Businesses Worry Birmingham’s Political Spat Could Hurt City’s Revival

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Birmingham’s city center has seen project after project pop up over the last five years or so. While the business community would love to see that continue, there’s concern the acrimony right now between Birmingham Mayor William Bell and the city council could cut into the momentum. We talk about that in this week’s Magic City Marketplace. Birmingham Business Journal editor Ty West explains to WBHM’s Andrew Yeager what has business leaders worried.

 

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