Inside this Issue Birmingham MAX Central Station Now Open ______ Cyber Security Made Simple Workshop ______ Take Your Business to the Next Level Birmingham Metro Black Chamber Workshop ______ JULY 2017 2017 Southern Region Diverse Supplier MAYOR’S OFFICE OF Automotive Summit ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Register Now ______ COMMITTEE REPORT Submitted by The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development Lisa D. Cooper - Director William A. Bell, Sr. Mission Statement MAYOR The Mission of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development is to facilitate the growth, diversification, and stability of the Birmingham economy; to create meaningful employment opportunities for all of the citizens of the city; and Visit us on the web at through an expanded economy, to provide a stable and growing tax base for www.birminghamal.gov the operations of city government. B I R M I N G H A M F O R W A R D New Economic Development Projects June 2017 JOBS CREATED AND/OR CITY NAME DESCRIPTION RETAINED INCENTIVES Site preparation for Phase 2, located across the street from Publix on 20th Street South is nearing 20 Midtown Phase 2 completion. Developer has LOIs and agreements TBD Included in Phase 1. with a number of retailers, not yet announced. 4th Ave Historic District Assisting with retail business plan for store front TBD TBD B. L. Harbert Construction Company has purchased IDB abatements the vacant Alabama Crown building off Lakeshore Alabama Crown Building 20 initially, growing to 50 approved on Parkway and will convert it to a fabrication plant. November 7, Company has purchased a building on 1st Avenue South and will relocate its corporate headquarters, warehousing and distribution from Homewood to Possible IDB Alabama Outdoors 80 Birmingham. Will also add a retail outlet in Pepper abatements. Place. Presently located in Homewood, the company is considering a relocation to the former Long-Lewis AllSouth Appliance Ford buildings downtown. Security is a major Expected request concern and meetings are being set up with B’ham TBD not yet received. Police Department to evaluate the company’s concerns and hopefully alleviate them. Located on the western edge of the CBD, America’s Infrastructure America’s First Federal Credit Union First has announced a $20 Million expansion. 85 assistance Meeting scheduled for 7/6/17 with Frank Dominick to BEAT TBD TBD update proposed Ensley Flat Project Very High tech provider of medical products and technology locating out of Innovation Depot is Possible IDB BioGX looking for sites in the City of Birmingham, with a 70 abatements favored site being adjacent to the former Trinity Medical Center on Montclair Road Interested in creating a business incubator in Black Belt Technologies TBD N/A downtown North Birmingham Downtown restaurant on 20th Street North plans expansion to double its size. Owner is in the Bistro 218 process of completing a cost-benefit analysis as he 20 TBD plans to ask for City incentives. Proposed revenue Located in the former Libby Rich Plant Odyssey sharing of up to location, this second Carrigan’s location is hoping Carrigan’s Development TBD 40% of actual sales to open by the end of the year. A development tax revenues for 5 agreement received the BFED recommendation on years. June 26 and will go to Council on July 11. Project encompasses a half block anchored by the Up to $480,000 former Waite’s Bakery on 7th Avenue South. Project based on actual Central City is mixed-use residential-retail with a parking deck. 400 sales tax revenue Site preparation underway. over 5 years. ED is working with Rev. Beavers, Dr. Perry Ward and local developer Billy Eyster to convert the No specific request Century Plaza Re-use 200 vacant Century Plaza to a church, retail and a received. truck driving school. The CVB has outgrown space in the BJCC complex Convention and Vistitors Bureau and ED is assisting in securing space for a 40 retained None relocation. New Economic Development Projects June 2017 JOBS CREATED AND/OR CITY NAME DESCRIPTION RETAINED INCENTIVES Early stages of the restoration of the former Davis Davis School school into a mixed use residential retail project. TBD TBD Department of Commerce Project considering Birmingham location along with sites in other Department of Commerce Project TBD TBD states. Very early stages and further details TBD. Jefferson County submitted option for collateral for EDA-RLF loan 6/28/17 N/A N/A Presently located in Vance, this Mercedes Supplier has purchased the former Long-Lewis Hardware building downtown and will move its operation to Expected request Fitz-Thors Consulting Engineering the COB over the next 6 months. Other vacant 85 not yet received. space in the building is being marketed to other companies. A transportation fleet management company that has moved into the Ladd Building on 19th Street. Fleetio The company manages fleet operation for many 27 None large companies in the Southeast. Relocated from Palisades