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Wyoming
Do "superstar" companies hold down wages?
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 24, 2018
This week, central bankers, finance ministers and economists from the around the world flew to the mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They’re there for an annual economic symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. One focus of this year’s event is on so-called “superstar” firms like Amazon, which is a half-million […]
Reinventing the rural health care system
Feb 2, 2018
A new report outlines the challenges the health care system in rural communities faces.
Uranium companies in the U.S. are hoping demand will return
by
Madelyn Beck
Dec 26, 2017
Could there be a uranium boom on the horizon? If there is, it would help coal-heavy Wyoming.
Skill shortages hamper fracking operations
Jul 17, 2017
Oil prices are recovering. Oil companies are expanding their U.S. operations. But a skilled worker shortage is not helping.
Gillette, Wyoming: Industry and politics in coal country
by
Eliza Mills
and Hayley Hershman
Mar 10, 2017
Under a new administration, this extraction-industry town feels revitalized.
Imagining the future of coal in Gillette, Wyoming
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 23, 2017
As the energy market dwindles, some are finding new uses for coal.
Why two American billionaires are betting on renewable energy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Feb 8, 2017
Philip Anschutz and Warren Buffett, two of America’s richest moguls, see a greener future for the electric grid.
For public good, not for profit.
Layoffs arrive in Wyoming's coal fields
Apr 7, 2016
Two large mines lay off 15 percent of workers, as the industry's troubles come to Wyoming
Wyoming debates refugee resettlement
Sep 21, 2015
There is stiff opposition to refugees in the only state without a resettlement program.