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EARLY\u2014 The recently relocated Ranger School of Cosmetology will have its grand opening January 24, coming four months after city officials announced the move.<\/p>\n
\nLast September, Early city officials announced the move of the Ranger College School of Cosmetology from downtown Brownwood to Early Boulevard, next to Weakly Watson Sports Goods.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019re looking when school starts January 21st, we\u2019re going to have class there. We\u2019re pretty excited about it,\u201d said Ranger College Vice President Gordon Warren while announcing the spring semester to start in the new location . \u201cWe already have the program here in the county. We\u2019re currently in downtown Brownwood and it\u2019s just an old building. We\u2019re bought it from a cosmetology school many years ago and I think it\u2019s been in the county for 50 years. We\u2019re just moving to a new location and the building just got old, out of date and we just wanted a fresher look.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWhile making the initial announcement of the move, Early City Administrator Tony Aaron estimated the college currently serves 80 students and will move its classes to the former location of Alliance Ambulance, Inc. Although public colleges and universities are typically considered a not-for-profit, Aaron said the city of Early will receive additional revenue as a result of the move.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThey\u2019re taking the whole space. That\u2019s going to be their cosmetology school,\u201d Aaron said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a lot of students, a lot of traffic. There are some sales taxes that comes with that and property tax because they don\u2019t own the business. There is a lot going on there. They will take anybody that walks off the street and I know there are some nursing homes that take their clients their to get hair cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDuring the moving process, the city assisted Ranger College with a 50-50 matching $15,000 municipal development grant. The funds provided by the city purchased signage as well as plumbing infrastructure and fixtures.\u00a0 Aaron said the grant often goes to small businesses via improvements to infrastructure, fa\u00e7ade, parking lots and signage so that it makes both the business and city more aesthetically pleasing in the process.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOne of our focuses through the MDD is to beautify our commercial corridor, improve businesses and support business growth through development,\u201d said Aaron following the Early City Council\u2019s unanimous approval of the grant in October. \u201cThis is just another way for businesses to make their business more attractive, more shopper friendly, more beautiful for the overall appearance of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n