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About Huntsville and Madison County

  • Huntsville named one of the top-10 smartest cities in the world.
    Forbes, December 2009
  • Huntsville is among the nation's next “boom towns.”
    Christian Science Monitor, November 2009
  • Huntsville is the second-best recovering job market.
    Business Week, November 2009.
  • Huntsville named one of the top-10 performing cities in the United States.
    Milken Institute, November 2009.
  • Huntsville named the country's top mid-sized city to launch and grow a business.
    Fortune Small Business Magazine, November 2009.
  • Huntsville ranks fourth among America's 20-strongest building markets.
    BusinessWeek, September 2009.
  • Huntsville named one of the nation's top-10 places for technology jobs.
    U.S. News and World Report, September 2009.
  • City of Madison named second-best place to grow up.
    U.S. News and World Report, August 2009.
  • Huntsville named one of the county's top-10 places to live.
    Relocate-America.com, July 2009
  • City of Madison named one of America's top-50 small towns.
    Money Magazine, July 2009
  • Huntsville named one of the top-five best cities for recession recovery.
    Forbes, July 2009
  • Huntsville named nation's best city.
    Kiplinger's Magazine, July 2009
  • Huntsville named among top-six places to find a job.
    Money Magazine, May 2009
  • Huntsville named among leading cities for business.
    Forbes, April 2009
  • Huntsville named among country's top-five cities for defense jobs.
    Forbes, April 2009
  • Huntsville named the country's leading metropolitan area for consumer lending growth.
    Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2009
  • Huntsville received Standard and Poor's highest possible bond rating (AAA), based on the strength of the local economy.
    Standard and Poor's, January 2009
  • Huntsville named one of the 10 great cities for salary growth.
    Yahoo Hotjobs, January 2009
  • Huntsville named number-three technology city.
    Cybercities 2008, American Electronics Association, June 2008
  • Huntsville named one of America's greenest cities.
    Popular Science, March 2008

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