Editing Huntsville, Alabama (section)

==Economy==
Huntsville's main economic influence is derived from aerospace and military technology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vollers |first=Anna Claire |title=Huntsville, Alabama Job Market |url=https://realestate.usnews.com/places/alabama/huntsville/jobs |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> Redstone Arsenal, Cummings Research Park (CRP), Jetplex Industrial Park, and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center comprise the main hubs for the area's technology-driven economy. CRP is the second largest research park in the United States and the fourth largest in the world. The [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]] is a center for technology and engineering research in the area. There are commercial technology companies such as the network access company [[ADTRAN]], computer graphics company [[Intergraph]] and designer and manufacturer of IT infrastructure [[Avocent]]. [[Cinram]] manufactures and distributes [[20th Century Fox]] DVDs and [[Blu-ray]] discs out of their Huntsville plant. [[Sanmina-SCI]] has a presence in the area. A number of [[Fortune 500]] companies have operations in Huntsville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Fortune 500 - Huntsville Metro Area |url=https://aspp.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021-Fortune-500-Huntsville-MSA.pdf |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=asmartplace.com |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218041643/https://aspp.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021-Fortune-500-Huntsville-MSA.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There are several strip malls and [[shopping mall]]s throughout the city. Huntsville has one enclosed mall, [[Parkway Place]], built in 2002 on the site of the former Parkway City Mall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parkway Place {{!}} Huntsville AL |url=https://www.parkwayplacemall.com/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website= parkwayplacemall.com}}</ref>  A larger mall built in 1984, [[Madison Square Mall]], was closed in 2017 and the site is being redeveloped into the Mid City lifestyle center.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeButy |first=Lucy Berry |date=May 12, 2021 |title=A look ahead: What's to come at MidCity District in Huntsville |url=https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/a-look-ahead-whats-to-come-at-midcity-district-in-huntsville/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=City of Huntsville Blog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MidCity District |url=https://www.midcitydistrict.com/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=MidCity District |language=en-US}}</ref> An additional lifestyle center, [[Bridge Street Town Centre]], was completed in 2007, in Cummings Research Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.bridgestreethuntsville.com/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Bridge Street Town Centre |language=en-US}}</ref>

Huntsville is a key city in rocket-propulsion research for NASA and various organizations run by the Army.<ref name=":12" /> The Marshall Space Flight Center has been designated to develop NASA's [[Space Launch System]] (SLS),<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |url=https://www.spacefoundation.org/company/nasa-marshall-space-flight-center/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Space Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command]] (AMCOM) is responsible for developing a variety of rocket-based tactical weapons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command Fact Sheet |url=https://www.amcom.army.mil/Portals/39/documents/Fact%20Sheets/AMC-AMCOM-FactSheet_AMCOMHQ-2022.pdf?ver=S8f_AeZahSBKzogHAsW0ig%3d%3d |access-date=December 19, 2022 |website=amcom.army.mil |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220012939/https://www.amcom.army.mil/Portals/39/documents/Fact%20Sheets/AMC-AMCOM-FactSheet_AMCOMHQ-2022.pdf?ver=S8f_AeZahSBKzogHAsW0ig%3D%3D }}</ref>

[[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama]] was constructed in 2003 and is located in North Huntsville Industrial Park. The plant has 1,800 employees as of 2022. The plant manufactures engines for Toyota vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) |url=https://pressroom.toyota.com/facility/toyota-motor-manufacturing-alabama-tmmal/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Toyota USA Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Navistar]] Huntsville Powertrain Manufacturing Plant was opened in 2008 and provides powertrain components to Navistar's vehicle assembly plants in Springfield, Ohio and Escobedo, Mexico. The plant is located north of Huntsville International Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navistar Manufacturing Locations |url=https://www.navistar.com/locations/manufacturing |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Navistar - Our Company |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA]] was constructed in 2021 with a plan to hire 4,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2018 |title=Huntsville lands $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant |url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/huntsville-lands-1-6-billion-toyota-mazda-manufacturing-plant/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=City of Huntsville |language=en-US}}</ref> The facility produces Toyota and Mazda [[SUV]]s and [[pickup truck]]s. The majority of the plant is located in Huntsville; however, the southern third is located in the unincorporated community of [[Greenbrier, Alabama|Greenbrier]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mazda Toyota Location in North AL {{!}} Mazda Toyota Manufacturing |url=https://mazdatoyota.com/who-we-are/our-location/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Careers |language=en-US}}</ref>

More than 25 biotechnology firms have developed in Huntsville due to the Huntsville Biotech Initiative.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 26, 2014 |title=Mayor Tommy Battle Announces Huntsville Biotech Initiative |url=http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/news/Mayor_Tommy_Battle_Announces_Huntsville_Biotech_Initiative_9_26_2014.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011031558/http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/news/Mayor_Tommy_Battle_Announces_Huntsville_Biotech_Initiative_9_26_2014.php |archive-date=October 11, 2014 |work=HuntsvilleAL.gov}}</ref> The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is part of the {{Convert|4,000|acre}} Cummings Research Park. The non-profit HudsonAlpha Institute has contributed [[genomics]] and [[genetics]] work to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements ([[ENCODE]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Story of HudsonAlpha |url=https://www.hudsonalpha.org/the-story-of-hudsonalpha/ |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology |language=en}}</ref>  For-profit business ventures within the Biotech Campus focus on subjects such as diagnosing disease, immune responses to cancer, [[protein crystallization]], [[lab-on-a-chip]] technologies, and agricultural technologies.<ref>{{cite web |author=Short |first=Gail Allyn |date=April 11, 2018 |title=Alabama Biotech Investment 101 |url=https://businessalabama.com/alabama-biotech-investment-101/ |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911134309/https://businessalabama.com/Alabama-Biotech-Investment-101/ |archive-date=September 11, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2022 |work=Business Alabama Magazine}}</ref> The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) created a doctoral program in biotechnology to help develop scientists to support HudsonAlpha in addition to the emerging biotechnology economy in Huntsville.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jeff |date=March 13, 2013 |title=HudsonAlpha Institute builds base in Huntsville for biotech research |newspaper=Made in Alabama |publisher=Alabama Department of Commerce |url=http://www.madeinalabama.com/2013/03/hudsonalpha-institute-builds-biotech-base/}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Meta Platforms|Meta]] broke ground on a $1.5 billion [[data center]] in North Huntsville Industrial Park, and was opened in 2021. In June 2022, they announced they would be expanding the facility to seven buildings across a 3.5 million square foot area, but paused construction in December. The company advertised that the facility runs on 100% renewable energy and provides 300+ jobs to the community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meta Data Centers - Huntsville |url=https://datacenters.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Huntsville_OnePager_2022_.pdf |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Meta |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218041647/https://datacenters.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Huntsville_OnePager_2022_.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gattis |first=Paul |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Facebook expansion of Meta Data Center in Huntsville tops $1.5 billion |url=https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/facebook-expansion-of-meta-data-center-in-huntsville-tops-15-billion.html |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=AL.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Koplowitz |first=Howard |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Meta pauses construction on part of Huntsville data center over redesign |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/12/meta-pauses-construction-on-part-of-huntsville-data-center-over-redesign.html |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=AL.com |language=en}}</ref>