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Colorado Springs Economy
- Colorado Springs was the 17th fastest growing City and the 80th largest according to the 2000 Census.
- Colorado Springs ranks No. 2 among larger cities that are wired for business according to the Center for Digital Government. Citizens can connect with the City easily for everything from recreation programs registration to parking tick
ets.
- Colorado Springs is among the hottest future job markets in the nation according to Nation-Business 2.0, ranking the City 6th in it's list of "boom villages", communities with populations of less than 1million that are expected to offer
growing higher-wage skilled jobs over the next four years.
- Forbes Magazine recognized the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport as one of the 5 best in the Midwest citing amenities such as free Wi-fi access and curbside Valet Parking.
- Colorado Springs is rated #6 in the nation by business location consultants, as being a good place to expand or grow a business according to Expansion Management Magazine.
- Colorado Springs metro area ranks 19th in the number of college graduates nationally and 18th in high school graduates, as a percent of the population, according to a recent US Census report.
- Colorado ranks number 1 in the concentration of high-tech workers according to a new AeA report. Colorado is the 10th largest state for high-tech jobs in the nation.
- Colorado earned all "A"s for conditions for business growth for the 11th year in a row in the Development Report Card for the States prepared by the Corporation for Enterprise Development.
- Colorado ranks number 12 in the Small Business Survival Index for 2003, compared to other states, based upon its climate for small business and entrepreneurship.
- Colorado ranked number 2 of all states for job growth in May of this year evidence that the economic rebound in Colorado is well underway.
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