EDC is a recognized and respected source of leadership and achievement in the creation and maintenance of a sustained healthy economy, which contributes to a superior quality of life for citizens of Colorado Springs. To sustain and improve the quality of life in the Greater Colorado Springs area by helping to meet community demand for the number, diversification and average income of primary jobs that are needed to support the population and the tax base.

PPACG serves as the Area Agency on Aging, the Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning in the Colorado Springs urbanized and urbanizing areas, the regional water quality planning agency, and the lead agency for air quality planning in the urbanized portions of El Paso and Teller Counties. PPACG provides a forum for local officials to identify regional problems and opportunities, develop solutions, and make recommendations to local governments on area-wide strategies to deal with those issues.

The Pikes Peak Workforce Center can deliver demographics to help you make good business decisions. Types of demographics include, but are not limited to, comparable wages by occupation, the available labor force, the number of job vacancies, average wages for a specific industry, the number of persons employed, the number of persons unemployed, the unemployment rate, and information regarding high and low demand occupations. Call 667-3700 and ask for an employer account representative for more information.