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If you could create the ideal community to raise a child in, what ingredients would you include? First off, you'd probably want a low crime rate. A strong school system would also be key. From there, you'd need lots of other children, expansive green spaces to play in, and plenty of nearby family events. Toss in an abundance of artistic and recreational activities, and all of a sudden you've got one heck of a place to grow up. At U.S. News, we wanted to find out if any communities like that already existed—and if so, where they were located. So we dug into our database of 2,000 different places all across the country and pinpointed the locales that met these criteria. We then examined these communities more closely to determine which places offered the best combination of safe neighborhoods, fun activities, and top-notch educators. Our selections appear below, in our list of America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up:
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Huntsville, AL — (June15, 2009) — May home sales for the Huntsville Madison County area reached a nine-month high increasing by 26.57 percent compared to April, according to new monthly data prepared by the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR). While homes sales slipped by 13.9% from May 2008, the increase in home sales from April to May 2008 rose by 18.4% while April to May 2009 home sales increased by 26.57%, reflecting a net 8.17 percent increase comparatively.
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Talk about a bulletproof economy. This northern Alabama city represents critical mass for the nation's missile-defense and aerospace industries. The medical and life-sciences industries are thriving, too. Thousands of new jobs are pouring into town. With a few exceptions, business in Huntsville is so healthy that Mayor Tommy Battle has a pleasant problem: "We have more jobs than we can fill."
Huntsville owes much of its red-blooded vitality to the U.S. Army, which employs more than 14,000 people, mostly civilians, at the 38,000-acre Redstone Arsenal.
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 Melissa Friday is the Heart of Woodland Homes of Huntsville |
At the heart of Woodland Homes of Huntsville, you will find Melissa Friday. “Melissa is the heart of the company,” a Woodland Homes of Huntsville employee explains. “She cares about each one of us, and she truly sees us as her Woodland Homes family. Melissa is not only the co-CEO and co-owner of the company; she also acts as the party planner, company chef, employee cheerleader, and star of ‘Dream Home Cooking’.”
Melissa’s responsibilities as co-CEO have changed through the last 15 years, but her passion about Woodland Homes’ success hasn’t wavered. “I enjoy the fact we’re in a business that allows us to help families in our community with the biggest investment of their lives, and I love seeing how proud and happy they are at the end of the home-buying process,” Melissa says. “My position has changed over the last two years. I’m more behind the scenes as a support system for Mike, and I’m mostly CEO of our home and children, Christina and Dillon, right now.”
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Many Smaller Cities Dodge Crunch in Consumer Lending
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Consumer-lending activity has increased in numerous midsize cities in the U.S., a sign they are riding out the recession better than big cities and rural towns, an analysis of credit data shows.
As banks pull back on risk taking across the nation, consumer-loan balances in places like Huntsville, Ala., are rising. In Huntsville, a metropolitan area of 376,000 that is home to many government contractors, borrowing increased 13.2% per household in last year's fourth quarter, compared with the year-earlier period, according to data provided to The Wall Street Journal by Moody's Economy.com and Equifax Inc.
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Madison County named “Number 1 place in U.S. to Weather the Downturn” by Forbes
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Well-priced homes, enviable job growth and proximity to vibrant cities make these top 10 spots good choices in recessionary times.
Last week, unemployment hit a 20-year high, rising to 6.5% over the month before.
Folks in Denver-area Adams County may fare better than others nationwide. Year-over-year job growth is 3.4%, thanks to a diversified local economy that includes aerospace, aviation and bioscience jobs. Homeowners pay a scant $1,536 in property taxes and enjoy some of the most affordable properties in the country.
Residents in Madison County, Ala.,...
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Huntsville Named Best Place To Raise Kids in Alabama By Business Week
Families don't have to leave Huntsville to find fun things to do. The city is best known as the home of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, where scientists designed space rockets in the 1950s and visitors now come for interactive exhibits, rides, and movies. The 104-acre Huntsville Botanical Garden has a new Children's Garden and Nature Center, which claims to have the nation's largest seasonal butterfly house.
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Millions of homes foreclosed. Billions of dollars lost by homeowners, builders, banks, and investors. Hundreds of thousands of construction and mortgage finance jobs gone. No end in sight.
Frantic builders scrambling for cash probably aren’t the most receptive audience right now for stories about some company that’s surviving by adjusting its product mix or because it’s fortunate enough to be in a market that hasn’t been crushed. Survivors, though, share an instinct—to reinvent themselves in the face of adversity and before everything hits the fan—that other builders in more dire straits, if they’re honest with themselves, might realize they either ignored or acted on too late.
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2008 Rocket City Dream Home
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HUNTSVILLE, ALA.—Woodland Homes of Huntsville is proud to announce the grand opening of the fourth annual Rocket City Dream Home. This year, the home will be in one of Woodland Homes’ newest communities, Foxfield. The home will be located at 107 Foxfield Drive in Madison, and it will be open from September 13th until September 20th. Hours of the home are 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. on both Saturdays, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, and 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. from Monday until Friday. Read Full Press Release |
Cover Story
Woodland Homes of Huntsville
Look How We've Grown!
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After receiving numerous awards, and throughout its extensive growth, Woodland Homes has maintained integrity and quality. Providing the best service and product to their customers remains owners Mike and Melissa Friday’s top priority.
Woodland Homes is not the same company it was 12 years ago. The company has been awarded the National "Fast Track" status the last five consecutive years from Builders Magazine. The company has been recognized as the 56th fastest growing homebuilder in the nation from Builders Magazine and named as the 2-10 Elite Builder in Alabama. Locally, the company has won four years in a row in the annual Parade of Homes sponsored by the Huntsville-Madison County Home Builders Association. Three years in a row Woodland Homes was recognized as a finalist in the Small Business Awards from the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Read Full Story |
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Woodland Homes of Huntsville was ranked as the 194th largest home builder in the nation in 2007 by Builder Magazine. In the May 2008 issue of the magazine, in “America’s Biggest Builders 2007,” the top 200 builders in the nation are listed. For the first time ever, Woodland Homes joined the list with 139 single-family and 33 multi-family homes built last year.
Not only has Woodland Homes joined the “Top 200,” the company has also been ranked for the past five years as one of the fastest growing home builders in the nation in Builder Magazine’s “Fast Track Hall of Fame.” Most recently, in 2007, Woodland Homes ranked as the 54th fastest growing home builder in the nation.
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Woodland Homes Receives the Axispointe Award for Excellence in Post-Construction Customer Service
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Woodland Homes of Huntsville, Inc., received the Axispointe Award on January 16, 2008, and was nationally recognized as a home builder that strives for postconstruction excellence. Axispointe is a system that allows builders to maintain an online area where home purchasers can access information about their homes, the construction process and contact the builder.
Woodland Homes uses the “Builder On Call” and “Home Profile” systems which are two programs developed by Axispointe. These programs allow home purchasers to access their warranty and maintenance information and easily contact the builder to request service or repair.
Woodland Homes of Huntsville is dedicated to providing “simply the best” to home purchasers...
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