LIGHTS OVER RIVERDALE Brighton small businesses qualify for grants

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Brighton small businesses can receive financial assistance to enhance business needs with building improvements, workforce training, equipment, and marketing needs.

The Brighton Economic Development Corporation has set forth the Brighton Investment Program, also called “BIP”, to provide grants of up to $10,000 to help the community build a strong community with economic development.

For eligible small businesses, the BIP is a reimbursement program that is a 50/50 match between the businesses and economic development.

To apply for the BIP grant, visit www.brightonedc.org. For more information, email questions to infor@brightonedc.org or call 303-

Fatal auto-pedestrian crash on 1-76

on I-76.

e Jeep driver stayed at the scene and called the police while another person stopped to help the injured individual with aid. When the police arrived, the unidenti ed male had died, according to Brighton Police. e accident closed the interstate’s eastbound lane for several hours Friday morning during the investigation. e driver in the Jeep and a passenger were not injured. ey were not suspected of being under the in uence of drugs or alcohol nor of speeding, according to the o cial statement. Brighton Police Department and tra c safety o cials are investigating the crash and working on identifying the deceased male to notify the next of kin. e Adams County Coroner’s o ce withheld the individual’s name for identi cation.