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If you are considering relocation to Colorado Springs, or relocation to Fountain Colorado get expert local information from the Secundy Team. Colorado is a Mecca for those who enjoy the beauty of the mountains, outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain climbing, snowboarding, skiing, golfing and white water rafting just to name a few. Colorado's topography is very diverse depending on where you are within the state. The weather can be 10 degrees different within a 20 mile radius. Denver is a major metropolitan city that has all the shopping, theatre, and business opportunities of any big city. Once you head into the mountains, it's a whole different story. Colorado is known for its mountain towns that offer some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the world. Resorts like Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek, Cooper Mountain, Aspen, Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Winter Park, and Telluride.  "Accolades nice, but leaders focused on getting better"
written by Lorna Gutierrez March 16, 2007
Folks who live in Colorado Springs might be getting a bit light-headed as of late — not because of the lack of oxygen at 6,000-plus feet but because of the abundance of statistical compliments that have come their way. | • | Best place to live (Money Magazine) | | • | Third fittest city in the United States (Men’s Fitness) | | • | Best place to chill (medium-size cities, Sperling’s Best Places) | | • | Seventh best city to have a baby (Fit Pregnancy) | | • | Fourth smartest city (Bizjournals.com), 16th smartest city (CNNMoney.com) | | • | Ninth safest driving city (Allstate Insurance Co.) | | • | Top 20 among cities with cleanest air (American Lung Association) | | • | Third place environmental ranking, first place for mid-size cities (Earth Day Network) |
 Pretty nice plaudits, but do they add up?
“If (the study) is done in true, independent, unbiased (form) without influence from an agency or people the numbers are true numbers,” said Bob Deemer, associate professor of the Master of Business Administration program at Regis University, adding that statistics in general can be skewed to fit a certain viewpoint.
“In this case, I think it reflects well,” he said. “I think it’s pretty reflective of other studies (i.e. Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Newsweek and various medical reports). I think when integrated with independent readings it’s pretty credible.”
So the methodology seems sound, and since Colorado Springs was originally founded as a health resort, the city’s listing in Men’s Fitness would likely please its founders.
Gym memberships, exercise, diet, time spent in traffic and other factors were calculated to determine the ranking.
Las Vegas, this year’s fattest city according to Men’s Fitness, was cited for its numerous fast food restaurants and sedentary lifestyle.
In “Fast Food Nation,” Eric Schlosser writes that Americans spend more money on fast food than higher education, computers and new cars.
But take a drive in Colorado Springs and it’s doubtful the biker lanes will be unoccupied, even on snowy days. Sedentary the city is not.
And to have a baby? Fit Pregnancy cites the low violent crime rate, more vitamins and healthier/organic foods, miles and miles of stroller-friendly trails and public pathways, better air quality and 164 percent more public park space that average as some of the reasons why
Colorado Springs scored high on it’s list.
The Springs’ restaurants, clubs, cafes, bistros and parks contributed to its best place to chill statistic.
Colorado Springs is the fourth-highest city in the country when it comes to residents with a high school diploma, adding to its brainpower statistic while 34.9 percent of residents 25 and older have at least a bachelor’s degree.
The Earth Day Network ranked the city high environmentally, particularly in human and public health, air quality and quality of life.
The Springs also was given the blue ribbon for having the best walking trails in the country. So fit, yes.
Not to mention the average Colorado Springs driver has an accident once every 12.3 years, making it a fairly safe place to drive.
And as a best place to live, well, the ranking helped bring a new company, Petrogen, to town.
“We wanted to have more elbow room,” said Linda Heft, vice president.
Petrogen was originally based in San Francisco, where Heft said she was sandwiched between 13 million other people.
She said the company looked for 10 years to find a suitable home, and when employees visited Colorado Springs, the search stopped.
“Everybody found something they loved,” she said. “The business community here is warm and wonderful to work with.”
The move also puts Petrogen a little closer to its clients on the East Coast.
David White, vice president of marketing at the Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp., said the accolades have an impact on bringing smaller businesses here, but not Fortune 500 companies.
“When thinking about expanding or relocating, they’re thinking about the rankings. It doesn’t make or break a deal but it’s on their radar screen,” he said, adding that larger companies hire their own consultants to do rankings.
Mike Kazmierski, president and CEO of the EDC said he thinks the rankings can be attributed, in part, to the quality of life that Colorado Springs provides.
“The climate, the outdoor activities, the big-city amenities with a small town feel and the people all contribute,” he said, adding that the community is always working to improve, including taking the initiative to lower its rating as one of the most congested cities of its size.
