The designation followed a highly competitive process with nearly 200 applications nationwide.
The U.S. Department of Commerce today designated Birmingham as one of 31 federal Tech Hubs, paving the way for funding which could pump about $75 million into the area to fund biotechnology research and create jobs.
Southern Research is the lead agency in the application, working with UAB, the City of Birmingham, and more than 20 other educational, research and economic development institutions.Huntsville chamber’s job fair offers second-chance at employment“Just to make it to this stage is a huge honor,” Southern Research CEO Josh Carpenter said.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the Tech Hub designation is “a recognition of what Birmingham has become and what it has the chance to become in the years and decades ahead.”
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