Huntsville, Ala.
You should probably leave the rocket scientist jokes at home when visiting Huntsville, Ala. The chances are good (1 in 12, in fact) you’ll meet one here. In a state beset with educational challenges, this mid-size city (pop. 396,000) is an anomaly, a figurative brain soup where intellectual capital is a commodity and innovation [...]
2. Huntsville, Ala.
Q1 2010 annualized job growth: 2.6%
Q3 2009 annualized job growth: -2%
First quarter of recovery: Q4 2009
Unemployment rate: 8%
Median household income: $51,798
Huntsville’s strong economy is likely to get stronger. Builders are busy putting up new apartments and houses to accommodate hundreds of families moving into the area as part of the Base Realignment & [...]
Many people would agree that the best place to raise a child has some combination of these characteristics – safe neighborhoods, fun activities, and good schools.
U.S. News & World Report ran 2,000 communities through its database and concluded that these cities, which also offer low crime and lots of green space, are the best [...]
By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY
Home sales may be down in Huntsville, Ala., but don’t be fooled: It is still one of the healthiest markets in the nation.
“Huntsville is in a world of its own,” says Cindy Henson Allen, president of the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors. Its world is bolstered by the high-tech and aerospace [...]
Talk about a bulletproof economy. This northern Alabama city represents critical mass for the nation’s missile-defense and aerospace industries. The medical and life-sciences industries are thriving, too. Thousands of new jobs are pouring into town. With a few exceptions, business in Huntsville is so healthy that Mayor Tommy Battle has a pleasant problem: “We have [...]
Claire Aiello Web Content Manager
3:18 PM CST, December 4, 2009
Photo courtesy Huntsville Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
HUNTSVILLE, AL – A new article by Forbes [...]
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