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Each month, the Alabama Labor Market Information (LMI) newsletter provides data and analysis on the workforce, including labor force participation rates, unemployment rates and employment trends on a statewide and regional level. In coordination with the LMI, the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA)’s Data Debrief for May 2025 highlights changes in our regional labor market and provides essential insights.
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The Birmingham Business Alliance had the opportunity to host Route Fifty Managing Editor Chris Teale for an in-depth look at Birmingham’s growing technology sector and its continued momentum.
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Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC welcomes its 2025 class of summer clerks.
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has been recognized with an M&A Deal of the Year award in the $250 to $500 million category at M&A Advisor’s 16th Annual International M&A Awards.
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Warren Averett’s Jennifer Hardin Recognized as a Financial Leader by the Birmingham Business Journal
Jennifer Hardin, CPA, the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, was recognized as one of seven honorees for the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2025 Financial Leadership Awards.
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The Birmingham Business Alliance had the opportunity to host Route Fifty Managing Editor Chris Teale for an in-depth look at Birmingham’s growing technology sector and its continued momentum.
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Read our debrief from April 2025 below to get the scoop on these key takeaways, the BBA’s commitment to job creation through strategic efforts, and how you can help economic progress.
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This summary highlights the Labor Market Information (LMI) newsletter and its recent implications on the state of the workforce for Alabama and the Birmingham region. This summary will highlight changes in our regional labor market over the last month and the previous year.
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Each year, Birmingham celebrates the national celebration of small businesses, Small Business Week, with a full schedule of events to honor small businesses and their contribution to our business community.
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Economic success is rarely achieved in isolation. Instead, vibrant and sustainable economic prosperity emerges through intentional, collaborative regional efforts. Over the past several decades, regions that have embraced cooperative economic development strategies have consistently outpaced fragmented counterparts. It is clear: strong economies are regional economies, and the Birmingham Region stands to gain significantly by embracing this principle.
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Southern Research has awarded more than $2.7 million to eight biotech companies through a fund established as a result of the Innovate Alabama Tax Credit.
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Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors has been named the top firm in the large firm category on Accounting Today’s 2024 Best Firms to Work For list for the third consecutive year.
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Bradley has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms.
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Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC announced that the firm has received Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Certification Plus for 2024-2025, marking the second year they have…
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Bradley has been named a 2024 “Tipping the Scales” firm by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for having 50% or more women in their 2024 U.S.-based…
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The Birmingham Business Alliance had the opportunity to host Route Fifty Managing Editor Chris Teale for an in-depth look at Birmingham’s growing technology sector and its continued momentum.
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This $80 million, first-of-its-kind educational facility will open in Fall 2026 and serve over 2,100 students annually.
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Brasfield & Gorrie has completed a three-story, 28,500 sq ft expansion of its Birmingham headquarters, adding 64 new jobs and reaffirming its commitment to the Birmingham Region.
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Located in Vance near Tuscaloosa, Mercedes-Benz is set to localize a core segment vehicle, underscoring Alabama’s role as an important part of the company’s global…
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The Market at Pepper Place is a popular farmers market located in the Pepper Place complex in the Lakeview District. It was founded in 2000…
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Who has ideas to transform Birmingham? We do. How about you?
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After Hurricane Helene’s devastating damage to the trails of North Carolina and part of the Tennessee Appalachian Trail, hikers are now looking for new trail alternatives to explore, some of which Alabama “The Beautiful” offers.
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Take a look at what our Senior Director of Economic Development Trevor Sutton had to say about what our region has to offer in the BBJ’s recent article.
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How do foreign investments impact our economy? Whether it is through mergers or acquisitions, joint ventures or subsidiaries, foreign direct investments (FDI) are having a major influence on the Yellowhammer State’s economy, including the Greater Birmingham Region.
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Three business leaders were named it the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham’s Birmingham Business Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
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In this recent article from BIOSpace, Alabama is noted as having the highest growth in both bioscience employment and establishments from 2019 to 2023.
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This summary highlights the Labor Market Information (LMI) newsletter and its recent implications on the state of the workforce for Alabama and the Birmingham region. This summary will highlight changes in our regional labor market over the last month and the previous year.
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Econ Dev Show Host Dane Carlson speaks with Rev Birmingham President and CEO David Fleming about how Birmingham has been transformed from an industrial city into a thriving service economy with healthcare and education at its center.
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The Bibb County Economic & Industrial Development Authority has announced the opening of a new facility for Rado Mechanical Group in the Bibb County Industrial Park, creating 50 new jobs and reinforcing Bibb County as a key hub for industrial growth and innovation.
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The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) is looking forward to hosting FuelAL, in partnership with the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) and Innovate Alabama. This free event series is designed to plug your summer interns into Birmingham’s culture, opportunities and attractions.
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Each year, Birmingham celebrates the national celebration of small businesses, Small Business Week, with a full schedule of events to honor small businesses and their contribution to our business community.
Read More
Economic success is rarely achieved in isolation. Instead, vibrant and sustainable economic prosperity emerges through intentional, collaborative regional efforts. Over the past several decades, regions that have embraced cooperative economic development strategies have consistently outpaced fragmented counterparts. It is clear: strong economies are regional economies, and the Birmingham Region stands to gain significantly by embracing this principle.
Read More
Each month, the Alabama Labor Market Information (LMI) newsletter provides data and analysis on the workforce, including labor force participation rates, unemployment rates and employment trends on a statewide and regional level. In coordination with the LMI, the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA)’s Data Debrief for May 2025 highlights changes in our regional labor market and provides essential insights.
Read More
Read our debrief from April 2025 below to get the scoop on these key takeaways, the BBA’s commitment to job creation through strategic efforts, and how you can help economic progress.
Read More
This summary highlights the Labor Market Information (LMI) newsletter and its recent implications on the state of the workforce for Alabama and the Birmingham region. This summary will highlight changes in our regional labor market over the last month and the previous year.
Read More