• Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine
• Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development

More than 200 projects across multiple states brought with them the promise -- in total -- of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment.

• Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development

Although their economies have been traditionally resource-based, the Mountain States also have flourishing high-tech and alternative-energy sectors.

• Area Development Research Desk

Wyoming's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment.

• Area Development Research Desk

Corporate income tax, Sales and use taxes, Property tax, Business inventory, Goods in transit, Pollution-control equipment, Transportation equipment, Manufacturing machinery tax exemption, Industrial fuels and raw materials, Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemption, Sales Tax Exemption on Electricity Used in Manufacturing, Managed Data Center Cost Reduction Grant Program, WyoRECs Renewable Energy Credit Discount Program, Data Center Sales Tax Exemption, Small Business Investment Credit Program

• Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development

Their economies are faring well, but the Mountain States continue to keep themselves busy building new industries and supporting existing employers.