A local investor, Gladstone Equity Partners, has purchased Cliffview Apartments, a 14-unit apartment community in the Southside area of Birmingham, AL. Micah Dodd with Harbert Multifamily Advisors brokered the transaction. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Built in 1967, Cliffview will undergo capital projects to modernize the exterior and interior of the property. As businesses and residents …

The seven counties of the Birmingham metro area saw almost $1 billion in capital investment this year and more than 1,000 more jobs added than had been anticipated. That’s according to Birmingham Business Alliance President and CEO Brian Hilson, who spoke Monday at the BBA’s annual Chairman’s Meeting at Alys Stephens Center. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin echoed the comments, saying the …

Opportunity Zones have been a hot topic among both community leaders and investors. However, with all of the discussion they are creating, not much is known about them, and the long-term benefits have yet to be determined. Opportunity Zones were set up less than a year ago. Quietly tucked into the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, these areas …

Investors pumped $2.6 billion more into properties covered by the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive initiative — an 8 percent increase from the same time last year — even before the Treasury Department released guidelines on the program. Almost 40,000 properties in the nation’s more than 8,760 zones have sold this year, according to CoStar data. More than 51,400 properties …

Another global brand is coming on the way to Huntsville. Facebook has unveiled plans to build a 970,000-square-foot data center in Huntsville. It’s a $750 million project that will create 100 jobs. The facility, which will be in North Huntsville Industrial Park, is expected to open in 2020. Local officials previously approved the purchase of 340 acres in the park …

On Tuesday at Airbus’ Mobile facility, high-ranking executives of Airbus and Bombardier gave the first detailed briefing on their plans for a production ramp-up that would bring the C Series to Alabama. For that to happen, though, antitrust regulators must give their approval for Canada-based Bombardier to produce the aircraft in Alabama. “As soon as we get that done, we’re going to break ground …