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Old 03-25-2016, 05:17 PM
 
Location: Birmingham
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Yeah same one. Although "mixed-use" development is a better term as it will include apartments and office space too.
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Old 03-25-2016, 05:36 PM
 
Location: Birmingham to Los Angeles
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Yeah same one. Although "mixed-use" development is a better term as it will include apartments and office space too.
At first, I thought you meant a new development on I-20 haha.
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Old 03-25-2016, 05:54 PM
 
Location: Birmingham
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There was talk of a Moody center out on 20 a while back too so I wouldn't rule it out.
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Old 03-25-2016, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Birmingham, AL
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Maybe advancements in medicine can keep all of us alive long enough to witness the metro balloon to 1.3-1.5. The Beltline will usher in a lot of that, but one can only imagine how long all of that will take. A strong metropolitan area needs sustainable perimeter economies in addition to the principal core, and I expect the Beltline will be key in bolstering a lot of industries in North JeffCo that we can't even anticipate today. The priority now of course is wanting more numbers for the urban pop (Bham, OTM, Trussville, Bessemer, etc), but as others have said, 'Dega-Walker-StClair-Shelby growth is crucial if the 205 is to get where we want it to be.
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Old 03-25-2016, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Birmingham
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I'll step out there and hope/predict that by 2020...

The MSA will be at ~1.2M. (Doubling the amount gained from the last five years over the next five.)
The city will be at ~230k. (~6k people move in to the city and Fairfield gets annexed)
Jefferson gets to 670k. Going coterminous would be great but just not there yet.
The CSA will be at 1.7M and will be the BTA area 'Ham-T-town-Anniston.
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Old 05-12-2016, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Birmingham
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Here is how the MSA did in regards to capital investment and job growth in 2015. Jefferson co enjoyed a commanding lead over other metro area counties in all metrics.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...nts-break.html

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In 2015, there were 3,509 jobs created in the seven-county region. Manufacturing jobs made up half of that total, followed by finance and insurance at 29 percent of job growth, assorted jobs at 14 percent, and life sciences and IT at 8 percent growth.

More*than 2,400 jobs were announced in Jefferson County. Walker county had the second-highest number of jobs at 415, Shelby County at 294, St. Clair County at 22, and Chilton, Blount and Bibb counties all had under 100 jobs announced.

In terms of capital investments, the Birmingham metro received $1.1 billion from companies like Kamtek, Publix and Viva Health, among others.

Similar to the job growth breakdown, manufacturing made up 75 percent of that total, followed by finance and insurance at 14 percent, other industries at 8 percent, and life sciences and IT at 4 percent.

Jefferson County also accounted for the most in capital investments at $900 million, followed by Walker County at $116 million, Shelby County at $43.7 million, St. Clair County at $26 million, Chilton County at $112 million, and Blount County at $450,000.
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Old 05-19-2016, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Birmingham
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The homebuilders are slowly gearing back up and St. Clair is back on board for a building boom.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...al-mining.html

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You might not have heard of the city of Margaret in St. Clair County, which began as a coal mining town. But you will soon. Several homebuilders, including Eddleman Properties, D.R. Horton and Adams Homes have been very active in Margaret in the last few years, creating a mini residential boom of sorts.

“There are more houses going in right now in Margaret than in any other town in the county,” said local Realtor Lyman Lovejoy. He has operated Lovejoy Realty in nearby Odenville for over 40 years.

Lovejoy said there is new home construction in almost any direction you turn off of the main road in Margaret, which is located 30 minutes east of downtown Birmingham, along Interstate 59 in an area many believe is the next big growth corridor for the metro.
“Right now we’ve got five or six (being built) in one subdivision, six or seven in another, five in another ... and these are 300-home subdivisions,” Lovejoy said.
Real estate brokers and local leaders are optimistic the surge in homes will soon translate into commercial development in Margaret, a rapidly growing town in one of the state’s fastest growing counties.

“Margaret is a special community (and its) population has doubled every decade since 1990,” said Don Smith, executive director of the St. Clair Economic Development Council.

As we’ve previously reported, St. Clair County has benefited heavily from a surge of new jobs – many connected with the automotive industry.
Last year, Auburn University’s Economic & Community Development Institute ranked the county No. 5 in the entire state for economic vitality. Shelby County, also in metro Birmingham, ranked No. 1.
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Old 06-02-2016, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Birmingham
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2016 and beyond. Southern Research keeps being an asset to Birmingham!

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...jumpstart.html
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Old 09-15-2016, 02:32 PM
 
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Which areas would you like for the city of Birmingham to focus on in 2016?

Examples: Jobs, development, transportation, education, etc.?

I'd personally say that attracting more business (jobs) would be a great achievement. I also know that the education system needs to be fixed in order for Birmingham to attract more families. Obviously, better transportation and more development would also be on the horizon.

Opinions? Any other thoughts and/or ideas?
Easy one: Crime
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Old 09-28-2016, 07:21 PM
 
Location: 35203
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Did anybody catch the news special on cbs 42 about birmingham 2025....The mayor had alot, i mean alot of news about what should be on the horizon by 2025. He mention more high rises in downtown, more hotels (not including the ones being builted now in downtown), but 4 more in the next 24 months. He mention UAB and the city building a huge techology center near UAB. Also mention, but didnt elaborate on the bjcc projects. just think its a go finally. all signs points to it becoming a reality. One last thing was something related to bring a huge company to the city...in talk with them currently. He had more to say, just a few things from the special.

http://www.wiat.com/2016/09/28/birmi...-entertainment

http://www.wiat.com/2016/09/28/birmi...e-of-the-city/
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