AED - Tue May 13, 2025
AED Names Shane Wilker as Regional Manager of Far West
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) announced the appointment of Shane Wilker as its newest regional manager, covering the Far West region, which includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico....
Bureau of Land Management & Cowboy State Daily - Tue May 13, 2025
BLM Approves New $5B Pacific Soda Trona Mine in Wyo.
The federal Bureau of Land Management announced on May 2, 2025, the approval of the Dry Creek Trona Mine Project south of Green River in Sweetwater County, Wyo. Trona is a mineral used to produce soda ash — an essential raw material in baking soda, glass, chemicals, detergents and other key industrial products, including lithium-ion batteries....
Wyoming Transportation Commission - Tue April 15, 2025
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $21.49M in Highway Contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $21.49 million in contracts for eight Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its March 20, 2025, regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $3.59 million bid to Washington-based Acme Concrete Paving Inc....
Star-Herald - Wed January 22, 2025
Fort Laramie Canal Tunnel Repairs Start Soon, 2028 Completion Expected
Site preparation to repair two Fort Laramie Irrigation System tunnels in Wyoming impacted by a large-scale breach will start this spring, although permanent repairs won't be finished until 2028, the Star-Herald reported....
University of Wyoming and Cowboy State Daily - Wed January 22, 2025
University of Wyoming Aquatics Center Construction Begins
Groundbreaking for the $65 million University of Wyoming Aquatics Center occurred in November 2024 and construction is now under way on the facility, which is slated for completion in the summer of 2026....
TerraPower and World Nuclear News - Wed January 22, 2025
TerraPower Lands Pivotal State Permit for Nuclear Plant
Bill Gates-founded TerraPower received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council (ISC) on its permit for the first Natrium1 plant, Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1, near Kemmerer, Wyo. The permit covers all construction and operational activities on the Natrium plant that are not under the jurisdiction of the U.S....
Wyoming Department of Transportation - Wed January 08, 2025
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $75M in Contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded more than $74.8 million in contracts for eight Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Nov. 21 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a more than $26.6 million bid to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for a bridge replacement project involving concrete paving, structure work, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, grading, traffic control and stormwater drainage on approximately 11.25 mi....
Cowboy State Daily - Mon December 23, 2024
Construction Set for $37M Wildlife Crossing in Wyoming
A $37 million wildlife crossing project designed to protect drivers and two mule deer herds is likely to begin construction in 2025, the Cowboy State Daily reported, citing Wyoming wildlife and transportation officials....
Riverton Medical District - Mon December 23, 2024
BHI Starts Work On New Hospital in Riverton, Wyoming
The Riverton Medical District announced that construction began on Dec. 12, 2024, on a locally owned and governed $67.1 million hospital in Riverton, Wyo. BHI, which is headquartered in Vernal, Utah, and has an office in Rock Springs, Wyo., is the general contractor....
Cowboy State Daily and CEG Staff - Mon November 25, 2024
WYDOT Races to Rebuild Mountain Road Under Teton Pass
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contractor Ames Construction of Casper, Wyo., are working nonstop to rebuild a section of Wyoming Highway 22 beneath Teton Pass that collapsed in June, the Cowboy State Daily reported....
