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I have lived in both Boulder growing up and partly as college student, ironically between high school and college my first Army duty assignment was Colorado Springs. I personally think Boulder is the more highly visable....CS is more notorious..example Focus on the Family..
I have lived in both Boulder growing up and partly as college student, ironically between high school and college my first Army duty assignment was Colorado Springs. I personally think Boulder is the more highly visable....CS is more notorious..example Focus on the Family..
The funny thing is that is actually hurting the city as many large companies do not want to locate there because of focus on the family and the reputation it gives Colorado Springs.
The military employs 1/5 of the 247,900 workers in Colorado Springs.
Number of employees in: mining and construction: 15,900 manufacturing: 20,100 trade, transportation and utilities: 39,300 information: 9,900 financial activities: 17,200 professional and business services: 35,500 educational and health services: 23,600 leisure and hospitality: 29,700 other services: 14,200 government: 42,600
Largest employers: # Employees Largest employersNumber of employeesFort Carson15,159U.S. Air Force Academy6,410Peterson AFB/NORAD/Space Command5,542Colorado Springs School District #113,440Memorial Hospital3,100Penrose-St. Francis Health Services2,981City of Colorado Springs2,424Hewlett-Packard2,200Schriever AFB2,107El Paso County2,029WorldCom2,000Amtel1,850
Fort Carson: 15,159
Air Force Academy: 6,410
Peterson AFB/NORAD: 5,542
Colorado Springs School District #11: 3,440
Memorial Hospital: 3,100
Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems: 2,918
City Of Colorado Springs: 2,424
HP: 2,200
Schriever AFB: 2,107
El Paso County: 2,029
World Com: 2,000
Amtel: 1,850
Pueblo Largest Employers: # Employees
School District #60: 2,400
Park View Medical Center: 1,538
St. Mary Corwin Medical Center: 1,228
School District #70: 1,200
Lof n' Jug: 1,100
Colorado Institute of Mental Health: 1,041
Pueblo County: 1,020
Converguys: 1,000
Trane Company: 1,000
Rocky Mountain Steel: 780
Walmart Stores: 755
City of Pueblo: 710
Interesting list on both cities but it still does not answer how much of the GDP of the Springs is related to the military. I would suspect its close to 75% and that leaves their entire economy vulnerable to a slight change from the federal government as to where they want the bases at. To be honest I don't think the Springs wants to be anything else other then a military city and I think that will limit how much they grow while Pueblo being the center for industry has no limit. Because of this I think sometime in the near future Pueblo will eventually pass Colorado Springs, just not sure if it will be in the next 40 or the next 80 years.
Last edited by Josseppie; 01-21-2010 at 09:41 AM..
The funny thing is that is actually hurting the city as many large companies do not want to locate there because of focus on the family and the reputation it gives Colorado Springs.
I doubt that this is true. I realize that not everyone out there conforms to the Christian Conservative brand of thought, but I seriously doubt that it is the reason some companies choose other cities. Corporate offices are all about profit, and will locate in the places most advantageous for them.
I doubt that this is true. I realize that not everyone out there conforms to the Christian Conservative brand of thought, but I seriously doubt that it is the reason some companies choose other cities. Corporate offices are all about profit, and will locate in the places most advantageous for them.
Except that Colorado Springs has a perception of "intolerance" and many of the large companies want a multi cultural setting and they know that it will be hard for them to get employees to move there based on that perception. I am not saying the Springs is intolerant but the perception is that it is and as they say perception is reality. I have heard that is one of the reasons the Springs can not attract major companies that are not military related.
It has a perception of being conservative, family friendly, and a hub for Christian think-tanks; not of intolerance. Those who would equate the above qualities to intolerance I've found are usually themselves some of the most intolerant people you can find.
I disagree. I don't think that Colorado Springs has a perception of intolerance.
I do agree that perception is reality, but the reality is that Colorado Springs is simply perceived as a conservative city.
I disagree. I don't think that Colorado Springs has a perception of intolerance.
I do agree that perception is reality, but the reality is that Colorado Springs is simply perceived as a conservative city.
I do and that comes from bloging on different sites including this one. Ever since I was a kid the nick name of the Springs was "the bible belt of the west" and people would say that where conservative and relgious just not as far right as many of the places in the Springs including Focus on the Family. Again I am not talking about if it's right or not that is debatable but I have heard that companies who did move there had a hard time attracting the kind of employees they needed. That on top of the little to no incentives they give is the reason the Springs is not attracting employers. Pueblo is kind of like "the little engine that could". Everyone in the state wrote us off but little at a time we kep saying "I think I can" and now we have multi million dollar projects being planned, the states fastest growing university and large companies moving here and you hear words like "renaissance". The next 10 years should be fun.
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