Colorado Springs-area business and civic leaders are coming to Chattanooga in June to learn more about how the Scenic City has developed its economy.
The annual business trip also will include trips to Nashville and Huntsville, Ala. The cities were selected as places to learn more about economic development strategies, business practices and public policy initiatives.
The trips, which began several years ago, have taken participants to Omaha, Neb., Portland, Ore., Charlotte, N.C., Austin, Texas, Oklahoma City and Salt Lake City.
“It’s changed the whole mindset for the people who are on the trips,” said Stephannie Finley, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ executive director of University Advocacy and Partnerships. “They discover what works, what doesn’t and what’s making these other communities so successful. When we go, we get to discover the secret sauce for each city.”