Locate & Expand
Whether you’re looking for a new office space, large industrial site, or incentives to help you grow, our team of experts are ready to assist. The Greater Birmingham Region offers competitive incentive programs that make it easy for you to choose our region as your next destination to do business.
Job Creation
Available for industrial and commercial projects with at least 50 new jobs paying an average wage of $14 per hour.
- Annual cash payments of up to three percent of last year’s payroll for new employees
- Available for up to 10 years
- Amounts are paid as refunds of taxes for utility services; not dependent on utility taxes actually owed or paid
For tech projects creating at least five new jobs, available credits include annual cash payments of up to five percent of last year’s payroll for new employees. This credit is available for up to 10 years.
- Annual credits for up to 1.5 percent of capital invested
- Available for up to 10 years, with up to five years of carry forward
- The first three years may be transferred
- Credits may offset income; utility gross receipts; and insurance and bank taxes, including taxes owed by existing operations
Tax Abatements
- Property tax abatements are available to qualifying new industrial or commercial projects
- City, county and state non-educational sales and use tax abatements are available on construction materials and manufacturing machinery
- Non-educational property taxes may be abated for up to 10 years (limited to the incremental increase in such taxes if the property does not perform a new function)
Local Municipality & County Incentives
Municipalities and counties located within the Greater Birmingham Region may offer additional discretionary incentives. BBA Economic Development Team can provide information based on project details.
Workforce Development Assistance
Services include post-employment/ on-the-job training, maintenance assessments, safety assistance and training, leadership development, process improvement, and robotics technology. Qualifying projects are eligible for no-cost comprehensive workforce recruitment and training through AIDT. Services include post employment/ on-the-job training; maintenance assessments; safety assistance and training; leadership development; process improvement; and robotics technology. AIDT was recently ranked second in the nation for state workforce development agencies, according to Business Facilities. Qualifying projects are eligible for no-cost comprehensive workforce recruitment and training through AIDT.
Available Sites & Buildings
If you’re interested in exploring available sites in the Greater Birmingham Region, visit the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA)’s website of available listings. If you are interested in learning more about one of the listed sites, we’d be happy to field any questions. Please contact us at econdev@birminghambusinessalliance.com.
