New Brighton EDC director off and running

BRIGHTON — Colorado’s Front Range has seen a steady influx of new residents over the past few years, and the city of Brighton is no exception.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, some 33,000 people called the community home in 2010, an increase of nearly 60 percent from just a decade earlier. The latest numbers show that the city has added another 5,000 or so since then.

As the new director of the Brighton Economic Development Corp., Michael Martinez is impressed with those figures, but not surprised.

“It’s unbelievable how fast it’s happening,” he said, “but one of…