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Broomfield

Located near the intersections of Highway 287, U.S. 36, and state highways 121 and 128, Broomfield’s central location allows residents to enjoy a wide variety of theatres, museums, venues for dance and musical performance plus five professional athletic teams and easy access to college and university sporting and cultural events.

Businesses are provided with a superior ground and air transportation network and have access to a bountiful and skilled workforce, ample education resources, many established business parks and thousands of acres of open space for development. Broomfield’s’ workforce is supported by high technology manufacturing. Broomfield houses more than 700 firms that employ more than 30,000 employees in high-tech research, manufacturing and information technology services. The area’s numerous colleges and universities including University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Denver, Front Range Community College, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Metropolitan State College and Westwood College of Aviation Technology provide for a well-educated workforce.

The Boulder Valley School District, Adams 12 Five Star School District, Jefferson County School District and Adams-Broomfield District 50 provide a solid foundation for students K-12. Many local schools have received state and national recognition for excellence in education.

Broomfield is graced with four distinct seasons and features a wide spectrum of recreational activities. Boating, fishing, camping, sailing, swimming, bicycling, hiking and mountain climbing are just a few of the activities to be enjoyed. The majority of the recreational, cultural and sporting attractions in Colorado are within one to three hours from Broomfield. Broomfield is also home to the 1.5 million square foot FlatIron Crossing Regional Mall and offers more than a million square feet of adjacent retail space providing residents with almost limitless shopping opportunities.

Founded in 1877, Broomfield began as a small farming community known as Zang's Spur. The city was named after A.J. Zang, founder of the Zang Brewing Company, located near the present day intersection of 120th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard. In the early 1900s, the city was renamed Broomfield after all the broomcorn grown in the area.

During the 1950s, Broomfield began to develop as a bedroom community for Denver. The city was officially incorporated in 1961 and adopted its first master plan in 1974. The city continues to revise its master plan now that it has become its own county, the first to be added to the state in nearly 100 years! Broomfield City Planners have received rave reviews from local critics who have analyzed their city plan over the next 10 years.