Evans getting set for commercial boom

EVANS — If the old adage, ?Business follows rooftops? holds true, the city of Evans should be set for an influx in the near future.
Immediately south of Greeley, this bedroom community to the Northern Front Range has experienced a population explosion since the 2000 census reported about 9,500 residents.
Today, city officials estimate that nearly 17,000 people now live in Evans ? almost an 80 percent increase in less than four years.
?We see ourselves as a strong attraction for a number of businesses in the future,? said Bruce Eisenhauer, Evans city manager. ?We?ve started to see more…