Pikes Peak Business & Education Alliance (PPBEA) is launching a community-wide, work-based learning initiative on July 1, 2019, to help connect K-12 classrooms and students with the economic landscape. PPBEA is a public-private, workforce development collaboration amongst over 100 employers, all twelve El Paso County public school districts and two charter schools.   PPBEA is organized […]

WATKINS, CO – The Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) was distinguished as the “2019 Colorado Airport of the Year” by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics.  The award was presented on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Colorado Airport Operator’s Association (CAOA) Spring Conference in Greeley, Colorado. This is the first award […]

A second phase of funding will build upon work to strengthen the region’s growing cyber assets COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – June 10, 2019 – Cybersecurity has a $1 billion economic impact in the Pikes Peak region. The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC and Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) are collaborating to make sure that number […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Feb. 25, 2019 – The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2019 ATHENA Award®. The award celebrates an outstanding businesswoman who inspires others through her business accomplishments, mentorship of others and community service. Over 7,000 women worldwide have been named ATHENA recipients since 1982. […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – R9B’s advanced threat hunting platform, ORION, has been named a finalist in Applied Technology in the 2019 Edison Awards. The Edison Awards, named after Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes and honors the world’s best in innovators and innovations. The Edison Awards will announce gold, silver and bronze award winners at the Edison Awards Gala […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Ent Credit Union, Colorado’s leading credit union, announced plans in January to develop a new, 300,000+ square-foot headquarters in northern Colorado Springs on more than 20 acres of land at The Campus at Foothills Farm, a La Plata Communities development near I-25 and Interquest Parkway. With the new facility slated to […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Feb. 12, 2019 – Trisco Foods, a food manufacturer and contract packager that operates across multiple markets, and the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC announced today that the Australia-based company will establish its U.S. headquarters and production operations in Colorado Springs. The company plans to add up to 75 new jobs […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – At the end of December 2018, a total of 1,725,947 passengers traveled through the Colorado Springs Airport (COS), representing a 3 percent increase in total passenger traffic compared to the same period in 2017. Although monthly traffic decreased 12.8 percent when compared to last year, year-to-date enplanements show overall sustained growth. […]