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Young Proefessionals in Downtown Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs ranked 4th Best Midsize City for New Grads

Colorado Springs ranked 4th Best Midsize City for New Grads by Online Degrees.com.  The ranking looked at 69 U.S. cities that either had a city population of between 150,000 and 750,000, or were designated as the principal city of a Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population between 1 million and 1.5 million, according to 2015 […]

August 25, 2016
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Colorado Springs ranks 13th Best City to Start a Business

Colorado Springs ranked 13th Best City to Start a Business by CNBC.  The study looked at areas emerging as small-business hot spots, offering entrepreneurs a vibrant, educated workforce, low cost of living, business-friendly tax climate and a great quality of life. More Information

August 18, 2016
Dog and its Owner in Downtown Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs ranked 7th Most Pet-Friendly City

Colorado Springs ranked 7th Most Pet-Friendly City by WalletHub.  The survey included “minimum pet-care provider rate per visit” to “number of pet businesses per capita” to “pet-friendly restaurants per capita”. More information

August 11, 2016
Colorado Springs Millennials
Colorado Springs ranked 16th Most Educated City

Colorado Springs ranked 16th Most Educated City by WalletHub.  The data set ranged from the percentage of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher to the attainment gap between women and men. More Information

July 25, 2016
Colorado Springs' Aerospace Community
Colorado Springs Continues to Grow as an Internationally Recognized Aerospace Community

Colorado Springs and the surrounding region continues to rise in national and international rankings as one of THE hubs for Aerospace business. After providing fDi Intelligence magazine, a division of the Financial Times Ltd, a great detail of information about our aerospace sector, we were notified that they have declared Colorado Springs one of eight […]

July 14, 2016
Young Professionals in Downtown Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs ranked 4th Best Large City to Live in

Colorado Springs ranked 4th Best Large City to Live in by WalletHub.  The study compared the attractiveness of the 62 largest U.S. cities in terms 31 relevant metrics, including measures of livability, health- and education-system quality, economic growth and tax burden. More Information

July 11, 2016
Pikes Peak and Cog Train
Colorado ranked 4th Fastest Growing Economy

Colorado ranked 4th Fastest Growing Economy by 24/7 Wall Street.  Colorado’s GDP growth rate of 4.1% in 2014 was third in the country. In 2015, Colorado’s 3.6% GDP growth rate was fourth largest. Colorado’s population grew by nearly 2% in 2015, second fastest in the country and well above the national population growth rate of […]

June 17, 2016
Young Professionals Having Coffee in Downtown Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs received an Overall Friendliness rating of B+

Colorado Springs received an Overall Friendliness rating of B+ from Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey.  The study gathered data from small business owners, providing insights into state and local business environments across the nation. More Information

June 16, 2016
Networking at a Colorado Springs Art Gallery
Colorado received an Overall Friendliness rating of A

Colorado received an Overall Friendliness rating of A from Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey.  The study gathered data from small business owners, providing insights into state and local business environments across the nation. More Information

June 16, 2016
Pikes Peak and Cog Train
Colorado ranked 5th Best State Economy

Colorado ranked 5nd Best Economy according to WalletHub.  The ranking compared each of the 50 states—plus the District of Colombia—across 23 metrics ranging from GDP growth and business startup activity to venture-capital funding per-capita and percentage of jobs held by scientists and engineers. Each measure was weighted and divided into one of three categories: economic activity, […]

June 8, 2016