WASHINGTON — Alabama business and economic leaders convened Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to hear from Congressman Mike Rogers and showcase what Alabama can offer companies and workers interested in making the state home.

Much of the conversation centered around the aerospace and defense sectors and the importance of recruiting talent to come and stay in Alabama, buoyed by the impending arrival of the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Huntsville.

“This idea that we were going to have a hard time getting people to move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville is just asinine,” House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers told the group.

Rogers highlighted how the Space Command personnel will work in three temporary buildings at Redstone Arsenal that should be ready in about 18-24 months while wo

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