A Thriving Community*

• Forecasted to become the largest city in the state by 2050
• Top Ten Best Places to Live (US News & World Report, 2024)
• Top 10 Best Performing Cities (Milken Institute, 2024)
• Second largest city in Colorado – MSA population over 670,000
• Only 70 miles (one hour drive) from Denver
• Low cost of living and operating
• Highly educated workforce – more than 37% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher
• Extraordinary quality of life and outdoor lifestyle

* Source: Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, 2019 
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A Hub for Industry*

• Key industries: Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Medical Technologies, and Sports
• Diverse manufacturing presence with more than 400 manufacturers in the region
• 30+ Fortune 500 companies including HP, Progressive Insurance, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Ford Motor Credit, and Northrop Grumman
• Five military installations with command units such as US Space Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command
• Olympic City USA - Headquarters of the U.S. Olympic Committee,  U.S. Olympic Training Center, and the U.S. Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame
• National Cybersecurity Center providing collaborative cybersecurity research, education, and training

Educated Workforce*

• Top rated higher education institutions including four NSA certified Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 
  
• U.S. Air Force Academy
  
• University of Colorado Colorado Springs
  
• Pikes Peak State College
  
• Colorado Technical University
  
• Colorado College
  
• More than 41,000 university and college students
  
• Steady stream of veterans entering the workforce

Accessibility**

• Centrally located in Mountain Time Zone
  
• Approximately 8 miles to downtown Colorado Springs and 4 miles to Interstate 25
  
• Colorado Springs Airport with 6 commercial carriers
  
• 1,900 Acres of air field
  
• 400+ Acres of land for aviation related development
  
• Four Business Centers:  General & Corporate Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Military Aviation, Business Park

Colorado has the second-largest space economy is the U.S., with 240,000 workers in the state’s aerospace industry alone.
* Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, 2023

BY THE NUMBERS:
Colorado Springs Aerospace and Defense Industry

Source: Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, 2023 
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