Alabama's largest metropolitan area is located at the center of a 900,000 plus workforce recruitment region.  Birmingham is the centerpiece of a thriving metropolitan region, which encourages the innovative spirit of progress and expansion. Strategic partnerships are continually being forged fostering job creation and bolstering the city's competitiveness as a desirable location with a high quality of life.  The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is made up of seven counties: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker counties.

Two dozen universities, colleges and technical schools are located within a one hour drive of downtown Birmingham with a combined enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

The Birmingham region is a thriving economic center supported by a diverse mix of corporate headquarter facilities, operations centers, biotechnology related businesses, distribution facilities, and automotive manufacturing. The region's low cost of living coupled with a high quality of life have created favorable conditions for entrepreneurial business development.

With six interstate spokes and Alabama's largest commercial airport, the Birmingham region is among the most accessible business centers in the United States. The new Birmingham to Memphis corridor (Interstate 22) is completed to just six miles from where it will intersect with Interstate 65 / north of downtown Birmingham.

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