Energy industry

The order has come under heavy criticism in Wyoming, where the energy industry is a key component of the state economy.

Natural gas is expected to remain the fuel of choice for power generation with an expected 40% share of U.S. markets this summer.

Jim Robinson says the overall report is mostly good news for Wyoming's economy.

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The city of Rawlins has decided to keep municipal funds at Bank of the West after the bank announced it would no longer do business with companies that it perceives as detrimental to the environment. The Rawlins Times reports the city council voted 5-1 last week to keep an estimated $9 million at the bank...

The good news in the report included sizable decreases in unemployment some of the state's major energy-producing counties in a year-over-year comparison.

Natrona and Campbell counties have each seen their unemployment rate drop by a full percentage point over the past year, according to the report.

Jim Robinson says the latest report continues a trend of gradual but steady improvement in Wyoming's economy.

The state's three biggest energy-producing counties have all seen their unemployment rates drop by over two percentage points over the past year.

The state economy is gradually improving, according to a new report.

Economist Jim Robinson says the report overall is "fairly good news."