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PCDI Closes with Washington Street Commercial Park, LLC on Warehouse Facility

PCDI Closes with Washington Street Commercial Park, LLC on Warehouse Facility

(LAMAR, COLORADO) – Prowers County Development, Inc. (PCDI) has owned and operated the commercial property at 310 East Washington Street in Lamar since it was donated by Big R when they relocated their warehouse facility and corporate offices out of the area. This month, PCDI has sold the property to Washington Street Commercial Park, LLC. […]

Crews Start Street Repair Projects for Lamar this Week

Crews Start Street Repair Projects for Lamar this Week

The City of Lamar Public Works Department has begun preparing several streets in town for milling and overlay work which is expected to start Tuesday, September 15th. Tree limbs must be trimmed that could interfere with paving equipment along with manholes and water valves that need to be lowered to accommodate the milling work. The […]

PCDI Warehouse Property Sold

PCDI Warehouse Property Sold

Prowers County Development Incorporated board members voted unanimously during an August 7, 2015 special meeting, to approve the sales contract for the former Big R warehouse properties on East Washington Street. At the request of the selling agent, Randle Realty, the purchase price and buyer will remain confidential until the buyer completes his due diligence, […]

Donations Benefit Strainhurst Green Thumbs

Donations Benefit Strainhurst Green Thumbs

  It’s just a small sized plot of land at the Strainhurst Apartment Complex along East Cedar Street in Lamar, but it means a lot to many of the residents.  Using $300 in funds from a past yard sale, coupled with $2,000 in donations of materials, the residents there have built an above-ground vegetable garden. […]

Connecting to Camino de Santa Fe

Connecting to Camino de Santa Fe

The traffic patterns for the east end of East Olive Street in Lamar would be altered with the completion of Camino de Santa Fe to the Highway.  As it is, the dead end street separating Walmart and Dollar General falls short of reaching East Olive Street by about 100 feet.  The City of Lamar has […]

Lamar Colorado State Patrol Relocating Headquarters

Lamar Colorado State Patrol Relocating Headquarters

   The Colorado State Patrol is moving into the former Big R offices on East Washington Street this month.  Captain Lawrence Hilton of the Colorado State Patrol, Troop 2C, located in Lamar, announced in a press release, that the Patrol is moving from its current location on West Parmenter Street to occupy some of the […]

PCDI Discusses Proposed Bypass Costs and Impact

PCDI Discusses Proposed Bypass Costs and Impact

Discussion on the proposed Lamar By-pass, or Reliever Route, is intensifying on what the cost of the project will mean to the City of Lamar and Prowers County, and will the new route around Lamar aid or injure the economic climate of businesses along Main Street and what changes would the state make to Main […]

Six Candidates Running for PCDI Board

Six Candidates Running for PCDI Board

As many as six Prowers County residents will be voted on for three board seats, Wednesday night, February 27, during the annual Prowers County Development Incorporated meeting.  There are three positions coming open and two members, Shawna Hodge and Lawrence Brase are running for re-election.  Board President Cathy Buxton said during the Tuesday morning meeting […]

Chamber Honkers and Directors Welcome New Manager at Big R

Chamber Honkers and Directors Welcome New Manager at Big R

Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers donned their work boots and headed over to Big R of Lamar, Inc., located at 8723 East Hwy 50. The Honkers gave a warm to welcome the new manager, Matt Herman, and said hello to all of the delightful employees that are there to take care of every Big R […]

PCDI Moving to Rodeway Cow Palace Inn, Sets 2013 Budget

PCDI Moving to Rodeway Cow Palace Inn, Sets 2013 Budget

The PCDI headquarters move won’t take place until the start of 2013, essentially a cost-cutting move approved by the Prowers County Development Incorporated board. With only minor changes, the 2013 budget reflects the financial structure for the economic development organization for 2012. The City of Lamar and Prowers County Commissioners will each contribute $50,000 to […]

Maintenance Funding Sought for PCDI Washington Street Property

Maintenance Funding Sought for PCDI Washington Street Property

  The Washington Street property will be shown to a prospective business developer later this month. Prowers County Development Incorporated Executive Director Lisa Nolder informed board members of an interested party during their June 26 monthly meeting. Nolder said interest in the building developed from a contact she made during the annual AWEA, American Wind […]

PCDI on Big R Property

PCDI on Big R Property

   The majority of the PCDI monthly meeting focused on the Washington Street property, donated by Big R last year.  The property has been listed locally, and for the past four months with Hancock Realty, which lists properties along the Front Range.  Prowers County Development Incorporated wants to sell the warehouses and office space so […]