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PCDI Prepares for Final Meeting with Advisory Group
Prowers County Development Incorporated board members held a brief monthly meeting in open session as they reviewed the agenda for their September 15th briefing with Progressive Urban Management Associates. This meeting will finalize the eight month contract with the advisory group which developed a 72 page economic assessment and an outline of recommendations for potential […]
PCDI Begins to Focus on Short Term Financial Goals
Prowers County Development Incorporated (PCDI) has until mid-September before the economic advisory group, PUMA, Progressive Urban Management Associates, returns to the county to present its final review of suggested changes to the local organization. PUMA will finalize its eight month study of the local county economy and make proposals for changes in PCDI; board membership […]
PCDI Transitioning to PEP
Prowers County Economic Development will undergo a change by mid-September to become PEP, Prowers Economic Prosperity. This will be more than just a name change, according to Rick Robbins, PCDI President, and Brad Segal, the President of Progressive Urban Management Associates, a study group that has been contracted by PCDI and joint funded by the […]
Syncora Lawsuit Against ARPA Ratepayers Dismissed
Syncora Guarantee Corp. of New York, a bond insurer for the Lamar Repowering Project, has seen its lawsuit against the Ratepayers recently dismissed in court. The lawsuit was filed in August 2015 against Colorado Mills, the Ports to Plains Truck Plaza and the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn. The suit alleged that the defendants, through their […]
Jackson Cartage is Coming Down
Jackson Cartage, a transportation warehouse established in Lamar in the mid 1950’s is being torn down. Originally owned and operated by A.J. Jackson on East Maple Street, the company delivered for the Red Ball Freight Company from the former Pet Milk Factory. It was one of several freight carriers in Lamar, but not the […]
PCDI Annual Meeting Set for March 29
The Annual Meeting for Prowers County Development, Inc. (PCDI) has been set for Tuesday, March 29th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Colorado Room at the Cow Palace, 1301 North Main Street, Lamar, CO. There is no admission charge for the Annual Meeting this year. Cookies, pasties, coffee, iced tea and water will be served prior […]
