
Update on Colorado businesses Automatic Retirement Savings Program
Colorado SecureSavings Program and the Maine Retirement Investment Trust established a partnership saving states money
== state-run retirement savings program
==a proven automatic savings program that follows employees throughout their careers

History of Lyons’ Can’d Aid, 10 years after its 2013 flood support
Can’d Aid was formed after Lyons Great Flood of 2013. Learn the history of the nonprofit and how it has grown through the years… its philosophy and how it has expanded its aid to various sectors of the public, especially kids.
==10 year anniversary party
==parent company Oskar Blues, Lyons

Getting a summer gig job? Learn IRS rules
Understanding how to report earnings and pay taxes when working independently.
Do you sell online, rent property, book rides, etc –part time or full-time.
==Are you classified as an employee or independent contractor?
==Do you have to do estimated ax payments?
==when can you take out expenses
==Is a W-4 or 1099K form used?

Thor’s Pet Store looking for new owner
Thor’s Pet Store will be closing due to personal circumstances and is looking for a new owner/manager.
==See “business” details; and contact info.
== And going-out-of-business sale info.

Businesses opening, and closing, summer 2023
Our quarterly report on what businesses have recently closed, or revamped,
or have or will open soon
==SimBLISSity
==Shauna’s BamaLu
==dentist retires; and new one coming

Spirit Hound announces pending purchase of Clark’s Hardware, keeping it local
Details /and/ quotes regarding:
Lyons’ local businesses Clark’s Hardware and Spirit Hound Distillers announce the pending purchase of Clark’s property at 4100 Ute Highway.

Last minute Mother’s Day gifts and flowers available in Lyons
Still looking for a gift for Mom? — Lyons has a few unique and quality shops in town that offer amazing selections of gift items… both new and “used.”
==flowers
==antiques
==Lyons logo
==collectibles
==art work, big and small
==greeting cards and books

Moss Rock Hotel Tax Increment Financing, explained by mayor
LURA approves tax break for new hotel
==Explanation of what Lyons Urban Renewal Authority does (LURA)
…and who is a member
==Explanation of TIF: tax increment financing

SpiritHound Distillery looking at a 2023 million dollar style expansion
SpiritHound Distillery is expanding in two phases
==tasting room
==indoor outdoor seating
==patio’s, bars
==craft distillation production
==shuttle bus
==virtual growth
…PHOTOS…

Updates on Lyons businesses 4/23
==Spirit Hound construction (2 phases)
==Thor’s Pet Shop open
==Dairy Bar remodeled
==gym in Lyons
==flower “share program”
==flower shop relocation
==gas station closed

Three Lyons businesses moving
Details on where 3 current Lyons business are moving to, and how to contact them
==Pharr Out Design (appointment only)
==Stillwater Clinic (appointment only)
==Moxie’s Mercantile (coffee cafe)

World class pinball arcade right here in Lyons
Colorado’s largest pinball arcade
==history / started in 2003
==Colorado State Tournament
==Women’s tournaments
==current “world champion”
==who plays here
==what to expect ‘inside’