UAB — Going More Dense and Vertical

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UAB has been jokingly referred to as the university that ate Birmingham because of the steady growth its campus has seen through the decades. It’s an anchor of the region’s economy and a new master plan outlines where university leaders want to take Birmingham’s largest employer. We talk about it in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.  Birmingham Business Journal editor Ty West also discusses plans for development around Birmingham’s CrossPlex and why lower oil prices are bad news for banks.

 

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