Tag: Jefferson
Business Leaders Help Birmingham Students Prepare for Job Interviews
The Birmingham Times
Dozens of business leaders from the Birmingham area including Regions Bank, Protective Life, UAB, Miles College and other corporations sat across from...
Town Hall Set to Discuss Possible Changes to Birmingham Water Board
The Birmingham Times
Top, from left: Walter Floyd, former president of the East Thomas Neighborhood Association; activist Walter Umrani; Alabama Rep. John Rogers; activist William...
How Jefferson County EIDA Created Nearly 5,000 Jobs and Impact of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Economic & Industrial Development Authority (JCEIDA) currently has 4,878 employees working in its two industrial parks and a direct...
Meet Angela Abdur-Rasheed: Birmingham’s Champion for Black Business Owners
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
For The Birmingham Times
Not only has Angela Abdur-Rasheed, Communications and Community Engagement Director for Prosper Birmingham long been a champion of connecting...
Jefferson County Responds to Lawsuit from Black Voters Alleging Racial Gerrymandering
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A national Civil Rights law organization and a local Birmingham law firm on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Jefferson County...
MAX Transit Kicks Off Community Meetings Focused On Upcoming Route Changes
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority on Monday kicked off a connectivity information series to get rider feedback on upcoming route changes...
How an Alabama DA Helped Ex-Offenders Find Second Chances at a...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dozens of Birmingham area residents, many of whom had been released after serving time in jail or prison for non-violent...
Jefferson County School Bus Driver Doubles as Skilled Jazz Drummer
BY GABBY GERVAIS
bhamnow.com
Meet James PJ Spraggins, a Jefferson County school bus driver who doubles as a talented jazz drummer in his free time. Recently, he...
‘I Had Never Met Anybody Like Her…Saying ‘I Do’ to the...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Birmingham Awarded $800,000 Transportation Grant to Connect Neighborhoods
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham, in partnership with the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), will receive a $800,000 federal grant to study...
