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Lamar Racing Club, Bluegrass Festival Receives Lodging Panel Funding
Three events were presented before the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel for funding, Tuesday, March 15th. Angel Munoz from the Lamar Racing Club requested advertising funds for the 2016 racing season at the Lamar Speedway for ten events, twice the number held last year. Munoz, the president and promoter of the Club explained the additions, “We […]
Triumph Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire ColoEast Bankshares, Inc.
DALLAS, March 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBK) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ColoEast Bankshares, Inc., parent of Colorado East Bank & Trust, headquartered in Lamar, Colorado. ColoEast Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with $759 million in total assets as of 12/31/2015. Its community […]
Zonta “Girls Wanna Have Fun” Event set for March 19
The Zonta Club of Prowers County will host the Second Annual “Girls Wanna Have Fun” event exclusively for women from 6pm – 9 pm, Saturday, March 19, at the Lamar Elks Lodge. The event features live music by JUDI, free food, and prize drawings. Other features include a silent auction from 6-7:30, with a style […]
NWS Sky-Watchers Weather Spotter Classes
FREE TRAINING…The National Weather Service in Pueblo provides SKYWARN weather spotter preparedness and training. Typically the sessions are scheduled from late March through early May each year, and are a cooperative effort of local government officials and the National Weather Service. The sessions are FREE OF CHARGE and usually open to everyone, except when noted. […]
Colorado Employment Situation | January 2016
Employers in Colorado added 5,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,583,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,300 and government increased 900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.2 percent. The number […]
