Wellington ready and eager for development

WELLINGTON — Wellington, touting itself as the “northern gateway to Colorado,” is looking to pull more travelers and business people in through its gates off Interstate 25.

The town of nearly 3,500 is at the threshold of great things, said Doug Andersen, a Wellington Realtor and president of the Wellington Economic Development Association.

“Wellington is a wide spot in the road that is getting wider by the day,” Andersen said. “Wellington is it.”

Indeed, with infrastructure in place, relatively affordable real estate, business-friendly development processes, growing rooftop numbers, access to railroad and interstate-highway transportation and a burgeoning work force, Wellington already can…