Tag: economic development
Birmingham Council OKs $265K Lease for Space on Former Ramsay-McCormack Site in Ensley
The space could include a police substation and city services.
Stings and Bites: JeffCo Commissioners Exchange Classic Quips in Bessemer Meeting
They also OK’d a tax abatement to lure an industrial supplier.
Jefferson County Considers 10-Year Tax Break to Lure Industry
Wisconsin-based ITU AbsorbTech is considering a move to Jefferson County.
JeffCo Bumps Up Funding for Groups That Bolster Small Businesses
The Jefferson County Commission is set to increase funding for two groups that help develop small businesses.
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Convention and Visitors Bureau Gets $60,000 From JeffCo
Two commissioners donated money from their discretionary funds to the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau.
McCalla Residents Get Their Wish as Request to Rezone for Development Denied
Jefferson County commissioners killed the proposal by deciding not to bring it for a vote. Read more.
‘We’re in the Jobs Business,’ JCEIDA Leader Says in Announcing New North JeffCo Industrial Park
Jefferson County Economic & Industrial Development Authority has added about 1,100 acres to its inventory of developable land to create its latest industrial park in north Jefferson County.
JeffMet North Industrial Park, off Interstate 65 at Exit 275 near the Gardendale/Morris area, sets the stage for the creation of an estimated 4,700 new jobs and is expected to be a lure for auto suppliers. Read more.
JeffCo Considering $2M for New Coca-Cola Development
Jefferson County during its meeting Thursday will consider being part of an economic development project that will create a new gateway in and out of Birmingham.
Representatives of Coca-Cola Bottling Company United asked the commission for an economic incentive package of $2 million as the company looks to relocate from its longtime home north of Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport to the former Stockham Valves and Fittings location in Birmingham’s Kingston Neighborhood. Read more.
Birmingham Council Approves Incentives for Coca-Cola to Redevelop Former Stockham Valve Site
The old Stockham Valve & Fittings site in Kingston could be rehabilitated under a plan presented to the Birmingham Council on Tuesday. The council approved an incentive package for the $340 million redevelopment project in which the Coca-Cola Bottling Company United of Birmingham intends to build a new campus at the Stockham site. Read more.
