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Teresa Hammond, executive director of the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, conducted a ribbon-cutting celebration for Kam’s Kleeners that opened on Aug. 1, at 1235 S. Craig Ave. in Covington.
Kam’s Kleeners is owned by Brandon Wright, who owns three car washes in Covington and WrightWay Motors. He and Ashley Wright, his wife who held their youngest daughter, Kamreigh, in her arms throughout the ceremony, named the business after Kamreigh.
After Hammond delivered her welcoming remarks, she called on Dr. John Rainone, president of Mountain Gateway Community College, to represent the chamber.
Rainone thanked Brandon and his family for investing in businesses in the community and pointed out the importance of such investments that provide needed services to area residents and visitors to the area.
Covington Mayor Tom Sibold praised Brandon and his family for their investments in Covington and offered his assistance should future assistance be needed.
Shannon Cox, a member of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors, congratulated the Wrights and thanked them for their investment in the community.
Mayor of Clifton Forge Jeff Irvine thanked the Wrights for their contribution to the Alleghany Highlands and invited them to expand their business to Clifton Forge.
Terri McClung represented the Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation. She praised the Wrights for their business investments in the community.
Pastor Steve Noel of Good News Church led those in attendance in prayer to bless the building and the Wrights’ new business endeavor.
Noel, who moved from Calif. to the Alleghany Highlands, noted that he and his wife are building a home in Rich Patch and that he will be a customer for Wright’s laundromat while his home is being built.
Brandon thanked those present for attending the ribbon cutting, cut the ribbon and posed for photographs outside the facility where the ribbon cutting took place.
“Seeing the building on this busy strip gave me the idea to buy it and renovate it,” Brandon remarked following the ribbon cutting.
He added, “This is my first venture on the laundromat side of business.”
The brightly refurbished building includes a variety of washer and dryer sizes, including the largest dryers in Covington.
Brandon concluded, “We purchased our equipment from Roanoke because we could not find the equipment here in the Alleghany Highlands.”
The “Laundroworks” Kiosk system is a first for Covington in that it enables the customers a way to utilize the machines with a reloadable and yet easy-to-use Laundry Card.
