Birmingham Business Alliance hosts inaugural economic development summit – ‘prepared for opportunities’

The Birmingham Business Alliance held their inaugural Regional Economic Development Summit at the Historic Greyhound Bus Station last week in downtown Birmingham. The keynote speaker at the Summit was Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield. Canfield, who is retiring at the end of the year, reflected on the economic growth that catalyzed in the state during his 12 years at the helm of the Alabama Department of Commerce. Jesslan Wilson, Director of Economic Development at the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, made a presentation on how communities can get prepared for economi