BRIGHTON, Mich. Feb. 6, 2012 – “If Brighton was a bottle of
wine, the 2011 was a very good year” quoted Livingston
Daily Press and Argus reporter Jim Totten. Downtown Brighton
saw old uninhabitable buildings get demolished, new buildings constructed, and
new businesses quickly filling up the vacant spaces. A chemical products
company also chose Brighton to host the site of its new corporate headquarters
and a brewery is set to fill the shoes of the historic Pink Hotel.
Brighton’s community development director and executive
director of the Brighton
Downtown Development Authority, Matt Modrack, recounted the achievements
from 2011 in a presentation at last Thursday’s City Council meeting. Modrack
noted that the private sector invested a whopping $6.2 million in the downtown
area in 2011. Brighton Mayor Jim Muzzin was most impressed with this feat and
how the development authority helped enhance those investments with state
grants.
The Brighton Downtown Development Authority played a pivotal
role in moving the Greater Brighton Area
Chamber of Commerce from its Hyne Street location to the historic former
Mellus Hospital on Grand River Avenue. Excelda
Manufacturing demolished the former chamber building and is planning on beginning
construction in April. Expected completion for the headquarters is 2013. Other
notable additions in 2011 include the opening of Bagger Dave’s, Studio West, The Pound! Bar and Grill, and The White Dress. At Brighton Ford we applaud the Modrack
and DDA for helping to facilitate these additions and investments to help
stimulate the growth of our fair city to make it an even better place to live
and work.
Brighton ford is located at 8240 Grand River Ave. just north of
I-96 in Brighton. We are a family owned and operated business that strives on
customer satisfaction. For more information on Brighton Ford, visit www.BrightonFord.com.
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