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Old 01-25-2023, 10:18 AM
 
Location: 35203
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https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingh...m-airport.html

Magic City business leaders have weighed in on their most-wanted destinations from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, and California is in the crosshairs.

That was one of the big takeaways from the latest Birmingham Power Poll, which asked local leaders about the nonstop service they’d most like to see at BHM.

Los Angeles (30%) and San Francisco (18%) each ranked near the top when respondents were asked about their most-coveted destinations, with Boston (18%) also in the top three.

Las Vegas, served by Southwest Airlines, is currently the westernmost airport with a nonstop flight from BHM, so adding either of the two California options would give Birmingham a true option on the West Coast — and more connections to Asia.

Birmingham startup leaders have long coveted more options to the Bay Area and to Boston, which they’ve said would provide better access to venture capital firms.

Birmingham has previously had seasonal nonstop international service to tourist destinations in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico — but not since the pandemic.

Landing more nonstop service at BHM is a priority for business leaders, with 52% of respondents saying the number and frequency of nonstop flights is very important for their business.

The survey also found respondents are planning heavy use of BHM in 2023, with 37% of respondents planning to travel through BHM at least 10 times this year.
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Old 01-25-2023, 11:15 AM
 
Location: Birmingham, AL
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need to get new orleans back as well.
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Old 02-01-2023, 12:53 AM
 
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I don't know if anyone saw, but this came out recently with metro-to-metro migration trends from 2016-2020. While still pre-covid, it looks like Birmingham lost the interior migration flow, but probably had a net gain once international is taken into account.

From what I can tell, the metros with the biggest net flow (over 250+ net loss) from Bham were:

(1) the Shoals, (2) Huntsville, (3) Tuscaloosa, (4) Gadsden, (5) Auburn, (6) Killeen, (7) Denver, (8) Phoenix, (9) Cincinnati and (10) Los Angeles. Then at 100+ net, Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Washington, Fairhope, Cleveland, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tampa, Spokane, Waco, Greenville SC, Colorado Springs, Pittsburgh, Shreveport, Ocala, Inland Empire, Nashville, Fayetteville AR, Greeley, Raleigh, Kansas City, Portland OR and Cedar Rapids.

Biggest flow to Bham were:

(1) Dothan, (2) Mobile, (3) New York, (4) Montgomery, (5) Anniston, (6) Columbus GA, (7) Pensacola, (8) Decatur, AL, (9) Blacksburg, (10) Fayetteville NC and (11) Chicago at 250+ net. After that at 100+ net, Orlando, Houston, Jackson, Toledo, Atlanta, Fort Wayne, Greensboro, Port St. Lucie, Myrtle Beach, Indianapolis, Memphis, San Juan, San Jose, Des Moines, Omaha, Louisville, Lakeland, Rocky Mount, Las Vegas, and Sarasota.

It looks like Birmingham's still primarily an instate city, primarily "draining" southern Alabama then feeding northern Alabama. It also looks to be less of a brain drained city compared to the past (Though I do notice a trend towards those bigger cities with good access to nature as opposed to ones with less access.).
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Old 02-20-2023, 12:33 PM
 
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2022 U.S. Metros percentage of residents living within the principal city limits

