POPULATION: 563,626 (2010 Census)
LABOR FORCE: 296,130 (June 2011)
RIGHT TO WORK: Yes
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES:Mining, tourism, agriculture
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Renewable energy, natural
resources and mining, construction,
wholesale trade,
transportation, warehousing,
utilities, data and information
COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 23.6%
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Tax: No state income
tax; no inventory tax; no franchise
tax; no gross sales tax
Sales and Use Tax: 4 percent
statewide retail sales tax; an
additional 3 percent may be
added on the local level.
Property Tax: Creates a tax
system that provides a level
system for all types of business.
Based on a de-facto assessment
classification, commercial
and other real and personal
property is assessed at 9.5 percent
of market value; industrial
plants assessed at 11.5 percent
of current value. Mill levy rates
vary among local jurisdictions
but average 70 mills.
BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
Business Ready Communities
Grant and Loan Program
Work force training grants
Wyoming Partnership
Challenge Loan Program
Industrial Development
Revenue Bonds
Sales tax exemption for data
center equipment
Sales tax exemption on manufacturing
exemption
Sales tax exemption on electricity
used in manufacturing
Data Center Cost Reduction
Grant Program
