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Old 02-19-2009, 08:29 AM
 
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Yes, of course that's what I meant !! lol.... Thanks for the 'rescue' there MM. I'd rep you if I could but I must spread it around, so said the 'big enginner'

Hey don't get all socialist with the reps!!!!!!
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Old 02-22-2009, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Hampton Cove, AL
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You would think, but don't be too eager beaver. Too much growth, too quickly is as bad as no growth. Where we just came from did that, our schools went from among the highest in the state to me driving my children almost an hour each way to attend a charter school because our schools were suddenly mediocre at best. Noone knew what was going on or who was supposed to be doing it.

Trust me, Huntsville is just right, big enough to have everything you need, not too big that you get lost in the shuffle.

So be careful what you wish for.
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Old 02-22-2009, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Trust me, Huntsville is just right, big enough to have everything you need, not too big that you get lost in the shuffle.

Yep, this sort of sums it up. Any smaller and it would be lacking; Any bigger and it turns into what many of us wanted to get away from.
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Old 02-22-2009, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Hampton Cove, AL
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You would think, but don't be too eager beaver.

WHOA!!! So sorry, don't know where the "You would think" came from, I must have been on another track and derailed...so sorry about that

Usually I proofread a bit better to avoid getting those in print.
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Old 02-23-2009, 09:09 AM
 
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But why Huntsville?
I think because Redstone Aresenal is here.
Here's a bit more data from the Chamber of Commerce

1) The Redstone Arsenal alone hosts over 32,000 jobs (combined military, NASA & contractors).


2) Aerospace/Defense industry impact on the greater Huntsville/ Madison area are
  • 45,000 jobs in local economy
  • $2.5 billion in annual payroll
  • $5 billion annual economic impact
3) BRAC impact (civil service jobs)
  • 2nd Recruiting Brigage (Atlanta GA) 136 jobs
  • Army Materiel Command (Alexandria, VA) 1,410 jobs
  • Aviation Technical Test Center (Dothan, AL) 323 jobs
  • Missile Defense Agency (Arlington, VA) 2,248 jobs
  • Rotary Wing Air Platform (Macon, GA) 50 jobs
  • Security Assistance Command (Alexandria, VA) 367 jobs
  • Space & Missile Defense Command (Arlington, VA) 180 jobs
Total = 4,714 jobs

Projection for additional contractor jobs at 1:1 ~ 1:3 ratio.
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