Ports-to-Plains Alliance Lunch with Board of Directors July 13, 2012 Limon Community Building, Limon, CO Living in a Dry Land An overview of Lincoln County and its Economy Patricia Vice, Executive Director, Lincoln County Economic Development

1. Living In A Dry Land

2. Lincoln County

4. Highways
I-70
U. S. 40
U.S. 287
U.S 24
Colorado 71
Colorado 94

5. Two Railroads
Rail America: KYLE
Union Pacific

6. Top Three Economic Sectors:
Agriculture
Food and Accommodation
Government

7. Government
Local:
County and City
State:
State Patrol
State Highway
Department of Corrections
Federal:
USDA, NRCS

8. Agriculture

13. Food and Accommodation

15. Sales Tax Per Capita
$25,671 Lincoln County (Limon, CO)
$20,620 Potter County (Amarillo, TX)
$20,388 Pennington County (Rapid City, SD)
$14,929 Lubbock County (Lubbock, TX)
$14,283 Scotts Bluff County (Scottsbluff, NE)
$13,660 Boulder County (Boulder, CO)
$11,810 Denver County (Denver, CO)
$11,556 Adams County (CO) (Commerce City, Thornton, Brighton, CO)
$11,036 Val Verde County (Del Rio, TX)
$25,671 Lincoln County (Limon, CO)
$20,620 Potter County (Amarillo, TX)
$20,388 Pennington County (Rapid City, SD)
$14,929 Lubbock County (Lubbock, TX)
$14,283 Scotts Bluff County (Scottsbluff, NE)
$13,660 Boulder County (Boulder, CO)
$11,810 Denver County (Denver, CO)
$11,556 Adams County (CO) (Commerce City, Thornton, Brighton, CO)
$11,036 Val Verde County (Del Rio, TX)

17. Workforce

18. Unemployment Rate
Colorado 8.1%
Lincoln County 5.3%

19. Commuters In and Out

20. Energy

21. Wind
Landowner Payments
Lincoln County:
Cedar Point Wind $3.2 M
Limon I and Limon II $3.8 M

22. Jobs: Secondary,
Construction and Permanent

24. The Transportation Impacts

25. Wind Projects : 20,000 plus
trucks
Water
Hay
Agriculture Products
Oil and Gas
Housing
Services
Public Perception of Projects

26. Living In A Dry Land Challenges

27. Weather
“At Capacity” Utilities
Proximity to Front Range
KYLE and Union Pacific
Workforce Base
Out migration of youth

28. Living in a Dry Land
Opportunity

29. Transportation Infrastructure
Links to Global Markets
Growing Energy Industry
Technological Advancements
and Research in Agriculture
90 Minutes

30. Economic Development:
Build your assets and understand
your surroundings.

32. PJ’s General Store

33. Living in a Dry Land

37. Thank you .
lcedc@qwestoffice.net