Colorado State (U.S.A.), a land of agriculture, Philanthropy, hydrocarbon resources, Mountain, rivers, federal facilities
Colorado is very attractive at any levels. It is a
land of + 5million consumers capable to consume services.
Current
agricultural products are cattle, wheat, dairy
products, corn, and hay.
The federal
government is also a major economic force in the state with many important federal
facilities. A number of nationally known brand names have originated in
Colorado factories and laboratories.
Colorado has
a flat 4.63% income tax, regardless of income level.
Unlike most states, which calculate taxes based on federal adjusted gross
income, Colorado taxes are based on
taxable income. Colorado's state sales tax is 2.9% on retail sales.
Real estate
and personal business property are taxable in Colorado. Major
philanthropic organizations based in Colorado include the Daniels Fund, the
Anschutz Family Foundation, the Gates Family Foundation, the El Pomar
Foundation and the Boettcher Foundation grant each year from approximately $7
billion of assets.
Colorado has significant hydrocarbon resources. According to the Energy Information
Administration, Colorado hosts seven of the Nation's 100 largest natural gas
fields and two of its 100 largest oil fields.
Substantial
deposits of bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite coal are
found in the state.
Colorado is
considered to have the third largest uranium reserves of any US state, behind Wyoming
and New Mexico.
Colorado's
high Rocky Mountain ridges and eastern plains
offer wind power potential, and geologic activity in the mountain areas
provides potential for geothermal power development.
Much of the
state is sunny and could produce solar power. Major rivers flowing from the Rocky Mountains offer hydroelectric
power resources.
Corn grown in the flat eastern part of the state offers potential resources for
ethanol production.
Colorado's
primary mode of transportation (in terms of passengers) is
its highway system.
Denver
International Airport (DIA) is the fourth busiest
domestic U.S. airport and thirteenth busiest world airport DIA handles by far
the largest volume of commercial air traffic in Colorado, and is the busiest
U.S. hub airport between Chicago and the Pacific coast, making Denver the most
important airport for connecting passenger traffic in the western United
States.
Amtrak operates two legendary passenger rail lines in Colorado, the California
Zephyr and Southwest Chief.
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