High Plains Bank acquires Longmont building, changes exec team

LONGMONT — Flagler-based High Plains Bank, a family- and employee-owned bank that already has two branches in Longmont, has purchased a downtown building to house its new trust, estates and investment services department.

Bank CEO John Creighton told BizWest on Monday that the 5,800-square-foot building at 385 Main St. was acquired for $2.07 million from 385 Main LLC, and that he hoped the bank could move operations in by the third quarter of 2023.

According to Boulder County Assessor records, 385 Main LLC had purchased the two-story, 42-year-old building in September 2017 for $525,000.

Two businesses operate in the space, Creighton said,…