Economy & Economic Development  June 6, 2019

Colorado Springs software developer lands $100M contract

COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs-based technology company has secured a $100 million contract from the Air Force Space Command.

The Gazette reports that Braxton Technologies won the five-year contract to develop software for controlling satellites and ground stations. The contract is the largest ever received by Braxton.

Braxton employs 100 workers, with plans to hire 10 more. Another five will be hired by Braxton subcontractors.

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Braxton was launched in California in 1994 but moved to Colorado Springs in 2008.

COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs-based technology company has secured a $100 million contract from the Air Force Space Command.

The Gazette reports that Braxton Technologies won the five-year contract to develop software for controlling satellites and ground stations. The contract is the largest ever received by Braxton.

Braxton employs 100 workers, with plans to hire 10 more. Another five will be hired by Braxton subcontractors.

Braxton was launched in California in 1994 but moved to Colorado Springs in 2008.

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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