Research parks draw technology, economic development

Universities and laboratories in Colorado and Wyoming are teeming with great ideas. Some could change the world — and be worth millions.

Whether they’re full-blown business incubators and just a cluster of buildings, research-park complexes are serving as focal points for drawing research funding to the Front Range and Wyoming.

And now, construction may soon begin on what is perhaps one of the more ambitious research park projects in the wider region.

The Cirrus Sky Park planned in Laramie could encompass 150 acres on land in a $7 million transaction. University of Wyoming officials have an option to buy about 23…