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JOB FACTS*

U.S. subsidiaries in Wyoming have consistently supported a significant number of jobs in the state. They now employ 8,100 Wyoming workers-an increase of nearly 56% over five years.

PROMINENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN THE STATE


Axiohm Transaction Solutions

Brunton Company

Kennecott Energy

Sodexho Inc.

Solvay Minerals

MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS

U.S. subsidiaries support 800 manufacturing jobs in Wyoming. Manufacturing companies tend to have a strong "multiplier" effect on the economy-stimulating a substantial amount of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand for inputs from other suppliers.

Overall, approximately 9.9% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in Wyoming are in manufacturing industries.

ONE COMPANY'S STORY

Solvay Minerals, the American subsidiary of a Belgian chemical and pharmaceutical company, employs 400 people at its facility 20 miles west of Green River. The company is the world's largest exporter of Soda Ash, a component that is used in such diverse products as glass containers, household detergents, paper products, fiberglass insulation, and automotive glass. It is also increasingly being utilized for environmental purposes such as to clean the air and soften water. The company invests $54.5 million annually in the Wyoming economy through taxes and payroll.
*Beginning August 2004, the Commerce Department changed the focus of its reported data on jobs supported by foreign direct investment (FDI). From this point on, all FDI statistics will refer only to companies having a majority of foreign ownership. Prior to this change, the Commerce Department followed international standards of including companies that had 10% or more foreign ownership.