Research parks are sustainable, attractive, and strong economic engines. Some of the most successful cities in the country base their economies on research.

We have a major university, all we need to do is dedicate a large amount of land, provide the necessary infrastructure, and build a relationship between it and the University. If we were some how able to place this near the path of the tornado, it would make it so much easier for those that were affected to recover.

Also, research institutions do valuable research into things like weather. So, a good idea might be to encourage weather research related firms to come to the city and set up shop. It would make Tuscaloosa increasingly storm ready and save lives in the process.

PS: The video is of the Research Triangle Park in Raleigh-Durham, NC. It's the largest research park in the country. Huntsville's research park is the second largest in the country.