German-based companies have the strongest presence in the Birmingham area with 28 companies

According to our AGP member, Birmingham Business Alliance, German-based companies have the strongest presence in the Birmingham area with 28 companies. German-based companies have grown tremendously over the past few years, said the Birmingham Business Alliance’s Vice President of Economic Development Jeff Traywick, who works to recruit many foreign-based companies into the region. ThyssenKrupp Materials announced its first location in the Birmingham region in 2012, and, in 2016, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International announced several major expansions that would launch the company into manufacturing electric vehicles. MollerTech also announced its presence in the region in 2016, and Heiche US Surface Technology LP announced an expansion in the region.

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