by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Happy Friday, Acadiana business news readers. Let's skip the small talk and get started. Real estate owner and businessman Chris Granger made a splash a couple weeks ago when he paid $2.5 million for the old Jefferson Street Pub building in downtown Lafayette. He plans to utilize the two-story, 15,000-square-foot building as an event center with plans to lease the former side bar to an Acadiana restaurant. But once that news settled, a bigger picture of downtown began to materialize. For months, business owners and other leaders had wondered aloud: Will someone new step forward to invest in downtown? When will that wealth come off the sidelines and participate? Granger is that new investor. Here's why he is doing this. You can read the full story here. Have a great weekend and thanks for reading. | 