ACTION ALERT: Support the Wyoming Business Council and the Future of Economic Development

Defunding the Wyoming Business Council. Translation: Wyoming is Closed for Business.

The Wyoming Legislature’s effort to defund the Wyoming Business Council is more than a budget decision, it is a threat to Wyoming’s economic future. While the Business Council is not perfect and reforms may be warranted, dismantling the state’s primary economic development organization would be a costly and irreversible mistake.

Every state in the nation maintains an economic development agency for a reason. In Wyoming, a state already facing challenges with economic diversification, workforce retention, and entrepreneurial growth, eliminating this function would place us at a severe competitive disadvantage. Jobs, investment, and opportunity will go where the systems supporting them still exist. Wyoming cannot afford to abandon a proactive strategy for growth, nor can we afford to send the message that our state is closed for business.

Call it the Wyoming Business Council, the Department of Commerce, the Office of Growth and Prosperity, or any other name. The structure can and should evolve. Reform it. Reorganize it. Strengthen its accountability and alignment with current goals. But do not eliminate Wyoming’s commitment to economic development.

The path forward is clear: fix what needs fixing, preserve what works, and protect Wyoming’s ability to compete, grow, and retain opportunity. We call on the Wyoming Legislature to reject efforts to defund the Wyoming Business Council and instead invest in a stronger, more effective approach to building Wyoming’s economic future.

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