[NorCoGOP]

Colorado Springs is not a good job market right now, especially high tech related employment - it's where I grew up and I would NEVER live there again, based on how much it has changed in the last ten years - it's a pretty town, lots of touristy things to do, but not recommended for living - the schools are terrible now as well.

Greeley Colorado is home for me now - decent schools, GREAT cost of living (Ft. Collins, Boulder (OK, so ONE major drawback), Denver, Longmont) all under an hour or so away, where it costs easily twice what it does here: small town environment, good local university (Fighting Whities notwithstanding!) - and it's where the Denver Broncos hold training camp, just three blocks from my front door!

[mamelukesabre]

This is new. Although I must say I don't entirely beleive you.

It may be true of the high tech segment, but then high tech jobs were never a priority for me....couldn't care less what happens with that segment. Construction is booming in colorado springs and that brings loads of jobs with it......architects, engineers, drafters, superintendents, bidders, estimators, all sorts of jobs, not to mention all the specialized fields of skilled labor. Roads, bridges, sewers, water mains, communications, etc.....all need to be expanded to keep up with the growing population. The housing markets will thrive and rental property will be lucrative. I really don't see how the economy could be hurting there as long as the population is still climbing like crazy.