Posted in Local News (AL), Relocating on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Community leaders from across the Tennessee Valley were given a “bird’s eye view” of what growth means for Redstone Arsenal during a briefing from top Redstone officers Oct. 13.
That view was an overarching look at the Arsenal’s footprint, its growing capabilities and new organizations, and the issues that could threaten future growth.
During the Evening at [...]
Posted in Local News (AL), Relocating on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Victoria Cumbow
3 new majors aimed specifically at work done by AMC staff
Athens State University will soon offer three new majors as a direct result of the military jobs moving to the Huntsville area through the BRAC process.
The new majors are designed for people planning to specifically work for the government, said [...]
Posted in Latest News & Information, Local News (AL), Real Estate on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the full .pdf package of information on the Housinng Market Crisis Assistance Program. Information, training and assistance on housing assistance programs is available at www.myarmyonesource.com, http://hap.usace.army.mil, and www.makinghomeaffordable.gov.
Below are images of each document which can be viewed larger when clicked.
Posted in Local News (AL), Real Estate on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Trang Do – Bio | Email
Video: Athens State adds three new majors to prepare for BRAC
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – One local university will help train the future workforce of Redstone Arsenal.
Athens State University has added three new majors.
School administrators have worked with Arsenal leaders to develop these majors based on very specific [...]
Posted in Latest News & Information, Local News (AL), Relocating on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The best metro areas for small business startups
Top Mid-size city: Huntsville, AL
MSA: Huntsville, AL
Best places ranking: #1 among midsize metro areas
Population: 395,645
In the 1960s, Huntsville was often racked with earthquake-like rumblings as NASA’s engineers tested boosters for rockets that would carry astronauts to the moon.In the past 50 years, this small city in northern Alabama [...]
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By Gina Hannah, October 13, 2009, 10:19AM
A U.S. Census Bureau study shows people pay more money to live in San Jose, Calif. than any other city in the country.
The American Community Survey ranked the cost of mortgage and rent payments, as well as utilities and taxes during 2008. The survey, released last month, asked renters [...]
Posted in Local News (AL), Relocating on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, September 21, 2009
By Pat Ammons Newcomb
Times Staff Writer pat.newcomb@htimes.com
American women’s paintings, sculpture represent 90 years
David Stewart is thrilled. An art history professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, he will no longer have to send his students out of town to see stellar examples of major American art movements.
And because the artists are [...]
Posted in Latest News & Information, Local News (AL), Relocating on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command held an assumption of command ceremony at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., Sept. 11 hosted by Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Brig. Gen. Chris Tucker assumed command from Richard Alpaugh. The ceremony also marked the completion of USASAC’s BRAC move from Fort Belvoir, Va., to Redstone [...]
Posted in Local News (AL) on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Press-Register Staff September 16, 2009 8:22 AM
State of Alabama economic development representatives often say the friendliness of Alabama’s people is their secret weapon in recruiting international businesses looking to invest in new North American operations. The results of a recent statewide poll suggest that multinational industrialists are not the only ones to have [...]
Posted in Latest News & Information, Local News (AL) on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These cities boast some of the best job opportunities for technology workers
By Liz Wolgemuth, Posted: September 15, 2009
It’s a recession, so few things are booming and no city is exactly thriving. But within the tech industry, some cities clearly have more job opportunities than others. Although tech employment overall has suffered along with the rest [...]
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