Regional development group asks Lamar council for work session to present 'shovel ready' program

Sep 23, 2025

Prowers Economic Prosperity presented a regional economic-development update, said it has assisted 43 businesses this year, and asked Lamar City Council for a Sept. 29 work session to explain a new 'shovel ready' program and discuss its annual contribution and incentives.

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Tally Harmon, director of Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP), told the Lamar City Council on Sept. 22 that PEP has provided technical assistance to 43 businesses this year and is launching a "shovel ready" program designed to make commercial land and projects more attractive to investors. Harmon asked council for a work session on Sept. 29 to present the program in detail and to discuss PEP's annual contribution.

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