Economic Research:
Wyoming’s most comprehensive research for your business. Readily
available statistics regarding state legislation, federal rules and
regulations, education, social issues, economic and labor trends,
initiatives and federal land activity. You can access the resource
center for your information needs. Take advantage of our economic
research.
Lobbying: Laws and regulations do impact our
state’s economy. The Wyoming Business Alliance is your business
advocate during the legislature and throughout the year. We speak out,
testify, issue position papers and sponsor information meetings.
Communicating with legislators and state and federal agencies is the
key. That’s our business for your business and the citizens of Wyoming.
The Business Alliance works for you!
Meaningful Public Policy:
A new effort (that’s underway) is the creation of a Heritage Policy
Center with a $3 million endowment goal. Its goal is to prepare
unbiased and factual position papers, focusing out 10-15 years, in
order to provide strategic, business thinking in addressing long-term
challenges to our state. The process will be from the local ground up,
utilizing a Committee of 100 and engaging local community leadership
across the state, issue by issue.
Leadership Wyoming:
Networking, understanding issues, and commitment for a better Wyoming.
It’s Private sector principled. A partnership between the Wyoming
Heritage Foundation and the University of Wyoming, Leadership Wyoming
graduated its first class of Wyoming leaders in 2001. There are now
over 300 graduates: including 12 state legislators, First Lady Nancy
Freudenthal, U.S. Senator John Barrasso, and Wyoming’s Adjutant
General. The two million dollar endowment is America’s first for a
leadership program.
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Working for Wyoming - Making Things Happen!
Hathaway Plan: As an advocate for education excellence, the Hathaway Plan concept was introduced to Wyoming at our November, 2004 Wyoming Forum. The Alliance led business community and general citizen support for this effort in the 2005 through 2007 state legislative sessions. Legislators have praised Hathaway as 100 year landmark legislation . . . providing Wyoming with an educated workforce for the future.
Kern River: We led the 1988-1990 legislative and public relations effort, resulting in Wyoming’s and California’s support for the 904-mile long Kern River natural gas pipeline project. The $1 billion, 750 MMcf/d pipeline initially generated over 450 permanent jobs in Wyoming and over $27 million yearly in new state and local tax revenues. Its capacity has since been doubled and more pipelines have been built as America recognizes what Wyoming’s leaders already knew—that our state has immense natural gas reserves, now recoverable because of technology advances.
Social Issues: Never afraid to take on tough issues, the Wyoming Heritage Foundation’s “Social Problems: The Costs, Causes and Cures” forum in 1998 addressed drug and alcohol problems in Wyoming. We provided specific solutions for Wyoming citizens and how local businesses can get involved to make a difference. Wyoming’s historic substance abuse legislation is traced to this forum’s focus.
The Wyoming Business Council: The need for the Council’s formation began at our Outlook ’96 forum. We orchestrated the seed money, matched by the Legislature, for the Business Plan for Wyoming. We then led the extensive lobbying and communications effort to create the Council.
Cheyenne’s Progress and Prosperity: This first $1 million community campaign for an expanded business park, a workforce-training program and a quality of life initiative traces its roots to the Wyoming Heritage Foundation’s Outlook ’96 forum. Casper, Cody, Gillette, and Sheridan have held similar campaigns over the last 10 years.
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