[The South's next rising star(s)]

So how exactly are the cities named following in the footsteps of those that are already the big dogs or big-dogs-in-training in the South? What are they doing to put themselves "out there"? It's funny, because I see some cities mentioned here, but when I go to the state subforum in which those cities are located, there's little to no discussion about them. I mean "potential" is good and all, but what are these places doing to actualize their potential? Simply having "potential" doesn't cut it.

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Birmingham, by far. I moved here from Atlanta (17 years there after escaping California in the 80's) over 2-1/2 years ago and haven't looked back. The downtown is growing by leaps and bounds (see the post above for a short run-down). There's been so much pent up demand for new living space. Finally the developers got itchy fingers and started building. Virtually all new projects are presold at 50% before renovation begins. The true validation is that "outside" developers are showing up in droves. For instance, the redevelopment of the old Cabana Hotel into lofts is being done by a California developer who chose Birmingham for their first development outside of California!

[Metro Birmingham Projects List]

Mega-Sized Incubator Lands a New Home!

http://techbirmingham.blogspot.com/2005_06...am_archive.html

REBLOGGED from http://www.bjf.org/2005_06_01_bjf-archive.html

Actually, the story is here. It was NOT reblogged from www.bjf.org (that was a different story mentioned elsewhere in the TechBirmingham Blog). The incubator story first appeared in the TechBirmingham newsletter here. Just thought I'd clarify that.