AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEconomic Indicators: Wyoming’s September oil average climbed to $97.31 a barrel, while sales and use tax collections rose 11.5% year over year to $98.8 million. Second-quarter taxable sales increased 9.6% to $6.4 billion, though mining employment fell 2.5%. Community Investment: The Wyoming Business Council named Emily Jarrell community grants portfolio manager, overseeing programs that fund infrastructure and economic development statewide. Yellowstone Funding: A new $105 million fund—the largest private gift in National Park Service history—will support conservation, research, infrastructure and access, including a planned $35 million Norris Geyser Basin visitor center. Nuclear Development: Bill Gates and Western governors toured TerraPower’s Natrium site in Kemmerer, where construction continues on the company’s first advanced reactor and a sodium-testing facility. Mining Safety: Peabody evacuated workers at a Wyoming mine after federal regulators issued a danger order.
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