The first winners from Fort Carson’s new aviation brigade will be construction companies: The Army plans to spend $224 million on buildings and hangars alone. But for local business, the economic impact will be muted, at least at first. That’s because local companies have a chance to be subcontractors but probably won’t be in the [...]
Congressman Doug Lamborn said today that he received a preliminary report from the Army that Fort Carson is the preferred location for a new combat aviation brigade. However, the Army is expected to release a final recommendation in 30 days. If the Army moves forward with this Fort Carson recommendation, 2,700 soldiers and their families [...]
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