Keller Williams Realty - Loveland Colorado

The TechAmerica Foundation, a leading trade association for the tech sector, recently released their Cyberstates 2011 Report and Colorado ranked #3 for the highest concentration of high-tech jobs in the United States. In 2010, Colorado had 156,900 high-tech workers with a payroll of $14.2 billion, the 12th highest payroll.

With the ACE Technology & Manufacturing Park taking shape here in Loveland, the concentration of high-tech jobs is set to increase. At the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) Annual Luncheon last week, keynote speakers Elaine Thorndike, CEO of the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) and Diana Hoyt, Senior Policy Analyst for the Innovation Partnership Program at NASA, provided a detailed overview of the ACE project. The park is estimated to create 10,000 jobs and $8 billion in net economic output over five years. As alluded to at the luncheon, once up and running the park could give Silicon Valley some competition. Click here for the official CAMT webpage detailing the ACE park.

In 2010, the average tech worker in Colorado earned $90,800, which translates to 96% more than the average private-sector wage. These are important primary jobs that play a critical role in improving our economy on a state and national level.

Source: Denver Post, “Colorado’s concentration of high-tech jobs ranks third in nation” by Howard Pankratz, 10/5/2011.