Economic Development
Economic Development for the City of Fountain is chaired with the retention of existing business for growth and attraction of new business development; on behalf of providing job creation and life-style services for the community.
Fountain serves as the gateway for the Pikes Peak region, offering access to a variety of activities and locale fare for residents and tourists to enjoy, in tandem with quality sites for business cultivation.
Available Sites for business development. (GIS tool tip: zoom in to activate map legend/layers)
In fact, the City of Fountain serves as the Commercial Spine as a source of goods and lifestyle services to the greater Fountain Valley market. Therefore, we serve a much broader population (109,639 pop.) than our city limit boundary and the ability to offer a bountiful array of sites for market-based business placement potential within the city and greater Valley community.
Peruse our website for further resources on establishing/ operating a business in Fountain or contact us today for further assistance.
Department Contacts
Kimberly A. Bailey, EDFP, PMP
Economic Development/ Urban Renewal Director
Phone: 719.322.2056
Email: kbailey@fountaincolorado.org
Nathaniel (Nate) Shull, AICP
Demographics & Trends
Since the 1990’s the city has been experiencing double-digit growth, reaching 32,151 today.
The city serves as the commercial spine to the greater Fountain Valley. The Valley is comprised of both unincorporated El Paso county and City of Fountain, gravitating a population of 109,639.
The city's origin began as a suburban market, as a natural neighbor to the Fort Carson Army Installation and a part of the overall Colorado Springs MSA region. Today, the city has grown into a vital economic engine contributing to regional business development initiatives; whereby cultivating healthy job creation and expanding quality of life services/amenities for our community.
Workforce & Employers
The City of Fountain is able to maximize it labor pool draw due to its optimal location along the front range of Southern Colorado; known as the Pikes Peak region.
Fountain’s regional location, which includes Colorado Springs, has a talent pool of 285,000; the nearest city to the South, Pueblo has a talent pool of 61,000.
The State of Colorado largest employer, Fort Carson Army Installation, is the city’s direct neighbor to the West with a sustained enlistment of 13,815 with an exiting labor talent pool of approximately 500 per month basis.
State Capital (75 miles) = 2,140,301 labor pool
The Department of Defense presence along the entire front-range of Colorado quantifies to $27B economic impact; comprises 7.7% workforce. At the local level it replicates into a $12B regional impact with approximately 105,000 in job creation locally.
Median Salary = $63,025 vs. National Level = $60,550 Available
Top Employers
Fort Carson Military Base (homeland security)
Kroger/ Windigo Logistics (transportation)
RMB Products (specialized manufacturing)
Pavestone (manufacturing)
Adesa/Carvana (automotive)
CAB-CON Enterprises (architecture millwork)
*City of Fountain has 320 businesses with approx. 34,510 employees.