In a call with the president, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin attributed recent economic growth and redevelopment in the city to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda.

“Over the last four years, there has been an upswing,” Woodfin said in a livestreamed virtual panel with Biden and other speakers from across the country. “For us, wages, income, and employment have been on the rise in Birmingham. The average income has increased by more than $10,000[annually] and we’ve exceeded pre-pandemic employment by over 17,000 jobs.