While this is a good thing, I don't see this helping them out as a state. TBH, this could even result in more people to move out. This is actually a huge problem throughout the whole world where where the top talent gets scooped up in the most developed areas.
For this effort not to go to waste on other states(and states are not the nation and nor are they families so it may not be a big concern), Wyoming would have to improve it's infrastructure and turn itself into a migrant hub for the type of people they'd want in. And I don't think the Richard Florida methods are going to work.
My advice for Wyoming is to court rich billionaires who want to be in charge of their own cities. Or intentional communities for higher IQ ethnic/religious groups that want some kind of cultural autonomy.
The trouble is, very few of those rich people actually live here, aside from vacations and for tax purposes. Sadly, most people here (especially the politicians) seem convinced that this current coal bust is part of the normal cycle, and the revenues will come back in a few years. At the point that even China is looking to reduce coal usage for environmental reasons, I highly doubt that the mine revenues will ever return to peak levels.
The only tech that the state seems to have attracted is datacenters, but those don't provide much in the way of tax revenues or jobs.
For this effort not to go to waste on other states(and states are not the nation and nor are they families so it may not be a big concern), Wyoming would have to improve it's infrastructure and turn itself into a migrant hub for the type of people they'd want in. And I don't think the Richard Florida methods are going to work.
My advice for Wyoming is to court rich billionaires who want to be in charge of their own cities. Or intentional communities for higher IQ ethnic/religious groups that want some kind of cultural autonomy.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-bill-gates-wants-to...