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Colorado Springs<br />
Attractive Employment Performance<br />
Colorado Springs, a thriving community rich in business experience, boasts<br />
a strong pro-business environment. The area offers cost advantages, easy<br />
access to both coasts, and a low incidence of natural disasters. Major<br />
companies such as Progressive Insurance, FedEx Services Corporation,<br />
Hewlett Packard, Lockheed Martin and Verizon have chosen Colorado Springs<br />
for a variety of reasons – our friendly business climate tops the list. The area’s<br />
proactive leadership is focused on creating and maintaining an environment<br />
where business can thrive. Combine that with our highly educated workforce,<br />
low cost of living, low tax structure, and outstanding quality of life and the<br />
Pikes Peak region becomes the perfect location for business.<br />
Key Colorado Springs Employment Sectors<br />
Aerospace & Defense > Because Colorado Springs is home to the<br />
United States Air Force Academy, NORAD/Northcom, Air Force Space<br />
Command and Fort Carson, the Aerospace and Defense industry is<br />
the leading economic engine in the region. Colorado Springs is an<br />
important hub for military technology and support for some of the<br />
Department of Defense’s top strategic missions. Several hundred<br />
defense contractors, employing more than 10,000 highly skilled<br />
engineers and technicians, support the military missions.<br />
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Clean Technology > Colorado is one of the leading states for clean<br />
technology innovation and is ranked 5th in the country for clean tech<br />
employment and 10th in fossil fuel energy jobs. With its abundant<br />
energy resources ranging from traditional fossil fuels to solar, wind,<br />
United States Air<br />
Force Academy
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