Permit to Prosper

Modernizing Permitting to Unlock Wyoming’s Economic Potential

Permit to Prosper is a business-led commitment to modernize Wyoming’s permitting and regulatory processes so businesses can build, invest, and grow. Not by lowering standards, but by creating predictability, efficiency, and a system that works.

The Issue

Wyoming’s permitting system is slowing progress.

Across industries––energy, housing, infrastructure, broadband, and manufacturing—projects that should move in months are taking years. Lengthy reviews, overlapping agency authority, and legal uncertainty are delaying investment, limiting job creation, and holding back community growth. This is not a partisan issue. It is a competitiveness issue.

WY It Matters

Delayed projects mean delayed jobs for Wyoming workers
Uncertainty discourages private investment and long-term planning
Infrastructure funding can’t deliver results if projects can’t get permitted
Housing shortages worsen when development timelines stretch indefinitely

Wyoming has the land, the resources, and the demand. What we need is a permitting system that allows opportunity to move forward, before it moves elsewhere.

National Context

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave U.S. infrastructure a “C” grade in 2025, signaling continued underinvestment and risk.

While the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) brought new funding, funding alone does not build projects, permits do. Nationwide permitting delays continue to stall progress across critical sectors. Federal leaders from both parties have called for permitting reform, and Wyoming is leading the solution.

The Wyoming Chamber's Position

Through Permit to Prosper, the Wyoming Chamber of Commerce supports permitting reform that:

Maintains strong environmental standards
Respects local and community input
Provides certainty and clarity for project developers
Allows projects to move forward in a timely, predictable manner

We believe permitting should be rigorous, not redundant—and thorough, not endless.

Guiding Principles

Predictability
Clear timelines and expectations so businesses can plan, invest, and hire.

Efficiency
Streamlined reviews that eliminate unnecessary duplication and delay.

Transparency
Clear communication, accountability, and accessible information throughout the permitting process.

Stakeholder Input
Meaningful engagement with communities, industry, and local governments.

What We Support

The Wyoming Chamber supports state and federal policies that:

Establish clear, enforceable permitting timelines
Reduce duplicative reviews across agencies
Improve coordination between federal, state, and local entities
Provide certainty while preserving public input and environmental review

The Wyoming Chamber urges policymakers to advance practical, bipartisan permitting reforms that allow Wyoming businesses and communities to prosper.

Let business build. Permit to Prosper.