and, after the fact, asked if incentives assistance would be available from the Forestall Art Supply City, Details are being put in a letter to Lisa 0 added TBD Cooper. New owner plans $11 million in capital improvements in converting the hotel to Double Hilton (Colonnade) TBD TBD Tree. Reaching out to Developer for update and status of Holy Family Hospital N/A N/A project Ensley seafood processing facility planning a major expansion in Ensley. Development Agreement Inland Seafood 80 HUD 108 support should go to BFED on July 10. New Business looking to start rickshaw service to Iron City Rickshaw Company entertainment district, 20th St & Southside TBD N/A The lease agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been fully executed. The Sherriff’s Office will improve the parking lot for use Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office TBD TBD by the Metro Area Crime Center and some of the Sheriff’s Office employees. Final construction punch list completed and a LabCorp ribbon cutting is scheduled this summer. 400 retained None Meeting scheduled for 7/6/17 to discuss partners Masonic Temple TBD TBD involved in project Miami Fusion Café Met with representatives to discuss expansion plans TBD TBD ED is working with The Museum staff to locate a major family restaurant in the building. Currently, Negro Southern League Museum three prospects are expected to submit proposals in TBD TBD Restaurant the next 2 weeks. New Economic Development Projects June 2017 JOBS CREATED AND/OR CITY NAME DESCRIPTION RETAINED INCENTIVES Located on Highway 280, this is a varied menu family dining restaurant scheduled to open this Panda Express 40 None. summer. The ED Department is working with the Birmingham Parking Authority to determine the feasibility of building a parking deck on the former Wittichen Parkside Parking N/A None Supply site in the Parkside District. The deck would serve numerous planned retail entities in the District Local company looking to build a new distribution Project 1902 center in North Birmingham. Retained and new TBD TBD Major unoccupied building in the City Center is expected to be under contract to a leading hotel TBD Project 96 100 developer by mid-September. OED working with STRADA on acquiring property for the rapid rail system. The Federal Agreement with TBD the COB was signed May 31, 2017. Letters will be Project Acquisition TBD drafted to go out to the property owners as soon as possible during the month of June 2017. After a period of inactivity, Department of Commerce Project considering Birmingham location Project Aurora along with sites in other states has become active. 1000 TBD Very early stages and further details TBD. Staff is preparing an offer to the State per Mayor Project B&B directive to purchase Armory 50 N/A A manufacturing facility is very close to purchasing IDB abatements Project Blade a vacant building in Valley East Industrial Park. 65 OED is working with STRADA on acquiring property Project BRT for the rapid rail system. Letters are being drafted TBD and will be mailed to the property owners. Project is being prepared to advance to Project Burkett Administration & Technology Committee. Working w A Spurling to bring a restaurant to Project Cafe downtown Ensley TBD TBD Property owner interested in development. Project Callins TBD TBD Brought to the City by the BBA, several meetings have been held to try and advance this aviation project at the airport. No definitive request for TBD Project Clue 200 incentives yet received as we await direction from the developer and the prospect. The Company is based out of Bridgeport, CT. They have identified property in the western area to build the new office. The company has engaged an Engineering firm to perform a flood mitigation study. Project Data 80 TBD OED is working with the company on acquiring City- owned sites and coordinating the development of the project with other City departments. New Economic Development Projects June 2017 JOBS CREATED AND/OR CITY NAME DESCRIPTION RETAINED INCENTIVES A group of investors is pursuing a major venue in the Parkside area. ED and Corporate Realty are Project Doctor 200 IDB abatements pursuing and assisting the prospect. Proposed High End Used Car dealership relocating Project Gallery from Homewood to Birmingham 15 N/A Developer interested in developing a portion of Daniel Payne and the adjacent property into a Town TBD Project John Center. Developer is working on providing additional TBD information to support the project. OED is working with an Organization looking to develop the former Northern Healthcare Center. The Project Health legal department is in the process of drafting a 60 TBD redevelopment agreement. The new center plans to serve the Northern area of the City. A North Carolina Developer is working with the ED Mayor Bell has Department to place a major retail project, anchored responded to Project MAB by a full service grocery store at a location in the 175 incentives request & is Oxmoor Valley.