th anniversary year, Riverton-based Hi Mountain Seasonings shipped enough seasoning to flavor more than 50 million pounds of meat. That’s the full weight of roughly...
View ArticleWyoming No. 6 most-reliant on gun industry
If the gun industry is ever shot dead, Wyoming is one of the states with the most to lose, according to a new analysis. Online data mincer wallethub.com ran numbers that placed Wyoming neighbor Idaho...
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HiViz exceeds hiring goals
LARAMIE – Local gun component design and manufacturing company HiViz is reporting it has exceeded expectations in growth, more than tripling the amount of jobs it had when transplanting to Laramie from...
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