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November 30, 2007

Feature:
Frontier to Build New Heavy Maintenance Hangar, will create 225 jobs
After more than a year of intensive research and in-depth financial analysis, Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. announced that it will build a new base maintenance facility for Frontier Airlines' heavy maintenance program at the Colorado Springs Airport.
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U.S. Army's Largest Solar Project Coming to Fort Carson
A host of companies are partnering to engineer, install and finance a two-megawatt, ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system at Fort Carson Army Base. More Information.

Huntington Beach City Administrator Selected as Colorado Springs City Manager
The Colorado Springs City Council announced Penelope Culbreth-Graft as the new City Manager effective January 7, 2008.
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Did You Know:

  • Local Industry was honored by Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation and Celebrate Technology in mid-November. More Information

  • The Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation honored new and expanding companies on November 29. More Information

  • Colorado Springs ranked 11th in Computerworld’s America’s techiest cities. Colorado Springs has 12,511 workers in the IT field or 4.3% of the workforce. More Information

  • Colorado Springs ranked in the top 10 cities for people who read or contribute to blogs. Research found that bloggers are more advanced online than your average Internet user, and more tech savvy overall. More Information

      Hot Opportunities:
Manufacturing Facility

      Sanmina-SCI building which features 300,000 square feet of manufacturing space is available in Fountain, Colorado. Within 5 minutes of Interstate 25, this state of the art manufacturing facility was built in 1986 for Apple Computer. The building and 48 acre site are ideally suited for renewable energy manufacturers. Governor Bill Ritter has made renewable energy his primary economic development focus. Local and state incentives are available for manufacturers who are interested in taking advantage of Colorado's quality workforce and exceptional business climate.
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      Other News:

  • The Economic Development Council of Colorado recently released the 2nd Annual Citizens Survey on Economic Development. The survey shows Coloradoans remain upbeat about the state and even more positive about the local areas. More Information

  • Dave White will be traveling to a city near you in 2008. Our Vice President of Marketing, Dave White, has released his 2008 travel schedule. Dave would like to meet with you while he is in your area; click here to see his travel schedule. To schedule an appointment to learn about Colorado Springs opportunities, call or email Dave at 719-471-8183 or dlwhite@csedc.org.

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