Wyoming Business: Wyoming embraces economic mainstay

There’s an old adage in Wyoming – “Dance with the one that brung ya.”

So as Cowboy State economic developers push economic diversification, they aren’t forgetting the basic core industries that have historically been the mainstays of the state’s economy.

The Wyoming Business Council, the state’s new economic development arm, has unveiled a five-year strategic plan that emphasizes retaining existing businesses and industries while attempting to attract and enhance manufacturing and technology businesses to grow the state’s economy.

The Business Council presented its plan to generally favorable reactions from legislators, though several agreed the proof will be whether the council will be able…