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Colorado Springs notches big economic development win

Colorado Springs officials hope to build on the announcement to attract more companies to the area.

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A U.S. Department of Defense agency with a $4 billion budget is relocating to Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs officials told Axios.Why it matters: The move could give local aerospace and military companies an edge in competing for government contracts and help Colorado Springs recruit more defense businesses to the region.

Music and more this weekend in Colorado Springs 

If you like good music or a good festival, we have options for you this weekend.

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If you like good music or a fun festival, we&#x27;ve got ideas for your weekend.🔮 The Creative Market &amp; Holistic Expo happens 10am to 5pm Saturday and 10am to 4pm Sunday at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Palmer Park Boulevard. Expect sound healing and metaphysical readings. Tickets start at $10.

CMAS scores offer mixed learning outlook

The annual standardized tests serve as a benchmark for Colorado educators and policymakers.

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Colorado&#x27;s elementary and middle school students saw improvement on math tests, but literacy remains a challenge, according to new Colorado Measures of Academic Progress test results.Why it matters: The annual standardized tests serve as a benchmark for Colorado educators and policymakers to gauge how students are learning, our education reporting partners at Chalkbeat <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/19/2026-cmas-scores-see-how-your-school-did-in-literacy-math/" data-vars-content-id="8932d6ab-62af-4413-ac82-ad62d888e967" data-vars-headline="CMAS scores offer mixed learning outlook" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/19/2026-cmas-scores-see-how-your-school-did-in-literacy-math/" target="_blank">report</a>.

Coloradans reveal the state's most annoying stereotypes

From skiing and Subarus to pot and weather jokes, readers set the record straight on Colorado.

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All states have their <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stereotypes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/03/northwestern-study-lgbtq-candidates-gender-presentation-voter-bias" data-vars-content-id="92ab8b8e-8846-4af8-beff-0571ea57e16b" data-vars-headline="Coloradans reveal the state&#x27;s most annoying stereotypes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/03/northwestern-study-lgbtq-candidates-gender-presentation-voter-bias" target="_self">stereotypes</a> — those traits that outsiders assign them to clump all its inhabitants into a neat box. Some are unkind, some are funny and some are just flat out wrong.Flashback: In anticipation of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Colorado&#x27;s sesquicentennial" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/31/colorado-150th-anniversary-what-leaders-love-most" data-vars-content-id="92ab8b8e-8846-4af8-beff-0571ea57e16b" data-vars-headline="Coloradans reveal the state&#x27;s most annoying stereotypes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/31/colorado-150th-anniversary-what-leaders-love-most" target="_self">Colorado&#x27;s sesquicentennial</a>, we asked readers to share which stereotypes about their beloved state really irk them.

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