Spotlight: Jefferson County
Jefferson County spans 1,111 square miles in north central Alabama. It is the state’s most populous county with 659,680 people. Alabama’s largest city, Birmingham,...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Culture & Recreation
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument • The Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is dedicated to telling the history of Black Americans and their fight...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Higher Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB is a research university and academic medical center and a major economic driver in Jefferson County.
With more than 22,500...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Community Development
Jefferson County is preparing the way for new companies and existing national companies to move in or reinvest their dollars and create new jobs...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Movers & Shapers
Jason Alexander is president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent’s and executive vice president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System/Ascension...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Health Care
UAB Health System
On its website, UAB Medicine’s charge is clear: “UAB Medicine’s mission is to deliver world-class patient care to the residents of Alabama...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Economic Engines
Health Care
The health care industry in Jefferson County is one of Alabama’s largest employers. In Birmingham alone, an estimated 59,000 people are employed in...
Spotlight: Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa County is home to the University of Alabama and is the epicenter of the state’s youthful automotive sector.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International was the state’s...
Spotlight on Tuscaloosa County: Culture & Recreation
Alabama Museum of Natural History
This museum on the UA campus explores exhibits from the Age of Dinosaurs, the Coal Age and the Ice Age....
Spotlight on Tuscaloosa County: Community Development
Even during the pandemic, Tuscaloosa County has maintained services to the public, installing upgrades throughout the courthouse to minimize exposure to the virus, says...