Grant could bring thousands of new tech jobs to Birmingham, mayor said

‘We can’t police ourselves out of it' Birmingham mayor’s state of the city message stresses plan to address homicides

Mayor Randall Woodfin reserved the majority of his State of the City message to detail recommendation from the city’s crime commission to curtail record-breaking homicide numbers and tell what the city is already doing.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives 2025 State of the City Address

The speech comes as Woodfin and the Birmingham Crime Commission presented its report less than two weeks ago to make the city safer.

A $44 million federal grant will support biotechnology innovations and job creation in Birmingham  « The Official Website for the City of Birmingham, Alabama

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $44 million grant to the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub that will position the city as a global leader in drug, vaccine, and diagnostics development. Funds will support the application of AI-driven biotechnology to increase diverse representation in clinical genomic data and clinical trials. This will mean more jobs and ultimately better health outcomes not only for the city and state, but potentially …