Jefferson County announced preliminary estimates that show more than $400 million in economic development projects during 2025 including nearly 900 jobs and an average hourly wage of $30.60, according to figures provided by Jeff Traywick, economic development advisor for the Jefferson County Commission.
The projects, worth $401,492,499 and 886 jobs, were in a variety of industry sectors that included manufacturing, automotive, logistics, IT and health care and led by the Alabama Farm Center’s (tourism) $150 million investment in Warrior; CMC Steel’s (manufacturing) $135 million expansion in Birmingham and ITU AbsorbTech’s new planned facility in McCalla ($24.5 million).
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