Marilyn Watt had one requirement when starting her self service dog wash business, Dunk-A-Dog, in Brighton earlier this summer.
“I do not like the smell of wet dog,” she laughed. “So I said that my place will not smell like a wet dog, that I wanted it to be a cut above everybody else — I said, ‘It’s going to be clean and smell like bakery.’”
Business is beginning to boom in downtown Brighton.
The historic downtown district welcomed eight new businesses as well as Main Street Creatives, an art gallery and studio space, in less than two months.
Veterans Cab of Brighton/Brighton Taxi has been operating for more than a month now and has seen steady growth, despite initial setbacks caused by rival taxi services and internal conflict.
BRIGHTON – City council members, including Brighton Mayor Dick McLean, gave the go-ahead June 7 for rezoning of property for a new Chase Bank at the corner of South Fourth Avenue and Bromley Lane.
The final reading of an ordinance to rezone the property from residential to a Planned Unit Development received 8-0 approval from the council.
Reunion is more than just a housing development in northern Commerce City. It is a rapidly growing community that offers a wide range of stores within close commutable distance, such as Riverdale Wine and Spirits at the southeast corner of 104th Avenue and Chambers Road.
HENDERSON – Birko, a business that provides food safety solutions to the meat, poultry, pork, produce and brewery industries, is No. 10 on the ColoradoBiz magazine list of top Woman-Owned Companies for 2011, based on 2010 gross revenue.