Reports

Audit of Wyoming Business Council, Delivered June 2026

A special audit by the Wyoming Department of Audit found no evidence that public funds managed by WBC were improperly spent or that spending violated Wyoming law. The audit covered July 2019 through March 2026 and concluded the Business Council administered and expended public funds in accordance with applicable laws and identified one finding related to the documentation of expenditures.

The audit was performed to fulfill a provision in the 2027/2028 Budget Bill, where the Wyoming Legislature appropriated $100,000 from the state’s general fund for an audit of the Business Council. It was delivered July 1, 2026, to Governor Mark Gordon, the Joint Appropriations Committee, and the Joint Minerals, Business, and Economic Development Committee.

• WBC Special Audit 2026

Wyoming Business Council Program & Service Catalog – June 2026

Comprehensive and detailed accounting of approximately 45 WBC programs, initiatives, and services – including, for each, a problem statement, theory of change, intended beneficiaries, performance measures, statutory citation, and recommendations. Document was provided to the Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee and the Joint Appropriations Committee for their interim work in June 2026.

• WBC Program & Service Catalog 2026

Wyoming Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

A Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a strategic planning tool used to guide economic development efforts. The CEDS is intended to guide decision-makers in their pursuit of economic and community development activities. The Wyoming Business Council developed this CEDS to cover the entire state in lieu of smaller, organized economic development districts (EDD) because Wyoming does not have specified districts at this time.

• CEDS, Submitted 2024

Pathways to Prosperity Notes

In collaboration with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Growth Lab, the State of Wyoming and Wyoming Business Council investigated a number of binding constraints to economic growth and have provided the following notes detailing the challenges and potential opportunities. For more information, reach out to our team at [email protected].

• A Growth Perspective on Wyoming
• Housing in Wyoming: Constraints and Solutions
• Grants in Wyoming: Constraints and Solutions
• Diagnosing Wyoming’s Workforce Challenges
• Childcare in Wyoming: A Business Problem with Business Solutions
• White Paper on Childcare Supply in Wyoming

Wyoming Deal Flow Report

2025 | 2024 | 2023

BRC Reports

• BRC Data Deep Dive – 2024

BRC-Funded Community Plans

• Evanston – State Hospital Plan
• Evansville – Community Plan
• Moorcroft – Town Center Feasibility Study
• Pine Bluffs – Community Plan
• Newcastle – Heritage Park Feasibility Study
• Shoshoni – Hotel Feasibility Study

Community Review Reports

• Cody – Phase I, Phase II
• Fort Laramie – Phase I, Phase II
• Story – Phase I
• Wright – Phase I, Phase II
• Greybull-Shell – Phase I

Wyoming Housing Needs Assessment (WCDA)

• Final Needs Assessment

Wyoming Bicycle and Pedestrian System Task Force Report

ACT No. 8, Senate: AN ACT relating to highway, bicycle and pedestrian safety; creating a task force to study the benefits and opportunities of bicycle and pedestrian pathways and natural surface trails in the state; specifying task force membership and staffing; providing additional duties to the Wyoming business council; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

• Bicycle & Pedestrian System Report – 2018

Center for Energy Economics and Public Policy Wyoming’s New Wind Development Assessment

• Summary Report – 2016

State of Wyoming Transparency Platform

WyOpen.gov gives you easy access to State of Wyoming expenditures, so you can see how our state spends money. This site includes payments made by the State of Wyoming through the Wyoming Online Financial System (WOLFS) to vendors for the purchase of goods and services.