Renée Jean
Renée Jean is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Renée spent seven years covering energy and agriculture in North Dakota and Montana. She has won many writing awards over a 30-year career, and has written magazine articles for Guideposts.
Latest from Renée Jean
Will Cowboy State Daily’s January-Planted Trees Survive?
Landscapers planted some new trees at Cowboy State Daily in January. Their future could be iffy, say tree experts, but we’re going to try to save them anyway.
Renée JeanMarch 25, 2023
Ramping Up The Nukes: Wyoming To House 100s Of New-Generation Intercontinental Nuclear Missiles
As headquarters for missiles located across three states, FE Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne is gearing up for whatever comes next in a renewed nuclear arms race with China and Russia. Hundreds of new nuclear missiles are on their way.
Renée JeanMarch 25, 2023
Greybull Motel To Be Restored To Vintage Glory By Former LA Woman Who Loves Wyoming & Rodeo
Former LA resident Amanda McGrew has a reputation for renovating homes in Phoenix. But it’s time for a change. She’s headed to Greybull to fix up a rundown motel. She loves small-town rodeos, and plans to really enjoy Greybull’s Days of 49 as part of her latest renovation adventure.
Renée JeanMarch 25, 2023
Lummis Introduces Bill To Raise Pilot Retirement Age To Fix Pilot Shortage In Wyoming
Lummis' bill would raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots to help ease a nationwide pilot shortage that’s threatening regional airports in Wyoming and other rural areas.
Renée JeanMarch 23, 2023
CDC Warns About New Antibiotic-Resistant Fungus; UW Fungus Expert Says Reason To Be Concerned
Although an antibiotic-resistant fungus hasn't spread to the Cowboy State yet, a fungus professor at the University of Wyoming said there is reason to be concerned. "In a lot of ways, the hospital is the worst place [an immunocompromised person] can go."
Renée JeanMarch 23, 2023
Wyoming Money Experts Watch As Fed Tries To Balance Shaky US Banking With Inflation
With interest rate hikes already contributing to three bank failures in as many days and persistent inflation continuing, the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision has become much more complicated.
Renée JeanMarch 21, 2023
Wyoming Among 17 States Reviewing Albertsons-Kroger Grocery Merger
Seventeen states, including Wyoming, are reviewing the Albertsons-Kroger merger under state and federal antitrust laws. Opposition continues to build with a consumer lawsuit filed in California and a coalition of 100 entities organizing to stop the merger.
Renée JeanMarch 21, 2023
Hawk Springs Processing Facility Could Expand Potential For Wyoming Hemp
Hemp has long lacked a key link in its supply chain — a processing facility. A Hawk Springs man wants to change that to give the crop the boost it needs to finally take off in the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanMarch 20, 2023
Wyoming Is Home For One of Homesteading’s Biggest Social Media Stars, Jill Winger
Buying their small ranch 9 miles outside of Chugwater gave Jill and Christian Winger room for their horses and their dreams — but blogging about it all unexpectedly turned Jill into a social media star.
Renée JeanMarch 19, 2023
True Wyoming Cowboys – On Horseback – Protected U.S. From Japanese Attack By Sea And Balloon During World War II
Cowboys from Wyoming — on horseback — were part of America’s strategy to stop balloon bombs. They were initially deployed to the West Coast to watch for invaders, but some also recall being told to watch for balloon Japan’s secret balloon bombs.
Renée JeanMarch 19, 2023
For More Than 150 Years, Arbuckles’ Has Been The Coffee That’s Won The West – And Wyoming
A Chugwater history buff has re-discovered the brand of coffee that all cowboys once drank, including those who worked for the Swan Land and Cattle Co. in Platte County. It’s called Arbuckles’ coffee, and Wyoming cowboys still drink it.
Renée JeanMarch 18, 2023
Wyoming Will Be First State In Nation With Its Own Digital Coin
The payday for Wyoming, if the DAO is successful in realizing its goal is enormous. If just 5 percent of the merchant’s transactions were to go through Wyoming’s stable tokens, the return for the state, is over $9 billion.
Renée JeanMarch 17, 2023
Opposition Builds to Albertsons-Kroger Mega Merger At Local, State and Federal Levels
A small coalition of customers sued over the mega merger of Albertsons and Kroger. That’s been followed by an even larger coalition of organizations banding together to fight it. The group contains a few strange bedfellows.
Renée JeanMarch 17, 2023
Lummis Draws Battle Lines For Future Of Wyoming’s Digital Asset Industries
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is getting ready to go to war over the state of things in the digital asset sector. Wyoming companies are having the door slammed in their face, despite complying with strict consumer protections written into Wyoming law.
Renée JeanMarch 17, 2023
Bank Crashes Have Wyomingites Moving Their Money Around, But Big Isn't Always Best
Americans, notoriously apathetic about moving money to find better interest rates, lost $42 billion in the last quarter of 2022 by keeping their money at big-five banks that pay almost no interest. The big five might be the safest banks around — but savvy shoppers can do much better, and still play it safe.
Renée JeanMarch 15, 2023
Musk Meme Highlights Dilemma For Wyomingites On Where Their Money Is Safest
Wall Street veteran and Wyoming resident Caitlin Long said people have "woken up and realized that the traditional system is not stable." She said people are not buying the White House's spin. "Everything is not fine and people know it," she said.
Renée JeanMarch 14, 2023
Here’s Why Wyoming Banks Aren’t Likely To Fail
Banks in Wyoming dont have large numbers of uninsured deposits, don't have the same exposure to the technology sector, and digital banks are required to hold 100% of the value of any digital assets on reserve.
Renée JeanMarch 13, 2023
Snowy Mountain Brewery In Saratoga May Be Tiny, But Could Be A Giant In Wyoming
Snowy Mountain is the third-oldest and once smallest brewery in Wyoming is maneuvering for a national footprint, including creating a can it hopes will serve as a calling card for the brewery and Saratoga tourism.
Renée JeanMarch 12, 2023
Apocalypse Jackson In ‘The Last Of Us’ Doesn’t Look At All Like Wyoming, Residents Say
While it might have been fun to see Jackson, Wyoming featured on the popular HBO TV series "The Last Of Us," residents cringed because they say the show did a poor job of presenting the town. But, it was filmed in Canada...
Renée JeanMarch 12, 2023
58 Experts Said Tear Down Cheyenne’s Iconic Central Plaza Hotel – They Saved It Anyway
Corey Lynn of Lynn Buys Houses in Cheyenne is known for saving houses not hotels, but she couldnt let the hotel she remembered from her youth fall apart. She and her business partner Carter Ward found a way to save it from the wrecking ball.
Renée JeanMarch 12, 2023
Nearly 90 Years Later, Mystery Of United Airlines Crash Near Cheyenne Still Motivates Wyoming Man
Kent Hargraves stumbled across the site of a 1935 United Airlines crash as a boy on his grandfathers ranch near Cheyenne, unveiling a mystery hes worked a lifetime to solve.
Renée JeanMarch 11, 2023