Jacksonville, FL Metro (59.13%)
San Antonio, TX Metro (56.08%)
Louisville, KY Metro (49.25%)
Oklahoma City, OK Metro (47.77%)
Memphis, TN Metro (47.33%)
New York City, NY Metro (43.71%)
Austin,TX Metro (42.12%)
Indianapolis, IN Metro (42.05%)
San Diego, CA Metro (42.05%)
Milwaukee, WI Metro (36.66%)
Nashville, TN Metro (34.65%)
Phoenix, AZ Metro (33.19%)
Raleigh, NC Metro (33.07%)
Charlotte, NC Metro (32.87%)
Houston, TX Metro (32.36%)
New Orleans, LA Metro (30.19%)
Los Angeles, CA Metro (29.53%)
Chicago, IL Metro (28.55%)
Las Vegas, NV Metro (28.33%)
Portland, OR Metro (25.97%)
Philadelphia, PA Metro (25.68%)
Denver, CO Metro (24.14%)
Buffalo, NY Metro (23.85%)
Kansas City, KS Metro (23.18%)
Baltimore, MD Metro (20.59%)
San Francisco, CA Metro (18.40%)
Seattle, WA Metro (18.34%)
Birmingham, AL Metro (18.00%)
Cleveland, OH Metro (17.84%)
Dallas, TX Metro (17.08%)
Salt Lake City, UT Metro (15.88%)
Detroit, MI Metro (14.55%)
Cincinnati, OH Metro (13.71%)
Boston, MA Metro (13.67%)
Pittsburgh, PA Metro (12.78%)
Tampa, FL Metro (12.12%)
Minneapolis, MN Metro (11.65%)
Orlando, FL Metro (11.65%)
Washington, D.C. Metro (10.80%)
St. Louis, MO Metro (10.69%)
Atlanta, GA Metro (8.19%)
Miami, FL Metro (7.20%)

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Old 02-20-2023, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Birmingham, U.S.A.
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Seems reasonable. All your consolidated city/county places land near the top along with the outlier types with huge areas. I figure Birmingham should be in the low to mid 20s, but with the recent census debacle the ratio checks.
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Old 03-14-2023, 02:07 PM
 
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https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingh...uck-scene.html


Birmingham is becoming a prime location for food truck owners driving their business to patrons.

According to the Jefferson County Department of Health, in 2022 alone almost 150 trucks were licensed within the city limits, and the popularity has almost doubled since the city instituted its initial food truck ordinance. In order for any food truck to operate legally anywhere in the county, in addition to being licensed, the vendor must operate from a commissary kitchen.

By definition a “commissary” means a permitted food establishment to which a mobile food establishment or transportation vehicle returns daily for such things as discharging liquid or solid wastes, refilling water tanks and ice bins and storing food.

According to several food truck owners, there are only about two or three dedicated commissary kitchens in the metro area. Rashauna Carter, owner of Crazy Cravings LLC, said unless churches and businesses with large kitchens are approved to operate as commissaries and open their kitchens for rent, there aren’t a lot of other options.

Underground Vegan’s food truck is pending redeployment. Owner Khalilah Sowell said the brand has had to look for another commercial kitchen, and there’s a cap on how many food trucks can be registered at a commissary.

According to the Jefferson County Department of Health, there is no set limit and no arbitrary number of food trucks that can set up at any one commissary kitchen, but each commissary has to be large enough to handle the requirements unique to commissaries.

“Commissary kitchens in Birmingham are somewhat challenging. Food trucks struggle to make ends meet and labor, and costs on top of making rent payments to the commissary can be a hardship for any food truck,” Melt co-founder Paget Pizitz said.

A quick Google search of “commissary kitchens in Birmingham” yields few results that include Chef’s Workshop and a contact for Kemp’s Kitchen, whose commissary is currently full. Yellow Bicycle Co., 1918 Catering were cited by several operators as other commissary options.

Carter said it is around $100 to $300 a month to rent a commissary, which is where food truck owners are inspected.

“I’m in a few food truck groups on social media, and it’s been a really interesting conversation and a lot of it has to do with the expense related to the commissary or that a lot of trucks don’t necessarily even have the need for it, but you know by law you have to have it,” Carter said.

Because food trucks vary, what one needs another may not.

“The city of Birmingham works closely with the Jefferson County Department of Health on food truck regulations … We are continuously working with our city and county partners to accommodate the success of food trucks in Birmingham,” said Paige Ishmael, senior planner for the department of transportation.

The food truck buzz is here to stay and as it grows, so does the demand for more commissary kitchens.

