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December 2003

Northrop deal to spur 500 jobs (12/20)
Interceptor work should see most hiring by year 2007
Lockheed pact to include work for Huntsville (12/11)
Contract worth up to $4.6 billion will make target missiles
City airport may reach 1M passenger for year (12/11)
Base study has Sessions 'nervous' (12/4)
Senator warns local leaders not to take arsenal for granted
Northrop, Raytheon win $4.5B contract (12/4)
Pentagon project to build rockets could bring 500 jobs to city, senator says

November 2003

Surgery center to be built in Madison (11/26)
Developer says there will be five operating rooms
Madison is Alabama's 12th largest city; now has 34,500 residents (11/26)
Planner says he expects population to continue to rise
Madison planners approve new school, business park (11/21)
Building boom continues in residential areas (11/19)
Development chief says management vital to success
Missile project may lead to 500 jobs (11/19)
Boeing, Northrop bid for a $25 million Pentagon program over 20 years
Boeing to open new office here (11/3)
Orbital Space Plane program to support space station work
Siemens plans to purchase Chrysler plants (11/3)
No comment from automaker on local operation's future

October 2003

Cornerstone Detention Products Inc. to move (10/23)
New plan has restaurant in tower by park (10/23)
Big Spring complex revised to include retail on first floor
Panel OKs 18-screen cinema for southeast (10/22)
Theater to be built behind SuperTarget in Jones Valley
Adtran, Hibbett make Forbes' Hot Shots list (10/21)
2 Local Firms Among Fastest Growing (10/3)
Morgan Research, Belzon on Inc. Magazine's U.S. list

September 2003

Meadow Gold to lose 85 jobs in closing (9/30)
Firm scraps plan for distribution center, ends operations
Chamber aims to expand, recruit firms (9/26)
Initiative includes five strategies to aid companies
Regal Cinemas to open theater in Research Park (9/25)
New commercial district to offer offices, shops

August 2003

July 2003

Auto supplier to open plant in Huntsville, employ 150 (7/31)
Army plan aims to consolidate missile school (7/30)
Improvement may bring 800 more soldiers to Redstone
Leaders love what Toyota does for area (7/15)
Government, business praise plant expansion
Toyota expanding to add V-6 (7/10)
Truck engines will mean 150 jobs for Huntsville plant
Hotel expected to add more conventions (7/10)
Visitors bureau targeting groups with marketing blitz
Downtown hotel looks likely again (7/9)
Developer who sued has Embassy Suites plan to city's liking

June 2003

May 2003

Huntsville Hospital plans to hire 100; most will be nurses (5/21)
Profit of less than 1% expected, says financial officer
Carmaker officially puts new truck engine plant into gear (5/13)
Hundreds gather for grand opening of Huntsville site
Huntsville moves up 60 places from last year's list (5/10)
WMD deal may add local jobs
Contractors will design tools to defeat bioweapons (5/9)
People keep coming to our attractions (5/4)
Tourism has held steady here in recent turmoil, but officials seek better draws
Toyota exec sees plant here as boost to state reputation (5/2)
Production line to roll out first V-8 engines this month

April 2003

Madison firm to expand after winning Air Force contract (4/29)
CTA Inc. plants to add 85 jobs; 35M coating work for stealth fighter
Meadow Gold Dairy to close by June 30 (4/25)
Local union officials say 70 employees will lose jobs
Biotechnology Center celebrated (4/18)
Three firms housed there hope to see life sciences grow
San Diego firm buys Huntsville company (4/18)
Computer Systems Technology's HQ will remain here
Avocent will expand Ireland headquarters (4/17)