http://www.sambryan.net Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:21:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday, January 22, 2010  By Bob Lowry Times Staff Writer bob.lowry@htimes.com Senate panel OKs TIF district for$1 billion complex MONTGOMERY – A bill that would allow Huntsville to form a special tax increment finance district for a 470-acre, $1 billion office park at Redstone Arsenal got a big boost Thursday. It won unanimous and bipartisan ... http://www.sambryan.net/arsenal-office-park-bill-advances/ HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Huntsville belongs on a lot of lists: Top Places to Work in the United States. Top Places to Raise a Family. Top Places to Design Things that Go Boom. But when it comes to New Year's Eve celebrations, Huntsville may not seem like Party Town, USA. Have you ... http://www.sambryan.net/huntsville-ranks-no-3-in-world-for-top-places-to-celebrate-new-years/ Posted by: Jane Sasseen on October 28 From our colleague Prashant Gopal: It’s increasingly likely that Congress will extend and expand the popular home buyer tax credit, which will expire next month. CNN.com reported today that a compromise proposal based on bills that have already been introduced could pass the Senate as ... http://www.sambryan.net/expanded-home-buyer-tax-credit-likely/ Being eco-friendly is an important issue to most people today. Making your home as energy efficient as possible makes sense on many levels, but do you know it makes sense when it comes to federal tax credits too? They’re not small incentives either. These tax credits are another major reason to be ... http://www.sambryan.net/eco-friendly-tax-credits-for-huntsville-madison-and-athens-homeowners/ HUNTSVILLE, AL -- U.S. News and World Report magazine has dubbed Madison as America's second-best place to grow up.   Madison Mayor Paul Finley was among the local leaders who celebrated the ranking Friday at the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce. "Honors like this continue to validate what a wonderful community we live ... http://www.sambryan.net/madison-among-americas-best-places-to-grow-up/ Big plans for biotech Hudson-led institute promises 900 jobs for city Tuesday, August 09, 2005 By BRIAN LAWSON Times Business Writer brianl@htimes.com Huntsville will be the home of a major new biotechnology research institute, led by industry pioneer Jim Hudson and backed by $80 million in private contributions and a $50 million state investment. At a luncheon ... http://www.sambryan.net/hudson-led-institute-promises-900-jobs-for-city/ Local home sales recovering By Karen Middleton  karen@athensnews-courier.com  Local home sales are not showing the 11-percent rise seen nationwide, but one Realtor said sales are improving. Patsy Gooch, president of the Limestone County Realtors Association, said Monday, “We’re still down below last year, but we’re looking up,” Gooch said. According to the National Association of ... http://www.sambryan.net/limestone-county-real-estate-sales-improving/ June 2009 Month-to-Month Huntsville Home Sales for the month of June were truly a mixed bag with some good and not-so-good news. On the revenue side of the equation, things looked especially strong with sales revenues growing from $57,629,458 in May to $69,098,295 in June, an increase of 19.9%. This is nothing, if ... http://www.sambryan.net/huntsville-alabama-real-estate-market-conditions/ Huntsville/North Alabama Area MLS Observations Huntsville, Alabama Residential Real Estate Market June 2009: 1st Half Total $ Sales Total Unit sales New Unit sales Used Unit sales 2008 888,461,742 5263 1166 4097 2009 649,986,157 3971 774 3197 % difference -27% -25% -34% -22% The 1st Half numbers pretty much speak for themselves. Huntsville, North Alabama market was fairly strong in June as is expected in the traditionally strongest sales month of the ... http://www.sambryan.net/huntsville-north-alabama-area-mls-statistics-for-huntsville-alabama-residential-real-estate-market-june-2009/ Lake Forest in Southwest Huntsville From the Lake Forest Website: Tucked in the quiet South West corner of Huntsville sits a haven all its own. Just minutes from downtown, the arsenal and research park; Lake Forest is a premier guarded community built in harmony with the existing natural environment. It is here ... http://www.sambryan.net/lake-forest-neighborhood-profile/