Former employees take over the Colophon: new owners plan to keep focus on food, ambiance and service, not expansion or new venues.(Chris Brainard and David Killian)

From: Bellingham Business Journal | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Gallagher, Dave | Copyright information

Chris Brainard and David Killian were the kind of employees business owners dream about: loyal to a fault, and willing to forgo other career plans to ensure that a cafe they worked for didn't fail.

Now they will get a chance to apply that loyalty as business owners. After working as employees at the Colophon Cafe for more than 12 years, Brainard and Killian took over ownership of the Fairhaven eatery in June, buying out Ray Dunn and Taimi Dunn Gorman. Ray is planning to ...

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