Stats & Facts – Week of January 11

Published on January 11, 2017

Stats & Facts is a weekly series covering City of Huntsville economic development announcements, relevant national and regional statistics that could impact the Rocket City region and informational nuggets that span industries. It is compiled by Business Relations Officer Harrison Diamond. 

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    Celebrity Burgers

• CityCentre held a groundbreaking in downtown Huntsville. It was also announced that Wahlburgers (Think: Celebrities Mark & Donnie Wahlberg), is the first tenant.

    On the Up & Up

• Auto sales rose by more than 56,000 to 17,539,052, or 0.3%, over the 2015 record. It was the seventh straight year of sales gains. Light trucks continue to drive the market and accounted for a record 60.7% of deliveries in 2016.

    Cable Woes?

• In 3Q 2016, the cable industry lost 486,000 subscribers. The same number it lost last year during the same period.

    Pizza, Pizza

• 2016 wasn’t a great year for food except for one category: Pizza. Shares of Domino’s and Papa Johns were up 45% and 60%, respectively. The S&P Restaurant Index was up by 3.4%