Colorado Springs generates $1.6B in exports

From: Colorado Springs Business Journal | Date: June 9, 2006| Author: Rob Larimer | Copyright information

Colorado Springs continues to be a big player in the state's export production with an estimated $1.6 billion in goods shipped outside of El Paso County and the United States in 2005.

But the $1.6 billion figure - which represents about 25 percent of the state's $6.8 billion in total exports - is simply an estimate because only statewide totals are available and not numbers specific to cities.

Still, it's an educated estimate that holds significance for the Colorado Springs eco...