What the heck is Colorado Springs doing? How did they let H.P. go? Why do you let a company like Hewlett Packard leave without a fight? Did Colorado Springs economic development council think that because H.P. owned the buildings they wouldn’t leave? Look at Intel. They own the buildings and they left. Why didn’t Colorado Springs learn a lesson there?

Colorado Springs is a wonderful place to live, but the city powers need to do something to keep this city healthy. We have lost airlines, military and technology jobs. All that’s left besides military is insurance. Hopefully they don’t leave. Did the city council spend all their energy on the Olympic Committee. I’m glad they took the time to talk to them but they let another couple big fish go.

Why can’t Colorado Springs see the benefit of giving big companies tax benefits, Albuquerque got H.P. by giving them no taxes on land. We could have done that. The benefit is the jobs and the commerce generated from those jobs. Instead we said “NO” and now Garden of the Gods corridor will be a ghost town. Not only that, it will add 500-600 homes to and already tough real estate market. Instead of recovery coming in 2009, this may take several more years to recover from.

People, we all need to voice our thoughts. Maybe someone will listen.

Thanks,
Brian