Wal-Mart Subsidies in Cheyenne, WY
Store Details
| City | Cheyenne |
| State | WY |
| Address | Interstate 80 |
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| County | Laramie |
| Type of Facility | distribution center |
| Year Opened | 2007 |
| Value of Subsidies | estimated $6.275 million |
Narrative
This distribution center project was announced in March 2005 and began operations in March 2007. The state provided a $1.5 million infrastructure grant earmarked for Wal-Mart. An additional $1.5 million of state funds, $500,000 in county funds and $1.5 million in city funds are being used for infrastructure improvements for the entire industrial park in which the Wal-Mart site is located. Since Wal-Mart is taking up one-quarter of the site, those funds amount to a subsidy of $875,000 for Wal-Mart. In addition, Cheyenne LEADS, the local economic development agency, gave Wal-Mart 150 acres of free land, which Good Jobs First estimates is worth about $3.9 million.
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