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Information Industries

The South Metro Denver area includes over 27,000 jobs in the information industries. The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing informational and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing and analyzing data. Information technology and communications companies form the backbone of the Information Industries sector of the South Metro Denver economy.

IHS, Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight, is headquartered in the SEBP region and employs over 3800 people in 20 countries. Founded in 1959, the company is celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2009. Comcast Corporation has a large presence in South Metro Denver and recently built a major data and call center in Centennial to service the Western United States.

Fast Enterprises, a provider of software and information technology consulting services, recently relocated their corporate headquarters to Greenwood Village in South Metro Denver. CIBER, Inc., a leading international systems integration consultancy, is expanding their global headquarters in Greenwood Village as well. These corporations are excellent examples of why Colorado is quickly becoming a national hub of information technology and innovation.

Colorado and South Metro Denver are leaders in telecommunications for a variety of reasons, including a robust, educated and highly qualified workforce, extensive telecom infrastructure, a growing customer base, low to moderate costs of doing business and an excellent quality of life. Qwest, Comcast, tw telecom, and Dex Media are all major employers in the area. Additionally, EchoStar, Liberty Media and Liberty Global have their corporate headquarters in South Metro Denver. In 2006 metro Denver had the highest concentration of broadcasting and telecommunications employment in the country.

Denver – Aurora MSA Occupational Salaries 2007*
Computer & Information Systems Manager - $117,440
Database Administrators - $73,830
Computer & Information Scientists Research - $86,480
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts - $75,850
Telecommunications Equipment Installer - $54,880
Telecommunications Line Installer - $42,560

*Mean annual salary data is for the 10 County Denver – Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)