HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle appeared on Fox Business Tuesday morning, where he was interviewed about Huntsville's "bulletproof" economy. The appearance was spurred by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranking Huntsville's No. 1 in its "10 Best Cities for 2009" based largely on solid job opportunities. In the appearance, Battle touted Redstone Arsenal and NASA jobs, plus
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that includes more than $8.7 billion to continue implementing the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision.
That's a $667 million increase from 2008, according to U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer, D-Huntsville.
In the BRAC plan, the Army Materiel Command, Security Assistance Command will move to Redstone Arsenal from Fort Belvoir, Va. They, along with the bulk of the