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The City of Fountain is able to maximize it labor pool draw due to its optimal location along the front range of Southern Colorado; known as the Pikes Peak region.
Fountain’s regional location, which includes Colorado Springs, has a
talent pool of 285,000
; the nearest city to the South,
Pueblo has a talent pool of 61,000.
The State of Colorado largest employer, Fort Carson Army Installation, is the city’s direct neighbor to the West with a
sustained enlistment of 13,815
with an
exiting labor talent pool of approximately 500 per month basis
.
State Capital (75 miles) = 2,140,301 labor pool
The
Department of Defense presence along the entire front-range
of CO quantifies to $27B economic impact; comprises 7.7% workforce. At the
local level it replicates into a $12B regional impact
with approximately 105,000 in job creation locally.
Median Salary = $63,025 vs. National Level = $60,550 Available
24th Annual
Economic Forum
(by: UCCS, 10.24.20)
Business Infographic
(coming soon)
City of Fountain has 262 businesses with 23,510 employees
Top Employer List
(City)
Fort Carson Military Base
(homeland security)
Kroger/ Windigo Logistics
(transportation)
RMB Products
(specialized manufacturing)
Pavestone
(manufacturing)
Adesa
(motorsports)
SCOTTS Miracle Gro
(AG/manufacturing)
Top Employer List
(Regional)
Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base
Colomex Inc.
City of Colorado Springs
Lockheed Martin Corp
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Penrose-St. Francis/Centura Health
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc
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REFERENCES
Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center
Pikes Peak Workforce Center
Workforce Asset Map by UCCS
Colorado Springs EDC & Chamber
Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce