Chamber of CommerceHuntsville/Madison County

BRAC Update

100,000

200,000

300,000

Madison County’s Growth & Diversification

1950’s 1960’s 1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s 2010

400,000

AGRICULTURE

1940’s

NASAAPOLLO

SPACESCIENCE

SPACE DEFENSEELECTRONICS

INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY

ARMYAVIATION

BRACBIOTECH

66,317 72,903

117,348

186,540196,966

238,912

276,700

319,510

VON BRAUNARMY MISSILES

Population

Primary Industries

Defense Aerospace

AdvancedManufacturing

Information Technology

Life Sciences

The Huntsville Metro Areahas the highest per capita concentration of engineersof any community in the country.

-U.S. Census Bureau

BRAC represents the largest economic development jobs

announcement in Alabama history

$29.5 Billion Annual Contracts

Redstone Arsenal

CapitalIncoming Commands Jobs Investment

2nd Recruiting Brigade (Atlanta, GA) 136 $6,400,000Army Materiel Command (Alexandria, VA) 1,410 $103,718,000Aviation Technical Test Center (Dothan, AL) 323 $74,400,000Missile Defense Agency (Arlington, VA) 2,248 $199,000,000Rotary Wing Air Platform (Macon, GA) 50 $3,000,000Security Assistance Command (Alexandria, VA) 367 $18,300,000Space & Missile Defense Command (Arlington, VA) 180 $33,000,000

TOTAL 4,714$437,818,000

TOTAL PAYROLL $457,000,000

Base Realignment & Closure (BRAC)

Redstone General OfficersRedstone General Officers

Coming with BRAC Currently at Redstone

U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)General Commanding GeneralLieutenant General Deputy CommanderMajor General Chief of StaffMajor General DCS OperationsU.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC)Lieutenant General Commanding GeneralU.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM)Major General Commanding GeneralPEO AviationMajor General Deputy PEOPEO Missile and SpaceMajor General Program Executive OfficeU.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC)Major General Commanding GeneralMissile Defense Agency (MDA)Major General (AF) Deputy for Test, Integration & FieldingBrigadier General (AF) Program Director GMD

BRAC Timeline

388 388648 515

743

224

1,908

793

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Planned

Cumulative Planned1,029

388

1,6301,942

3,853

4, 635

Actual

Cumulative Actual

BRAC Implementation

Jobs

483

1,386903

1,701

9/08

Economic Development Highlights1995 – 2008 Announced New

Jobs1995 U.S. Army Aviation & Troop Command

2,000 jobs1997 ADTRAN - Expansion

1,500 jobs 1998 Boeing - National Missile Defense Program

700 jobs1999 Target Stores - Distribution Center

800 jobs1999 International Corporation - Engine Facility

350 jobs2000 West Teleservices - Call Center

1,065 jobs2000 Cinram Expansion

700 jobs2001 Toyota - Engine Assembly Plant

350 jobs2003 Matsu 115 jobs2004 Toyota – Engine Assembly Plant Expansion

300 jobs2004 Northrop Grumman

500 jobs2005 Northrop Grumman

600 jobs2005 Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology

1,063 jobs2005 BRAC 4,714 jobs2006 Verizon Wireless

1,300 jobs2007 Booz Allen Hamilton

415 jobs2008 DHS150 jobs

160,000

180,000

200,000

Labor Force & Employment GrowthHuntsville Metro Area

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

140,000

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

EmploymentLabor Force

06 07 08

+15.8%+11.3%

2000-2008

5%

15%

10%

20%

Austin CharlotteHuntsvilleRaleigh Atlanta

12.1%

15.6%15.8%

18.9%

6.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Employment GrowthPeer Metros 2000-2008

AlabamaU.S.

3.3%4.0%

20,000

10,000

Birmingham Mobile Huntsville Montgomery Alabama

-859-3,921

20,759

5,9907,934

Labor Force GrowthAlabama Metros 2000-2008

30,000

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2006 2007 2008 2009J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

4.0%

3.0%

2.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

Alabama

HuntsvilleMetro

U.S.

1.0%

Unemployment Rate, 2006-Present

3.7%4.9%3.4%

9.0%

Mar 08 - Mar 09

9.0%8.5%

6.8%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Source: AL Department of Industrial Relations

2006 2007

Huntsville Metro Employment, 2001-Present

Government

Hospitality

Trade

Manufacturing

2008

Business

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

December Figures

$600,000,000

$800,000,000

$1,000,000,000

$400,000,000

20082003 2004 2005

$200,000,000

Source: FW Dodge

2006 2007

9.6%Total Construction Activity - Huntsville Metro

Total Workers In: 31,822Total Workers Out: 7,804Net Migration: 24,018

Commuting Area

Workforce Migration

Redstone Arsenal38,000 Acres 32,500 Jobs

BRAC Civil Servant Positions

Aero/Defense Recruitment 2009

• What does BRAC mean to me as an educator?– More students– Transfers & transcripts

• How will BRAC impact the technical workforce?– Increase the overall skill requirements– Increase the potential skilled workforce shortage– Increase pay scales among skilled workers

• What does BRAC mean to my students?– More and better job opportunities– Greater need for career awareness

So what…

• Career Coaches• Career awareness• Degree attainment

• Huntsville/Madison County 101 for Educators• Junior Achievement of North Alabama

• Job Shadowing• Adventures in Engineering

• Career Quest series at Sci-Quest• Engineering academies, education summit, STEM

resources website, career tech initiative

Resources

Huntsville named the Country’s Leading Metro for Consumer Loan Growth-Wall Street Journal, March 2009

Huntsville named Nation’s Best City in 2009-Kiplinger’s Personal Finance,July 2009

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