The Birmingham Times
The redevelopment of the former Carraway Hospital site near downtown Birmingham moved one step closer to reality when the City Council approved a $13.2 million incentive package for the project.
“This project is a game changer for the city of Birmingham and I’m particularly excited about the potential tenants that may be coming there but also the fact that it’s going to involve a variety of housing types including workforce housing,” said Councilor Darrell O’Quinn, who represents parts of the area.
The project is bigger than just the Northside community, he said.
“It’s not only the Carraway Hospital campus but there are surrounding parcels that were part of this deal. The total impact of this is huge. When you combine it with the work that is being done at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, the City Walk project under the 20-59 bridge, Southtown redevelopment, we’re talking billions of dollars in reinvestments in the city of Birm
Jose Perurena: By far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA 12/29/20
The year 2020 was a historic one for the International World Games Association, as the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary. In the Interview of the Month, IWGA President José Perurena tells of what lessons he has learned for the future.
The year 2020 posed great challenges for the IWGA and for yourself. What were the biggest?
José Perurena: It was by far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA. On the 21st of May, we wanted to celebrate our anniversary, but it turned out we did not have much time to look back; we had the current demands of the Covid-19 pandemic to deal with. And yes, it was also a year for me personally that will be remembered forever. The stay in hospital during my Covid-19 illness was, to put it mildly, unsettling. I am all the more grateful to have beaten the virus and to have been able to do my work for the IWGA again in the mo
Jose Perurena: By far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA 12/29/20
The year 2020 was a historic one for the International World Games Association, as the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary. In the Interview of the Month, IWGA President José Perurena tells of what lessons he has learned for the future.
The year 2020 posed great challenges for the IWGA and for yourself. What were the biggest?
José Perurena: It was by far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA. On the 21st of May, we wanted to celebrate our anniversary, but it turned out we did not have much time to look back; we had the current demands of the Covid-19 pandemic to deal with. And yes, it was also a year for me personally that will be remembered forever. The stay in hospital during my Covid-19 illness was, to put it mildly, unsettling. I am all the more grateful to have beaten the virus and to have been able to do my work for the IWGA again in the mo