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Let’s flush 5.27 million dollars down the toilet

Posted on March 12, 2013 by David Sher

I’m sure you saw the headlines… Birmingham considering $5.27 million in tax breaks to keep Serra Automotive in town “Tracey Morant-Adams, the city’s economic development director, said the city faces competition from nearby suburbs, including Trussville, necessitating action from Birmingham. … Continue reading →

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Let’s spend $125 million stealing from one another

Posted on April 18, 2012 by David Sher

Birmingham has always been known as a “steel” town.  Now we should be known as the “steal” town. While our peer cities are recruiting companies from other regions, we steal businesses from each another.

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There’s no way in hell we’ll ever work together

Posted on February 3, 2012 by David Sher

  Leadership Birmingham is a diverse group of Birmingham citizens who are selected each year to study Birmingham’s problems and opportunities and then go out and make a difference. I was in the class of 1992 and when I graduated … Continue reading →

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