Larimer restaurant revenue soars

Retail sales at restaurants in Larimer County were up more than $8 million for the final quarter of 2005, compared to the same period of 2004, according to recently released Colorado Department of Revenue numbers.

The 9.1 percent gain for the fourth quarter, from $88.5 million in 2004 to $96.5 million last year, was the second-largest in Colorado. Douglas County’s sales ran just slightly ahead of Larimer’s, in terms of percentage.

Weld County, coming off a year when restaurant sales increased by double-digit percentages, saw more modest gains, with fourth quarter 2005 sales up just 2.5 percent from the same period of…