The Huntsville, AL Chamber of Commerce released it's latest newsletter and there was a great article in it regarding BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) that is bringing thousands of jobs to Huntsville/Madison County.
The newsletter states that according to Redstone Arsenal Garrison Commander Col. Robert Pastorelli, 51% (2,407) of the positions scheduled to move because of the 2005 BRAC decision that is bringing nearly 4700 direct jobs to Redstone have been transferred. Of these 2,407 jobs already transferred, 85% of those positions have been filled with workers outside of this area.
It also goes on to state that Air Force Brig Gen. Terry Feehan (Missile Defense Agency's Deputy Program Manager for Ballistic Missile Defense System) said that MDA will realign 2,248 government and contractor positions from the National Capital Region to Huntsville. These workers will "focus on development, test, integration, and fielding of MDA projects." Feehan stated that Huntsville "will remain a growth area for MDA and by 2012, the majority of all MDA activities will be performed in Huntsville."
The Chamber also states that there is a new organization that has been formed from the BRAC decisions: Redstone Test Center, which came from the merger of the Army Aviation Technical Test Center at Ft. Rucker and the Redstone Technical Test Center at the arsenal. According to the Chamber, this new organization will be responsible for rotary wing air platform development and acquisition, as well as test and evaluation.
Finally, the newsletter states that BRAC is also bringing to Redstone Arsenal the Army Material Command headed by the Army's first female four-star General: General Ann E. Dunwoody. AMC plans to have 500 employees here by the end of this fiscal year - with 370 already in place.
WHAT EXCITING NEWS FOR HUNTSVILLE, MADISON, MADISON COUNTY --- AND REDSTONE ARSENAL!!
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Too bad the North Alabama MLS hides recent sales data (used for comparables) and square footage of homes from prospective home buyers. That's right folks, the NAMLS voted to keep this critical home buying information from you. Only recently did NAMLS vote to make home addresses available. They won't let you see the square footage and they won't let you see the recent sales. Huntsville City-Data forum goes into this in depth.
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