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More jobs in Madison County means more homes need to be built The new Space Command headquarters will bring 1,400 jobs to Madison County, according to Redstone Arsenal. Posted: Jan 14, 2021 7:44 PM Updated: Jan 14, 2021 9:29 PM Posted By: Bridget Divers And they’ll need somewhere to live. The Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association has known for a couple of years now that thousands of people will be moving to the area. So, theyve been planning ahead. "For the next 3 to 5 years, over ...

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The decision prompted accusations from Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers that the move was politically motivated.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday awarded U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., in a move that several Pentagon insiders and lawmakers say bypassed the military’s top pick of Colorado Springs,

Redstone Arsenal was announced as the "preferred location" for the headquarters of U.S. Space Command on Wednesday. Posted: Jan 14, 2021 8:45 PM Posted By: Will Robinson-Smith With Wednesdays announcement that U.S. Space Command is set to make its new home at Redstone Arsenal, it lead to a common couple of questions: what is U.S. Space Command and is it different from Space Force? The answer to the second question is yes, Space Command and Space Force are not interchangeable.  U.S. Army Gen....

Bennet said he’s talked with Biden’s team recently on several issues, including the Trump administration’s last-minute decision to move Space Command.

ALBUQUERQUE — On Wednesday afternoon, Air Force officials announced the location of the permanent headquarters for the United States Space Command. Unfortunately, New Mexico’s Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) was not chosen.
Sherman McCorkle, board member of the Kirtland Partnership...

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Whitmire: Alabama owes Richard Shelby a big ‘Thank you.’ Doug Jones, too. Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 Alabama landed a big fish this week, with the U.S. Space Command coming to Huntsville. But dont thank Mo Brooks. It was Sen. Richard Shelby (and Sen. Doug Jones) who got this done. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)AP Facebook Share This is an opinion column. A day before news broke of a major new military project in his district, Rep. Mo Brooks defended himself on an entirely diffe...