Lockheed Martin’s 2,300-employee Waterton Canyon campus, Blue Origin, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance. Colorado claims the nation’s secondlargest aerospace economy, and Douglas County continues expanding its footprint. Safran Defense & Space recently chose neighboring Parker for its U.S. expansion, adding to a supply chain serving the North American small satellite market projected to reach $5 billion by 2030. “We’ve got Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin. Both of these companies are in Douglas County,” Penny notes. “A lot of the companies that work with the federal government under the subsidiaries under Lockheed Martin, we’ve got a lot of greenfield development. It’s really hard to retrofit an existing building for all the security requirements.” Department of Defense and NASA compliance demands purpose-built facilities, making greenfield sites particularly valuable for aerospace tenants seeking to meet stringent federal specifications. THE INVITATION AND COMPETITIVE EDGE Eighteen months will tell the story.“We want to get people excited about what’s coming,” Penny says. “Look at this great thing that’s happening over the next 18 months. I would fully expect that the utilities are installed and the roadway system is platted. We welcome phone calls and curiosity around who wants to be part of this unique vision.” 139 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 07, ISSUE 01 CASTLE PINES, CO
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