International Business News - WY http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif State Treasurer Joe Meyer said the financial rating company Standard and Poor's has increased the state's issuer credit rating from AA to AA-plus. Meyer said that Wyoming is flush with money from its investments and energy production and has no need to issue bonds. But he said that the improved rating should help to save money for Wyoming schools when they issue bonds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/standard-and-poors-raises-bond-rating-for-wyoming.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:14:27 EDT The Wyoming state veterinarian said Thursday that new testing detected no brucellosis cases in two cattle herds that had contact with a neighboring western Wyoming herd infected with the disease. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/2-wyoming-herds-test-negative-for-disease.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:33:23 EDT Shares of paper and packing companies were mixed Thursday morning following better-than-expected June retail sales reports, and Dow Chemical Co.'s offer to acquire rival Rohm and Haas Co. in a deal worth more than $15 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/opening-glance-paper-and-packing-trade-mixed.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:24:27 EDT Forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co. said Tuesday that it will permanently close its idled Structurwood mill in Alberta, Canada. The oriented strand board mill was originally shut down December 2007 as a result of the declining U.S. housing market and high Canadian dollar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/weyerhaeuser-to-permanently-close-alberta-mill.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:44:44 EDT Shares of paper and packaging companies rose on Monday and followed the broader market higher as the price of oil declined. With little economic news on Monday, investors focused on falling oil prices, which declined as much as $5 to less than $141 a barrel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/opening-glance-paper-and-packaging-gain.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:42:36 EDT Wyoming's chief wildlife manager said he believes it's currently impossible to purge a disease called brucellosis from bison and elk in the Yellowstone ecosystem. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/outbreak-renews-wildlife-livestock-disease-debate.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:02 EDT Timber and wood products producer Weyerhaeuser Co. said Thursday it will take $300 million to $325 million in second-quarter charges because of the slumping housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/weyerhaeuser-to-take-300m-to-325m-charges-in-2q.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:22:33 EDT State and federal agriculture officials began taking blood samples on Wednesday from a western Wyoming cattle herd infected with brucellosis, the first step toward figuring out whether the state will lose its federal status as brucellosis-free. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/wyoming-feds-begin-livestock-disease-probe.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:49:58 EDT Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the world's largest timberland owners and wood products manufacturers, spent $580,000 in the first quarter on lobbying, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/weyerhaeuser-spent-580k-lobbying-in-first-quarter.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:27:39 EDT The Wyoming Department of Corrections said Monday that it has signed a two-year, $32 million contract renewal with Prison Health Services, Inc. to provide medical care for inmates in the state's four correctional institutions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/wyoming-doc-extends-prison-health-care-contract.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:40:59 EDT Shares of paper and packaging companies traded mixed on Monday, as oil prices pulled back from a rise earlier in the day, helping send Wall Street higher in late trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/closing-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:14:35 EDT Shares of paper and packaging companies rose Friday, following the broader markets higher, while a Citi Investment Research analyst forecast gains from higher prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/opening-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies-rise.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:35:28 EDT The Wyoming Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a jury award of nearly $9.5 million to a coal miner who was paralyzed in a January 2002 accident at the Black Thunder Mine in Campbell County. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/wyo-court-upholds-9-5m-award-to-coal-miner.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:09:33 EDT Analysts said Monday that cost cuts and higher prices for wood products should lead to better results for companies that make pulp and paper products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/ahead-of-the-bell-pulp-and-paper-products.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:22:45 EDT Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Slattery released a description of his past lobbying activities on Thursday, hoping to quiet GOP critics who say he's too closely connected to special interests. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/us-senate-candidate-discloses-lobbying-activities.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:40:39 EDT A Laramie-based environmental group rated oil and gas companies operating in Wyoming on their environmental performance, ranking BP America Inc. as "best" and Encana Corp. as "worst." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/green-group-ranks-oil-and-gas-companies-in-wyo.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:09:38 EDT An investigation into the cause of a crane accident that injured three workers at a coal mine in northeastern Wyoming over the weekend could take months, a spokesman for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/wyo-crane-collapse-investigation-may-take-months.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:33:40 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 Index inched higher on Friday after the government said consumer spending grew in April, but only to keep pace with higher prices. Oil, meanwhile, was up slightly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/s-p-500-leaders-and-laggards-tso-cit.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 16:52:36 EDT Weyerhaeuser Co. said Thursday it is considering strategic alternatives for its Westwood Shipping Line and four regional short line railroads, including their possible sale, as part of an ongoing restructuring plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/weyerhaeuser-mulls-ship-rail-lines-alternatives.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 08:59:55 EDT International Paper Co., a paper and packaging company, set an offering of senior notes at $3 billion on Thursday. It plans to use the proceeds for its buyout of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s containerboard, packaging and recycling business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/international-paper-offering-3-billion-in-notes.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 07:49:17 EDT