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IN A PREVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S COLORADO SPRINGS BUSINESS JOURNAL, COLORADO RANKS 20-TH IN THE NATION FOR HIGH-TECH EXPORTS, BUT THAT RANKING IS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OF A STEEP DECLINE IN EXPORTS SINCE 2006.2006. HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY EXPORTS BROUGHT NEARLY 3-BILLION DOLLARS TO COLORADO LAST YEAR, THAT'S AN 8-PERCENT DECREASE FROM 2007, AND FAR FROM THE 4-POINT-3 BILLION DOLLAR HIGH IN 2006. UCCS PROFESSOR MICHAEL LARSON SAYS THE DOWNWARD TREND IS TROUBLING, BUT NOT IRREVERSIBLE. 6:34 "I do think the solution is not less but more investiment in high-tech innovation, making what people want, not only in the US but in Asia, Europe. " YOU CAN READ MUCH MORE ABOUT HIGH-TECH EXPORTS IN THIS FRIDAY'S COLORADO SPRINGS BUSINESS JOURNAL. |
