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Cheyenne
Economic Community


Cheyenne's Economy is based mainly on light manufacturing, agriculture, the military and government, tourism, services, and transportation. Cattle- and sheep-raising continue to be important in the region, yet the economy of Cheyenne has become diversified with the development of industries such as fertilizer processing plants. Other manufacturing includes electronic products and precision instruments as well as restaurant equipment.F. E. Warren U.S. Air Force Base, site of a major installation of the Strategic Air Command, is the city's largest employer; federal, state, and county government offices are located inCheyenne. Major private sector employers includeUnited Medical Center, Union Pacific Railroad, Lowe's Companies, Inc., Sierra Trading Post,Echo Star Communications, Frontier Refining, Wal-Mart, Little America, Hitching Post Inn, and Life Care Cheyenne. With access to two railroads, to interstate freeways, and to commercial air service, the city is a vital transportation center for the state of Wyoming.

Items and goods produced: ski wear, oil, fertilizer, flight instruments and testing equipment

Cheyenne Tax Info

Cheyenne offers some of the best tax rates in the nation. With no Personal Income Tax or Corporate Tax, it is very appealing to Business and Residential relocation!

Personal Income Tax Rate Zero
Corporate Income Tax RateZero
Sales Tax Rate6%

Info courtesy of

CityData.com
Cheyenne's Largest Employers

Largest employers

Number of
employees

F.E. Warren U.S. Air Force Base

4,190

State of Wyoming

 3,574

U.S. Government

 1,811

Laramie County School District #1

 1,794

United Medical Center

992

Union Pacific Railroad

700

Laramie County School District #1
Laramie County
School District #1