Chuck E. Cheese in Layton
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Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau
bsaxton@standard.net
Many new businesses are coming to the downtown area
LAYTON -- An air-freshener distribution center, a kid's hair salon, a yoga studio and a Dairy Queen, along with other well-known businesses, have the city's business growth looking up in down economic times.
But local economic experts are not surprised at Layton's ability to flourish in the current climate.
Layton will be the beneficiary of several new businesses in the next few months, said Ben Hart, city economic development specialist.
The interest reflects a continued faith in the local economy, he said.
"It is something that is contrary to the trend across the nation, where there are fewer businesses willing to take the risk (of expanding).
"We have got quite a few new businesses in the city."
Hart said he is proud of the retail and industrial job mix coming into the city.
Based on current evaluations of similar businesses in similar locations, the half-dozen businesses committed to coming to Layton will generate about $292,000 in property tax revenues annually, he said.
The businesses will generate roughly an additional $155,000 in annual sales tax revenues, Hart said.
One of the new tenants is Scentsy, a wickless wax fragrance company establishing a 11,000-square-foot distribution center in west Layton.
Joining it is nationally known Snip-its, set to open a 1,250-square-foot children's hair salon this fall in the Harris Pointe development at 2065 N. Harris Blvd.
The Natick, Mass.-based Snip-its is one of the fastest-growing national franchises in the country. The Layton store will be its first in Utah.
The Scentsy home-fragrance company is moving into a warehouse on Marshall Way, in the city's industrial park. The Boise company is expected to employ 15 to 20, Hart said.
The company will use the Layton location to distribute its scented wax bars to local sellers, he said.
Other businesses slated to move to Layton are: Dollar Cuts, in Harris Pointe; a Dairy Queen, in the new Wyndom Square off State Route 193; and Fit-Life, a yoga studio that will occupy what was once a medical office at 116 N. Adamswood.
"We're seeing a steady stream of businesses coming into the city," Hart said. "This is a very good sign for the local economy."
Other businesses opening in the city this fall include a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant at 450 N. Main St., and a neighboring 4,000-square-foot Chuck E. Cheese retail shop at 470 N. Main.
Davis County Economic Development Manager Kent Sulser said, because of the "hourglass" shape of the county, "the natural phenomenon is that Layton will continue to grow."
The new south Layton interchange and the proposed Intermountain Healthcare community hospital will only add to the city's economic base as those projects, along with the Fort Lane Village development, reformulate old downtown Layton, he said.
"They will not only keep it up, but it is going to accelerate."
Layton is also in talks with other nationally recognized businesses, but Hart said he can't reveal which ones.
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