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Huntsville/Madison County is home to a diverse economy with several key industry sectors. The area’s strengths include technology development, integration and value-added manufacturing.
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Aerospace & Defense
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| Huntsville/Madison County is home to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal, both combining to drive a strong research and development economy and affecting spin-off and commercial activity of technology innovations. Nearly every major U.S. aerospace corporation is represented with 90+ companies employing more than 11,000 people in the local aerospace industry. Huntsville also plays a key role in the U.S. Army’s technology development programs. A majority of the Army’s weapons procurement budget is managed by Huntsville-based operations. Likewise, more than half of the Army’s foreign weapons sales are handled through Redstone Arsenal. Military and support contract employment tops 32,000.
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Electronics
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More than 300 international and domestic corporations in Huntsville/ Madison County are involved in the design and production of electronics and computer-related technology.
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Research & Technology |
Huntsville’ s Cummings Research Park is the country's second largest research and technology park, containing 285 companies employing 25,000 people involved in technology research and development.
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Manufacturing |
The Huntsville Madison County manufacturing base is a diverse mix of traditional and technology manufacturers comprising approximately one fifth of the overall local area employment. The manufacturing sector has over 220 companies with 32,000 workers, with many workers being highly trained and skilled to perform technology-based precision manufacturing.
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Life Science |
| Huntsville is home to a growing cluster of life science research, development and manufacturing companies employing nearly 1,000 people in the biotech, biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Huntsville’s leading biotech company, The Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology uses the Human Genome Project to develop new, targeted medicines. |
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