Casper Logistics Hub Media

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BNSF Case Study: Serving the Transportation Needs of the Wind Energy Market
Business Challenge: According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind energy production has grown at record rates in recent years. In 2009 alone,, the U.S. wind energy industry brought nearly 10,000 megawatts of new wind power capacity online.1 That’s enough electricity generation to supply power to more than 2 million average U.S. homes for a full year. As we seek to find alternative power sources to fossil fuels, this growth is only forecast to continue. Read Full Study

Star Tribune - Private-public partners could benefit from new road
Several thousand acres seven miles northwest of Casper is on its way to becoming one of the county’s hottest business development areas.

The location juxtaposes 5,100 acres of the Casper/Natrona County International Airport property that includes a business park, 700 acres that make up the Casper Logistics Hub, a foreign trade zone and railroad and highway access. Read Full Story

Star Tribune - Wind turbine roundup
Casper is primed to become a major staging area for wind energy projects across the Rocky Mountain region. Read Full Story

Star Tribune - Workers rush to complete transloading center for summer deliveries
A major rail-based transloading center near Casper should begin handling tons of varied freight by
mid-summer. Read Full Story

American Shipper - Casper hub opens to wind turbine shipments
A new transportation logistics hub located at Casper, Wyo., has started to receive its first shipments of wind turbine components. Read Full Story

NAW - Wind Component Rail Hub Opens In Wyoming
Wyoming's Casper Logistics Hub (CLH Global) is the newest logistic center in the western U.S. Read Full Story

Forbes - America's Best States To Live
Hawaii ranked second, followed by Wyoming, Colorado and Minnesota. In Depth: State-By-State Ranking Read Full Story

Cheyenne Logistics Hub News:

American Shipper - Cheyenne logistics hub ready for development
A new freight transportation hub is planned for development in Cheyenne, Wyo., starting in the spring of
2010. Read Full Story

Eagle News - Pipeline company moving to Cheyenne
CHEYENNE - A manufacturing company has announced that it will expand to Cheyenne next year. Midwestern Pipeline Company will begin constructing a 55-acre plant next year and hire workers for 35 to 50 manufacturing positions. The oil and gas pipeline service business also plans to relocate its headquarters from California to Cheyenne three to four years after opening the new facility. Read Full Story

Progressive Railroading Daily News - BNSF, UP to serve new Wyoming logistics hub
After several years of development efforts, the rail-served Cheyenne Logistics Hub is set to get under way next year at Swan Ranch in Wyoming. . Read Full Story

Casper Star - Location, location
The developer of a new industrial and commercial hub in Cheyenne hopes to take advantage of a transportation nexus that encompasses two major railroads and two interstate highways.
The Casper Logistics Hub at Swan Ranch, which is actually located south of Cheyenne, is a first-phase, 900-acre project with room for future growth Read Full Story

Wyoming News:

Best & Worst , Dealing with Government Regulations Article - Inc ...
Best Wyoming (1 out of the 50 states) Worst Rhode Island (48 out of the 50 states) ... Best South Dakota, Wyoming 0% Worst Pennsylvania 9.99% ...

Report: Wyoming Tops for Business Taxes - small business - economy
Among all 50 states, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nevada offer the best tax systems for growing businesses, according to the Tax Foundation.

The Tax Foundation - Tax Research Areas > Wyoming
Wyoming ranks 1st in the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index. The Index compares the states in five areas of taxation that impact business: ...

The Best Places to Raise Your Kids 2009: Wyoming - BusinessWeek
A state-by-state look at the 50 best places in the US to raise children based on population, ... is at the foot of Casper Mountain in east-central Wyoming. ...

Business Facilities - Wyoming: Where Quality of Life and Business Meet
Why should your company consider choosing Wyoming for its next project? Well for starters, Wyoming means business and an excellent quality of life.

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