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initiativesHuntsville/Madison County • Chamber of Commercef eaturescover storyo c t o b e r 2 0 0 4Exploring North AlabamaGlorious scenery, outdoor adventureare yours in the Tennessee ValleyPage 15Used with the courtesy of TheHuntsville Times. All rights reserved.Reprinted with permission.Huntsville/Madison County, Alabama is located in the middle of the southeasternUnited States, with more than four million people within a 100-mile radius. TheHuntsville community is the primary economic hub of the northern Alabama andsouthern Tennessee region. Huntsville/Madison County’s economy is known as one ofthe strongest in the South, with low unemployment, strong job growth and incomelevels leading the region. Businessgrowth and investment from U.S. andinternational companies have made itone of the country’s top “hot spots” forgrowing a business and raising a family.Best Things Do Come in Small Packages 07When Old Becomes New Again 09Lots to See & Do / Calendar 21It IS Rocket Science 27d evelopmentsEconomic Indicators 24Economy At-A-Glance 25Member Developments 29editorial staffPublisherExecutive EditorGraphic DesignerWritersBrian HilsonHolly McClainKristi SherrardHolly McClainGarrett SheehanPhotography provided by: Burritt on the Mountain,EarlyWorks Museums, Huntsville/Madison CountyBotanical Garden, Huntsville/Madison County Convention& Visitors Bureau, Land Trust of Huntsville/Madison County, Marshall Space Flight Center,Tennessee Valley Authority, The Huntsville Times,and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center/U.S. SPACE CAMPmissionThe mission of the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville • Madison Countyis to prepare, develop and promote our community for economic growth.Permission to publish any part of Initiatives Review is hereby granted exclusivelyto any non-profit institution and to any publisher for broadcast or publication tothe general public. Credit “Initiatives Review, a Publication of the Chamber ofCommerce of Huntsville • Madison County.”contactChamber of CommerceHuntsville • Madison County225 Church StreetHuntsville, AL 35801256.535.2000on the webwww.HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.comcorrectionOur apologies to Elcom, Inc. for omitting them in the Small BusinessAwards Businesses of the Year listing in the August issue ofInitiatives. Elcom, Inc. was one of the 2002 Businesses of the Year.Initiatives October 200403