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The Air Force is weeks away from announcing the permanent location of U.S. Space Command, the headquarters overseeing military space operations. Since the president announced the formation of the eleventh combatant command 16 months ago, the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Corp. has been leading the community’s response, under the campaign Winning USSPACECOM. U.S. Space Command belongs in Colorado Springs, in part because of the strong business ecosystem that provi...

UCCS receives $3,000,000 donation to expand engineering department COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs just received an over $3,000,000 donation from the Anschutz Foundation to expand the colleges engineering department. Dr. Don Rabern, Dean of the College of Engineering, said UCCS will be able to enroll close to 1,000 more students in the engineering department by 2026. To accommodate those additional students, theyre planning to add 25,000 square...

While often referred to in a joking manner, rocket science seriously needs more engineers, and an expansion at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will funnel more educated workers into the growing field of astronautical engineering. A $3.5 million donation from the Anschutz Foundation, the charitable arm of the Denver-based Anschutz Corp., whose holdings include The Gazette, will jumpstart construction of a 24,000-square-foot annex to the campus College of Engineering and Applied S...