Posts tagged Business News

• Energy Drinks May Increase Blood Pressure

  Jenny Albano | November 08, 2007 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Results of a study show that energy drinks may increase heart rate and blood pressure levels in addition to increasing energy. The researchers of the study are recommending that anyone who has high blood pressure or heart disease should avoid these beverages because their blood pressure could change and the drinks may change how effective medications are.The drinks generally have high levels of...

• Target Recalls Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

  Courtney Mills | October 02, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The large merchandiser Target in concert with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of approximately 82,000 'Plush Boys Rattles' because of a choking hazard. The rattles were manufactured in China.The cloth rattles have the propensity to be torn open by children, releasing beads that present a choking hazard. Parents are advised to remove the rattles from children as...

• Another Pet Food Added to Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 9:39 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Another company has discovered melamine tainted ingredients were used to manufacture their pet food. Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd was notified that some of their canned dog and cat food and dog treats were made with rice protein that was tainted with melamine. Over 100 brands of dog and cat food have been recalled due to the melamine which has been causing kidney failure and death.It should be...

• Attorney Intends to Challenge Constitutionality of Wyoming's Recreational Safety Act

  Staff Writer | August 16, 2006 7:36 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could make it difficult for skiers injured on ski lifts to collect damages saying that the inherent risk that skiers accept while on a mountain includes their time spent on the chair lifts. "The court said that the use and operation of ski lifts may be an inherent risk also, 'although those questions must be decided by the fact finder based on...

• Smoking Ban Begins August 15

  Staff Writer | August 01, 2006 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to a report by CBS News, a petition to delay a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants has failed. In June, the Cheyenne City Council agreed on this ban, but because of a petition drive by opponents to get the issue before voters in November the ban was delayed. Opponents needed to get signatures from 10% of Cheyenne's registered voters. According to the city clerk's office, the...

• New Credit for Small Business

  Staff Writer | July 31, 2006 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Through a new program called LEADS M.E. lines of credit will be provided to help qualifying small business owners. This program will allow county business people, unable to receive financing through other means, to receive up to 5,000 credit lines. Interested parties will be required to submit a business plan and complete the required applications and forms before funds would be released.

• Stolen Computers and Identity Theft

  Staff Writer | July 16, 2006 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Associated Press reported a Wyoming resident and nine other employees of Union Pacific Corp. are suing Union Pacific for their use of employee' Social Security numbers. According to officials, a company laptop, stolen in May of this year, contained the Social Security numbers of 30,000 current and former Union Pacific workers. The lawsuit could eventually include all of these employees....

• Cheyenne Least Expensive City for Business

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2006 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The 2006 Cost of Doing Business Survey by the Kosmont-Rose Institute, ranked Cheyenne, Wyoming as the least expensive city in which to do business. The survey looked at 398 cities in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The Institute compared data such as fees, taxes, costs and business incentives provided by the community or government institutions. The most expensive city to conduct...

• Cheyenne Developer Envisions Retail/Residential Mix at Cathedral Commons

  Staff Writer | June 28, 2006 7:39 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Developer Bill Abernathy has plans for a new development that would mix retail and residential uses, the first of its kind in Cheyenne. The development, an eight-acre property at Yellowstone Road and Gardenia Drive, would include retail businesses, upscale lofts, underground parking, outdoor patios and landscaping. A landscaped buffer would mitigate the impacts of the retail area on...

• Wildlife Values Changing

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Attitudes about use and management of wildlife are changing, according to an article in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle by Eric Keszler of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. He cites a study conducted by Colorado State University documenting the nation's shifting attitude from "utilitarianism" (traditional values supportive of hunting and fishing) to "mutualism" (values advocating animal rights). ...