Will Huntsville come out of recession better and quicker than the rest of the country? (location, difference)

[ionlife]

Originally Posted by jkratze1

Hwy 431: Will BRAC Save Huntsville From The Recession? ::

This post is illuminating what many of us have said all along... and the new developments had better understand that future buyers will be WAY BETTER INFORMED.

[ionlife]

Originally Posted by A&M Bulldawg

So basically Huntsville is in a mess according you guys and to the poll!

Best Cities For Singles 2009 - Forbes.com

[friday13]

Hundreds Wait In Line For Public Housing Assistance In Huntsville - WHNT

[friday13]

Girls, girls - drama and 42:

just like age, BRAC is just another number:

Quote:

'Between now and 2011, almost 10,000 federal and contracting jobs are expected to come to Madison County.'


Gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson campaigns at Redstone Gate 9 - Breaking News from The Huntsville Times - al.com

[mimpdaddy]

Originally Posted by friday13

Hundreds Wait In Line For Public Housing Assistance In Huntsville - WHNT

Wow!!Not in the great Huntsville.

[HB2HSV]

Originally Posted by mm42

Who is "we"? You have been ditto-heading everything HB2HSV says, and he says there is no looming crisis.

Correct. There's no looming crisis of young engineers.

There's only a looming crisis of good leadership.

Well, you agreed in multiple instances with HB2HSV, who thinks it's wrong,

You're incorrect on this point, my anonymous friend.

Nothing wrong with hiring young engineers, in fact; it's highly encouraged. They are like puppies, very eager and wanting to please. But they need to taught, trained, and properly mentored.

Massive hiring of young engineers while getting rid of your more senior, experienced, seasoned engineers is an error in management judgement & in leadership.

Perhaps I can introduce to you Gen. Collin Powell's leadership principles sometimes....

[HB2HSV]

Originally Posted by mm42

Sorry I took so long to respond. I'm afraid I don't have time to read these boards and respond during the working day. That must be a contractor thing.

Why? Can't get your work done in 2 hours during the day like all civil servants do?

Oh wait, LtG O'Reilly must be in the building, and you were too busy to let him know how well his "..."...strategic, demographic adjustment move ..." is working?

You know that in MDA, every civil servant position needs to be supported by at least 2 contractors. Afterall, we all know that it is the contractors that make the civil servant looks good. How do I know this? Here's a hint: I am a civil servant and I look... marvelous !!!

[mm42]

Originally Posted by HB2HSV

Massive hiring of young engineers while getting rid of your more senior, experienced, seasoned engineers is an error in management judgement & in leadership.

The MDA workforce consists of more than 5000 people. To me, hiring 100-200 young engineers every year is common sense, and hardly "massive".

[Mawoods]

I agree with HB2HSV about getting rid of the older work force can be a big mistake. We are not in government but we have seen this in the private sector. Companies get rid of their higher paying but much more seasoned and full of wisdom and experienced workers to save a little money. Age discrimination is going on all the time. I know this is not relevant to the conversation here about the government but my 2cents about age in the work force!

[ionlife]

To get back to the OP's original question, some info to think about (besides BRAC numbers):

America's Recession-Proof Cities - Forbes.com

Recession Hurting U.S. Cities At "Radically Varying Levels"

And voila:

Forbes Names Huntsville a Top-5 Place for Recession Recovery

According to the news media, as long as we keep getting those gov't dollars, we should be sitting pretty. But that's the caveat. We need the gov't appropriations committee to keep us alive.

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