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New Ambulance Service Proposed for Lamar Area
A private ambulance transport service, Midwest Medical Transport Company, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is looking to establish a branch in Lamar. Representative, Sean DeLancey, the company’s business development director, met with the Prowers County Commissioners to provide an overview of the operation this past Monday, March 28th. “Lamar is a larger town than we’re used […]
Planning and Zoning Commission to Discuss WPA Buildings for Community Corrections Site
After years of lying idle, the WPA Buildings on East Maple Street in Lamar may be put to use. Doug Carrigan, CEO of ATC, Advantage Treatment Center in Sterling, Colorado, addressed the Lamar City Council during a work session earlier this month and outlined a concept for a 30-40 bed facility in town. At that time, […]
Colorado Employment Situation for February 2016
Employers in Colorado added 2,500 nonfarm payroll jobs from January to February for a total of 2,584,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 900 and government increased 1,600. This is the 52nd month of consecutive nonfarm payroll jobs gains. The last time Colorado experienced this many months or […]
Southeastern Developmental Services Schedules Annual Open House
SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services, has set Thursday, March 31st for their annual open house at 1111 South 4th Street in Lamar. Dave Harbour of SDS visited with the Prowers County Commissioners Monday, March 21st to invite them to the annual gathering and for the signing of a proclamation recognizing SDS Awareness Day. Harbour’s update for […]
LCC President Marrin Announces Retirement
(Lamar, Colorado; March 21, 2016) John Marrin, Lamar Community College’s president for the past eight years, has recently announced his decision to retire. Marrin said that leaving is bittersweet and that he will miss the LCC family, but having spent 40 years in higher education he thought it was time to retire. He made this […]
Amrine Recognized for Posse Service
Members of the Prowers County Sheriff’s Posse gathered this past Tuesday, March 15th to offer well wishes to Matt Amrine, who is leaving the Posse after 14 years of service. About a dozen members were on hand for the meet and greet and presentation of a plaque from former Prowers County Sheriff, Jim Faull. In […]
Healthy Gain for City Sales Tax
The January 2016 City Sales Tax report shows Sales and Use Tax up for the start of the year. City Sales Tax is up 6.15% and Total Sales is at 9.06% for a $23,461.12 increase over last year. Receipts for January are at $282,450.18. Year to Date collections are also up for the past two […]
Lamar Council Okays Vehicle Purchases for Fire & Public Works Departments
The city’s Sanitation Department was given the go-ahead by the city council to piggy-back a bid with the City of Montrose for a 2016 Scorpion Automated Refuse Truck. The truck costs $247,224 and has been budgeted in the 2016 Capital Improvement Fund at $250,000. The council authorized another $2,000 for a five year extended warranty […]
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 […]
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 […]
Where They Stand: Holly & Granada Economic Assessment Report
A Rural Economic Development grant has financed a study of Holly and Granada to provide an assessment of the current and potential business climate of each community. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs, DOLA and the Colorado Office of Economic Development of International Trade, sponsored the study which was held earlier in the year. Representatives […]