”When you think about the number of food trucks that are in Birmingham, there’s no way for the number that we have here — commissaries versus trucks — that everybody’s doing their prep at the commissary. We’d be sitting on top of each other,” Carter said.
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Old 03-24-2023, 03:07 PM
 
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https://www.flybirmingham.com/static...March-2023.pdf

The airlines that serve BHM are responding to the uptick in traffic in the Birmingham market by adding more flights to their schedules. These service additions will give travelers more non-stop choices and better connectivity when they fly.

Delta Airlines is adding:
• Two more daily non-stop flights to New York’s La Guardia Airport between now and June
• A second daily non-stop to Detroit, also in June
• A ninth daily flight to Atlanta, starting in June

Southwest Airlines is adding:
• Non-stop service to Las Vegas on Sundays starting in July (to compliment the current Saturday
service)
• Daily non-stops to Las Vegas beginning in October
• A second daily non-stop to Orlando and a third on Saturdays, also in October

American Airlines will begin their first ever non-stop to LaGuardia in May.
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Old 04-16-2023, 11:52 AM
 
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For a metro the numbers of Birmingham, this seems pretty mediocre service.


Wow, NINE flights to Atlanta daily? er, okay, maybe that makes sense except in geography short-jump
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Old 04-16-2023, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Birmingham, AL
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For a metro the numbers of Birmingham, this seems pretty mediocre service.


Wow, NINE flights to Atlanta daily? er, okay, maybe that makes sense except in geography short-jump
BHM definitely suffers from its close proximity to ATL (i.e. the busiest airport in the world). Those numerous daily flights to ATL are one reason BHM doesn't have many Delta nonstop flights. People aren't flying from BHM to ATL to get to Atlanta... they're connecting to various flights in ATL to other locations.
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Old 04-19-2023, 09:07 AM
 
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That's the problem with Birmingham. It allowed Atlanta to market itself expertly to monied interests and major airlines and MAJOR corporations to help Atlanta absolutely ROCKET past Birmingham, even though Birmingham's geographic location was superior for a "hub". Birmingham was too busy hating and Atlanta was busy growing and attracting major heavyweights in Business early on such as Coca-Cola, IBM and a ton of others.


Birmingham had a very bad rep, and companies didn't want their execs and employees in such a volatile political and social environment. That's why Birmingham is, to this very day, still digging out of a hole they dug for themselves. Other SE cities blasted past Birmingham as well. They didn't want to be cast in the same light. Birmingham screwed up and many still don't fully acknowledge or understand that fact.


That seems why there still aren't the best air service routes to and fro Birmingham and again seems held hostage to "Atlanta". It's too close to The Major Hub for air travel domestically and internationally.


OH well, too bad I guess.


That said, I never understood why the State did not pursue a super fast dedicated fancy rail connector to Atlanta in order to tap into the reality that Birmingham will not ever become or catch up to Atlanta.
Birmingham AND Atlanta, GA would greatly benefit - personal commerce, shopping trips, commuting, entertainment etc.


Birmingham sat on its hands it seems. The horse has left the barn now I guess ....maybe not....maybe another 65 years.
How would Atlanta really benefit from that? Birmingham is a metro 1/8th the size and probably 1/20th the spending power. A rail to ATL would only go to the airport which doesn't need help with more passengers. The ONLY way ATL would benefit would be a rail the send people to the north (Buckhead to Alpharetta) where most companies are HQ'd and where good shopping exists. But I doubt we'd be sending our people with money to spend.

Given the growth trajectory of ATL and given the geographic/infrastructure cost to ATL, I have a hard time see it as beneficial.

If it did happen, you'd have to make it safe and clean so the people you want to interconnect would actually do so. You don't want it to funnel unwanted activity between the two cities.


I see a much stronger argument to connect two fast growing vibrant metros like ATL - CHAR - NASH - TAMPA - ORLANDO. I would think that's where money is best spent as large companies in ATL do 10x the business with other large companies in those metros. BHM swings a small stick when it comes to the corporate world.
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