This month, Chief Executive released its new state business report, the Best and Worst States for Business 2018. Colorado ranked #8, experiencing an increase of five spots from 2017. The ranking considered state regulations, workforce quality and living environment, and highlighted several interviews with CEOs from around the country. Chief Executive featured Vance Brown, CEO […]

Four businesses located in the Colorado Springs area are among the 2018 Colorado Companies to Watch finalists. Colorado Companies to Watch, or CCTW, honors 50 high-performing second-stage companies from across the state for their success in the marketplace, innovative products, unique processes, and philanthropic actions. Second-stage companies include ones that have moved past the startup […]

The Colorado Department of Transportation estimates our state has a backlog of a billion dollars in unfunded state maintenance and capital projects each year. Delivery drivers stuck in traffic, racking up overtime. Business executives and professionals late to important meetings in Denver because the highway was closed. Tourists turning around, frustrated by congestion. We hear […]

Colorado Springs-based Cherwell Software, LLC, a global leader in enterprise service management, recently announced that global investment firm KKR will increase its stake in the company with $172 million through its Next Generation Technology Fund. This is the second KKR outlay in Cherwell (the first was $50 million in 2017) and the largest-ever venture capital investment for […]

By Susan Edmondson, president and CEO, Downtown Partnership Recent headlines tell the story of a reinvigorated downtown Colorado Springs: construction cranes, new businesses, improved streetscapes and connections, and much more. Lured by a walkable environment, robust workforce concentration, one-of-a-kind shops, trail connectivity, state designation as a creative district, and the largest concentration of locally owned […]

Multi-Phase Plan to Bring 450 New Jobs to Colorado Springs and Denver Polaris Alpha, a leading provider of mission-critical technology, software, and solutions to the defense and intelligence communities, today announced a major expansion of its Colorado offices, which will create 450 new high-paying jobs in the Metro Denver region and Colorado Springs. The expansion will […]

Colorado Springs ranks number two for best places to live in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest study released today, the 2018 Best Places to Live. The report takes into consideration the most important factors that people consider in a great hometown, including affordability, job prospects, and quality of life. According […]

As Colorado Springs gears up for one of the most important industry events of the year, the Space Foundation’s 34th Annual Space Symposium (April 16-19), our aerospace economy continues to thrive. The event, which brings together leading aerospace professionals from around the world, includes four days of networking events, lectures and discussions on pressing questions […]

The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC is pleased to announce Jan Weiland, vice president of wealth management for Colorado Wealth Solutions of Raymond James, as the recipient of the 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award®. The ATHENA Leadership Award celebrates and honors women leaders for attaining professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their […]

Dan Malinaric, vice president of Fab 5 operations for Microchip Technology Inc., is serving as the 2018 chair of the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC’s Board of Directors. Two new members are joining as directors: Jay Jesse, president of Polaris Alpha, and Greg Raymond, regional vice president for Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado Springs. Malinaric […]