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Billionaire Joe Ricketts resurrects plans for luxury Bondurant resort after ‘Saving Yellowstone’ accolades
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile Fresh off a spate of positive publicity for his conservation-oriented work under the banner Saving Yellowstone, billionaire Joe Ricketts has renewed his efforts to develop a luxury resort on ranchland that runs along the rural, remote Upper Hoback River.…
Cheyenne Clerk more than halfway through counting Microsoft annexation referendum petition votes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The City of Cheyenne Clerk’s Office is now over halfway through counting signatures on a referendum petition for the July 13 annexation of 3,500 acres that Microsoft purchased and plans to develop into a data center campus over the next 20 years. The Cheyenne…
Cheyenne approves 1,260-acre Cox Ranch addition after final vote
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne grew 1,260 acres larger Monday after the Cheyenne City Council approved a package of ordinances to annex and zone the Cox Ranch property, which SkyBox Data Centers and real estate developer ViaWest Group intend to develop into a data center. The…
Cox Ranch annex, 5th Penny continuation ready for final city approval
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The City of Cheyenne is one vote away from incorporating into the city the 1,250-acre Cox Ranch property, most of which was purchased for the purpose of developing a data center. Other city business includes advancing the development of the Hitching Post…
Meet Project Wrangler: Korean solar company returns to Cheyenne pitching 140MW farm
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Belvoir Ranch has long been identified as a potential site of energy developments, and its owner, the City of Cheyenne, appears to be nearing a deal to make another possible. Prospective developer Hanwha Renewables has identified an area on the ranch for a…
Landowner says Hitching Post District, future site of PRCA, forbids data centers as use
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Hitching Post District, the prospective business park that will eventually host the PRCA Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, will never contain a data center, property owner and Wyoming House District 7 representative Doug Samuelson told the…