Rendering of Front Row, the $375 million development planned in downtown Huntsville along Clinton Avenue released June 30, 2022 by developers Rocket City Partners.Alabama once again saw billions of dollars in new investment in 2024, as well as national attention for fights involving organized labor. It was a year for growth, reflection, and consolidation. Here are the state’s top economic stories of the year.as work began on the $220 million first phase of the Front Row development.
The more than 11-acre project will include 545 high-end residential units, 36,000 square feet of modern Class-A office space, and 47,000 square feet of retail space. The project is taking shape at the site of the former Coca Cola plant across from the Von Braun Center. Additional phases, including plans for a boutique hotel, a Class A office tower, luxury condos, and more are expected to be disclosed at a future date.Initiative will enter the design phase early next year. The development area, just west of Memorial Parkway along Governors Drive, is a partnership with Huntsville Housing Authority that will invest $350 million into a mixed-income community with workforce housing, medical and childcare services and retail options.The home of U.S. Space Command was once again a topic of national discussion in 2024, with Huntsville’s hopes reviving by year’s end.from Colorado Springs, its interim location, to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, near the end of his first term in 2021. ButLast year, Rogers inserted languageOwned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Atmore-based Wind Creek has purchased the track and its holdings from its longtime owners, the McGregor family, with the sale expected to be finalized early in 2025.but failed to realize the grand ambitions of its creators. Horse racing ended at the venue in June 1995, while lThe deal, announced in late June, was finalized less than a year after first discussion