Will Temby, CEO of the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, echoed Kazmierski’s thoughts about the constant push to be better.
“We’re always looking at the city’s infrastructure, transportation, education and environment to do business,” he said. “We continually work closely on Fort Carson issue (transportation) and regulatory environment at a state level to make sure certain laws aren’t passed that make it harder to do business here. We do a lot of programs and events here so that businesses can thrive.”
White said the city can’t rest on its laurels and should “do everything in its power to keep the rankings high and continue to find ways to make the city more livable.”
Some of those areas include energizing downtown, attracting more amenities such as shopping and making sure educational standards are met.
“We need to stay on top of things,” he said, “and make it even better.”
Lorna.Gutierrez@csbj.com
 | • | Colorado means "colored red". | | • | Colorado's southwest corner borders Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the only place in America where the corners of four states meet. | | • | Colorado is the only state in history to turn down the Olympics. Denver was supposed to host the 1976 Olympics. 62% of all state voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State of Colorado and the City of Denver. | | • | Colorado has more microbreweries per capita than any other state. |
Our Mountains, Our Forest and Our Rivers | • | Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states. | | • | Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet. | | • | The Colorado Rockies are part of the North American Cordillera, which stretches 3,000 miles from Alaska, through western Canada and the United States, into northern Mexico. The centerpieces of this dramatic uplift are the peaks over 14,000 feet, or "Fourteeners", as they are affectionately named by climbers. There are 52 Fourteeners in Colorado. | | • | There are nearly 20 rivers whose headwaters begin in Colorado, with the Continental Divide directing each river's course. | | • | There are 11 national forests within the state of Colorado and 38 state parks and recreation areas. |
| • | Katharine Lee Bates wrote the words to the classic American anthem "America the Beautiful" after her trip to the summit of Pikes Peak in 1893. | | • | The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb hosts top race car drivers who challenge the Peak at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. The first Race to the Clouds was run in 1916, making it the second-oldest race in America…second only to the Indianapolis 500! | | • | Every year, hundreds take part in the Pikes Peak Marathon, running from Manitou Springs to the summit and back again! | | • | Each New Year's Eve, a local climbing group hikes up the mountain and presents a spectacular fireworks display that you can see from as far away as Denver. | | • | Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Territory in 1806 and though he never climbed the peak that bears his name, he did publish a report that attracted a lot of interest to the area. | | • | The slogan of "Pikes Peak or Bust", painted across many of the prairie schooners, was born at a time as fortune hunters headed west. Although only a handful of those who flocked to the region ever found gold. |
| • | ALTITUDE AWARENESS
In Colorado's high country, skies are bluer and stars are brighter because of our altitude. Our air is thinner, with less oxygen, than at sea level, especially above 8,000 feet. Until your body adjusts, go easy on physical activity, drink more water than usual, minimize your intake of alcohol, caffeine and salty foods, and eat high carbohydrate foods, such as grains, fruits and vegetables. There is less atmosphere to screen out ultraviolet rays, so remember to use sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat with a brim for shade.
| | • | CLIMATE/WEATHER
There is an average of 30 degrees difference between low temperatures at night and high temperatures in daytime.
| | • | CLOTHING
Dress in layers! We have a saying in Colorado: "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes!" |
| • | The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs. El Paso county is home to NORAD, (North American Aerospace Defense Command), Schriever Air Force Base, Peterson Field and Ft Carson. | | • | Colorado Springs is nestled at the foothills of Pikes Peak. | | • | Fountain has the distinction of being the United States' millennium city because it best symbolizes the overall composition of America. Fountain is the most accurate representation of the American "melting pot". Fountain was chosen after a Queens College sociologist crunched Census Bureau statistics in an effort to find the one city in the country that best represented the population make-up of the United States. | | • | Pueblo is the only city in American with four living recipients of the Medal of Honor. |
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 The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was founded in 1926 by philanthropist Spencer Penrose. It was designed to house his growing collection of exotic animals. In 1938, after substantial development, Mr. Penrose incorporated the Zoo as a non-profit public trust for the people of Colorado Springs...Hooray for us! If you are considering relocation to Colorado Springs, or relocation to Fountain, Colorado we've just given you a small part of what makes this area so great! It's our job to know EVERYTHING about Colorado Springs, Broadmoor, Fountain and El Paso County! Ask us any question. Or request a FREE information package. There's no obligation, and we promise to get back to you quickly...
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