Partner Recognition

                                                        First Interstate Bank                                                                              FIB2Lines4C web.jpg

LEDC is fortunate to serve a community in which its Partners-in-Progress investors willingly step forward to help wherever and whenever they are needed. So often, this occurs without being asked. First Interstate Bank is certainly an ideal example of this spirit of Corporate Citizenship.

In the spring of 2010, LEDC launched ZoomProspector, a powerful new Site Selection tool in its website, which is based on Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. ZoomProspector enables Laramie's commercial real estate professionals to list their properties, and thereby gain direct exposure to site selectors and businesses interested in relocating or expanding in Laramie and Albany County. On the other hand, it gives these site selectors and  other organizations immediate access to critical business and demographic information associated with those open commercial properties and our region. Within minutes, site selectors can not only determine what land and buildings are available in the community, but can gather valuable information pertaining to the workforce, markets, consumer spending, geographic advantages and much more.

Upon learning about this great new on-line development tool, the bank executives at First Interstate Bank offered to sponsor the implementation of ZoomProspector at LEDC, in addition to their generous Leadership Investor Level contribution. We are pleased to announce that First Interstate Bank has renewed its greatly appreciated sponsorship again for 2011.

According to Mike Peck, Vice President of Commercial Lending for First Interstate Bank, "When businesses relocate or expand in Laramie, all of our citizens win. We gain through increased employment opportunities, as well as infrastructure improvements resulting from increased tax revenues. In many cases, new markets and services are also created or attracted. We, at First Interstate Bank, recognized from the beginning that ZoomProspector is the kind of marketing tool that has the capacity and potential to generate considerable value for Laramie. Consequently, we see it as well worth our support."