Chamber Optimistic on Colorado Aerospace Despite Space Command Move

By Shannon Ogden | Denver7

The chamber of commerce told Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden that the state's robust aerospace industry will be largely unaffected by SPACECOM's move to Alabama.

DENVER — News that U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) is relocating from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, is not necessarily the economic deathblow that some are making it out to be, according to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber president and CEO J.J. Ament said Space Command accounts for 1,400 jobs and a billion dollars in regional economic impact. However, according to Ament, that is a drop in the aerospace industry bucket.

“We’re certainly disappointed to see Space Command move to Alabama, but Colorado’s aerospace economy is incredibly robust,” Ament told Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden. “We have more than 2,000 aerospace companies in Colorado. They employ over 200,000 people directly or indirectly.”

According to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado’s aerospace industry brought in more than $40 billion in federal investment just last year.

Meanwhile, the relocation of Space Command headquarters won’t happen overnight.

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