Incorporation; profit or nonprofit corporation; articles of incorporation generally.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-11-103
in effect(a) Fifteen (15) or more persons, a majority of whom shall be residents of this state, may form an industrial development corporation under the provisions of this act, by filing in the office of the secretary of state articles of incorporation.
(b) The corporation may be formed as a nonprofit corporation in which event it shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of W.S. 17-19-101 through 17-19-1807, not in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this act, or the corporation may be formed for profit in which event it shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of the Wyoming Business Corporation Act not in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
(c) The articles of incorporation shall contain:
(i) The name of the corporation which shall include the words "Industrial Development Corporation of Wyoming";
(ii) A statement as to whether the corporation is formed as a nonprofit corporation or for profit;
(iii) The purposes for which the corporation is founded, which shall be to promote, stimulate, develop and advance the business prosperity and economic welfare of Wyoming and its citizens; to encourage and assist through loans, investments or other business transactions in the location of new business and industry in this state and to rehabilitate and assist existing business and industry; to stimulate and assist in the expansion of all kinds of business activity which will tend to promote the business development and maintain the economic stability of this state, provide maximum opportunities for employment, and improve the standard of living of the citizens of this state; similarly, to cooperate and act in conjunction with other organizations, public or private, in the promotion and advancement of industrial, commercial, agricultural, and recreational developments in this state; and to provide financing for the promotion, development, and conduct of all kinds of business activity in this state. The purposes for which the corporation is formed may also include the rendering of service to industry by providing feasibility, product, production and market analyses, patent advice, technological information, research and development assistance, financial availability counseling, management counseling, and any other information, assistance or facilities required for the creation of new industry, to further the expansion of existing industry, or to induce industry to locate in the state;
(iv) The total number of directors, their terms, and the method of their election;
(v) If the corporation is a nonprofit corporation, a provision that the assets on dissolution, and any distributions of earnings or assets prior to dissolution, shall be made only to a charitable or educational organization or institution;
(vi) The information required by W.S. 17-19-202, if the corporation is formed on a nonprofit basis and the information required by W.S. 17-16-202, if the corporation is formed for profit.
(d) The articles of incorporation shall be subscribed and acknowledged by not less than five (5) persons.
(e) The articles of incorporation shall recite that the corporation is organized under the provisions of this act.
(f) The secretary of state shall not approve the articles of incorporation for a corporation organized under this act until a total of at least ten (10) national banks, state banks, savings banks, industrial savings banks, federal savings and loan associations, domestic building and loan associations, or insurance companies authorized to do business within this state, or any combination thereof, have agreed in writing to become members of said corporation, which agreement shall be filed with the secretary of state with the articles of incorporation and the filing of same shall be a condition precedent to the approval of the articles of incorporation by the secretary of state. Whenever the articles of incorporation shall have been filed in the office of the secretary of state and approved by him, and all filing fees and taxes have been paid, the subscribers, their successors and assigns shall constitute a corporation, and said corporation shall then be authorized to commence business.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026