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Research Park master plan will transform economic engine in Huntsville
By Lucy Berry | lberry@al.com AL.com Follow on Twitter on May 23, 2016 at 5:30 PM, updated May 24, 2016 at 7:01 AM Cummings Research Park will look very different under guidelines listed in a new master plan presented today by the Chamber of Commerce in Huntsville. Nearly nine months after hiring architecture and…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Best American Cities to Work in Tech in 2015
It’s fitting that as we approach Labor Day, our city finds itself in several national conversations about our workforce. Earlier this week, Bloomberg Business published an incredible article about the cities leading the nation in careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Huntsville is the focus of the piece and is described…
Read MoreFiber Internet with 100-gig download speeds coming to Huntsville, Madison this year
By Steve Doyle | sdoyle@al.com AL.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on June 10, 2015 at 1:00 PM, updated June 10, 2015 at 2:07 PM Remember Mayor Tommy Battle’s goal of turning Huntsville into a “Gig City” with ultra-fast Internet download speeds? Mission accomplished – and then some. On Wednesday, executives from…
Read MoreHuntsville Earns Top Credit Rating from Moody’s Investors Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2015 (Huntsville, AL) – For the seventh straight year, Moody’s Investors Service assigned its highest Aaa rating to the City of Huntsville. This rating reflects Moody’s assessment of Huntsville’s strong economic base and municipal management. “It’s been another great year and we have worked hard as a community to diversify…
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