STERIS Healthcare expanding Birmingham operation, creating 22 jobs
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – STERIS/IMS plans a second expansion of its Birmingham operations as part of a $1.6 million project that will create 22 jobs. The follow-on expansion will help accelerate growth and boost the company’s workforce in the city to 450 people, according to the Birmingham Business Alliance. Cleveland, Ohio-based STERIS Healthcare acquired Birmingham’s Integrated…
Oxford Pharmaceuticals starts construction on Alabama generic drug plant
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Oxford Pharmaceuticals is closer to producing generic drugs in Alabama with a $29.4 million Birmingham plant that gives the state’s largest metro area a foothold in an important industry. Company officials joined elected and economic development officials Wednesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the plant site, though it was clear by the…
In Kaiser hangar complex, Birmingham sees aerospace potential
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Economic developers think a sprawling hangar complex just off the main runway at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport can help Alabama’s largest city make a return flight to an aviation sector that’s taking off in the region. The 1.8 million-square-foot complex, last operated by Kaiser Aircraft Industries, stands on 180 acres just off…
Birmingham area 2014 scorecard: 3,000 new jobs, $370 million in investment
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The seven-county Birmingham region gained more than 3,000 jobs and $370 million in capital investment in 2014 thanks to companies locating new facilities or expanding existing operations in the area, according to the Birmingham Business Alliance. The BBA made the announcement this morning at its annual Regional Growth Summit, held at The…
Birmingham Business Alliance: 2,600 new metro region jobs in 2013
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Economic development activity in the seven-county Birmingham metropolitan region resulted in more than 2,600 jobs and nearly $320 million in capital investment in 2013, the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) announced today. The BBA released the 2013 tallies at this morning’s Blueprint Birmingham Summit at downtown’s Harbert Center. Blueprint Birmingham is the strategic…
Birmingham Business Alliance: Region gained 3,800 new jobs, $843 million in capital investment
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The seven-county Birmingham region gained more than 3,800 new jobs through economic development projects and business expansions in 2012, the Birmingham Business Alliance announced today. Capital investment associated with the projects topped $843 million last year, the organization said at this morning’s Blueprint Birmingham Summit at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center. Blueprint…
