Haute Route, the world’s most prestigious multi-day event series for amateur cyclists, established this week its North American headquarters in Colorado Springs. Its European headquarters are in Switzerland. Located on the west side of downtown Colorado Springs, the office is led by Haute Route’s head of operations for North America, Micah Rice. “We chose Colorado Springs […]

Professional excellence. Leadership. Service to community. These qualities and more help shape the selection of the recipient of the annual ATHENA Leadership Award presented by the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC. Nominations for the 2018 award are now open. For 23 years, the Chamber & EDC has presented the ATHENA Leadership Award as part of […]

Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC president and CEO Dirk Draper announced that senior vice president of economic development Tammy Fields has been promoted to chief economic development officer for the organization, effective immediately. “For years, Tammy has leveraged her economic development experience, knowledge of real estate and incentives, and industry relationships to attract employers, help […]

The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC recently named Bernie McDonnell as its 2017 Ambassador of the Year. More than 30 Chamber & EDC members serve as volunteer Ambassadors, contributing their time to help the organization with member engagement, retention, and development through their own work and at events throughout the community. “If giving back to […]

Formstack, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company with a mission to empower its users through simple and elegant tools that remove the complexity from everyday business processes, today announced plans to open a new office in Colorado Springs, Colo. In conjunction with the announcement, the company also revealed plans to add 55 new jobs. “Formstack has a largely […]

Kent Fortune, vice president and general manager of USAA’s Colorado Springs campus, was recognized as the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC’s 2017 Business Citizen of the Year at the organization’s Annual Gala, Saturday, Nov. 4 at The Broadmoor. This award recognizes a business individual who contributes to the economic growth and prosperity of the Colorado […]

The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC announced today that Hannah Parsons, chief economic development officer, will depart the organization at the end of November to take on the role of CEO at Colorado Springs’ Exponential Impact. Parsons joined the Chamber & EDC in October 2015 as chief community development officer and was promoted in January […]

As the voice of business in the Pikes Peak region, the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC works to ensure that policies and legislation work in your best interest by supporting initiatives that promote business growth and opportunities. As the November 7, 2017 election deadline approaches, we are sharing our positions on the following ballot questions. […]

Ampex Data Systems will open a new location in Colorado Springs and bring on 15-30 employees to start to support the company’s fast-paced growth in Industrial Control Systems Security and Advanced Machine Learning. “We are very excited to open our newest Ampex Data Systems location in Colorado Springs,” said Jim Orahood, vice president and general […]

The Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC announced that Vinnie Persichetti has joined the organization as its director of cybersecurity programs. The position was developed in support of the work the Chamber & EDC is performing as a sub-recipient of a Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment grant received this year by Pikes […]