Colorado and the Aerospace Industry

Aerospace has been designated by the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade as one of Colorado’s fourteen key industries that “drive our state’s economy through innovation and growth.”  Colorado has several large aerospace companies, and the Governor’s Office has identified aerospace as one of the industries they want to see grow in Colorado.  Partnering with the Brookings Institute, the Governor’s Office in 2013 issued Launch! Taking Colorado’s Space Economy to the Next Level, which details “a forward thinking business strategy to support the Aerospace Industry in Colorado.  This report affords us the opportunity to capitalize on the strengths of Colorado’s Aerospace sector and develop strategies to collaboratively address the challenges facing the industry.”  For this and other reports on the aerospace industry in Colorado, search our library’s online catalog.