By Don Haddad In the 21 years that I have been a part of St. Vrain Valley Schools, I have seen our community completely transformed through a growing economy that is fostered by robust local investment in leading industries, a strong workforce pipeline and an outstanding quality of life with a strong arts and culture […]
Don Haddad: SVVSD Invests in Community Prosperity Read More »
By Edwina Salazar The dream of a home lives in all of us; the desire for a safe place, a house where we can be ourselves, and where living happens. But obtaining secure housing and making Longmont home has been increasingly difficult for so many in our community. The most crucial expense for anyone is
Edwina Salazar: Affordable housing benefits people and the community Read More »
By Ricardo Cabrera, Founder of myWealthBeing.com Home ownership is an economic development catalyst for both individuals and communities and is the easiest and safest vehicle to ignite individual wealth creation. It is also an important factor to assist in ensuring a safe and secure retirement. There are several major benefits to home ownership that you
One of the topics of the Advance Longmont Economic Summit was our community’s accessible and attainable housing crisis. In a powerful and thought-provoking panel discussion, Eric Wallace, founder and president of Left Hand Brewing and co-founder of Prosper Longmont; Lonnie Jenkins, vice president of Cornerstone Home Lending; Paul D’Angelo, CEO of Thistle; and Harold Dominguez
Prosper Longmont panel / 2022 Advance Longmont Economic Summit Read More »
By Marc Cowell, executive director of the OUR Center in Longmont. Having worked in community support and outreach in many different capacities throughout my career, I have learned many things over these sometimes challenging, but always rewarding, years. I have learned that circumstances don’t define a person, that a simple gesture of support can literally
Accessible Housing: A Powerful Way to Support Self-Sufficiency Read More »
By Joe Thompson We all know that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The national housing crisis is most definitely on the crazy train. In our local community of Longmont, a recently published report revealed that housing is on average over 31% of income.
Let’s Bring Hope and Optimism Back to Longmont Read More »
By John Creighton, CEO, High Plains Bank Longmont needs more homes if we hope to have our workforce and young families continue to live in our community. So many of us love Longmont because it is such a wonderful place to raise our families. Yet, our adult children who may want to return to here
By Eric Wallace, founder and president of Left Hand Brewing, Co-Chair Prosper Longmont I began my remarks at last week’s City Council meeting with the words, “I come in peace.” I closed with “We’re here to help.” I was addressing what is a very real crisis in attainable for-purchase workforce housing in our community. Housing
I am writing this post on behalf of my family — including my three children — and my business, Left Hand Brewing Company and my employees seeking housing. Prosper Longmont is an organization advocating for attainable for-purchase workforce housing in our city. We are a champion for those who are currently looking for or aspire to
A Call to Action: Blog Post by Eric Wallace Read More »
The November 30th City Council meeting was a successful meeting of the minds regarding the need for a strategic way forward to address our community’s workforce housing crisis. Eric Wallace of Left Hand Brewing, along with several other community leaders such as Lonnie Cramer, president of Longs Peak Hospital, and Joni Lynch of Our Center,
City Council Meeting – Nov 30th, 2021 Read More »
Copyright © 2024 Prosper Longmont