The governors remarks in progress. This is just under 40 minutes. In 2016, wyoming is ranked first in Mountain Region for Work Force Development and was also rated third for new business startup activity and sixth best state for business. Despite being the most difficult budget year in my time in office, wyoming stayed proactive and forward looking. With the tap tal construction project w the important work of renovating and modernizing our state facilities like the wyoming state hospital, the wyoming life resource center, and the wyoming veterans home. We had Ground Breaking a of the the university of wyoming for the mcmurray High Altitude Performance Center and the Education Research building last fall and the Ground Breaking for the Integrative Test Center last spring. At the university of wyoming in addition to new facility starts we opened the stem facility in march 2016 in the High Bay Research facility is opening soon. We have had incredible opportunities wealth created by our m
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, as many of those as possible. On december 2 in 2008, nearly eight years ago, we opened our doors to the public, and we have welcomed over 17 million visitors to the capital. One of the themes that we share with those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. Capitol isct of the the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. Congress left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include a stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artistic and historical treasures. Leading this team is the 11th architect of the capitol, the , whoable stephen t. Ayers i will now invite to speak to you about the National Historic preservation act of 1966. Please
With those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. The architect of the capitol is the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. In 1800, Congress Left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artistic and historical treasures. Leading this team is the 11th architect of the capitol, the honorable stephen t. Ayers, who i will now invite to speak to you about the National Historic preservation act of 1966. Please join me in welcoming mr. Stephen ayers, architect of the capitol. [applause] Stephen Ayers thank you so much, beth, and good morning everyone. Welcome to preservation day at the United