elcome to a virtual tour of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
This tour will demonstrate why Tuscaloosa represents "the best" of so many things, including "the best" location for manufacturing and service industries looking to succeed in today's competitive global market. The Tuscaloosa area has been recognized as:

• one of the nation's 10 best entrepreneurial hot spots (Kiplingers' Personal Finance magazine)
• one of the most liveable cities in the United States (Money magazine)
• fourth in the "America's Hottest 50 Cities" ranking as part of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa area (Expansion Management, an economic development publication)

And with the 1993 selection of Tuscaloosa County by Mercedes-Benz as the site to produce its M-Class, All- Activity Vehicle, the best just keeps getting better.

During your tour, we will show the qualities that make Tuscaloosa the perfect environment for your site selection. We will focus on our superior workforce, positive business climate, international influence, and other locational factors of importance in the site selection process.

We at the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority feel that the World Wide Web provides a great way to showcase what our area of the world has to offer.

Please feel free to contact us at any time during your visit.

Thanks for visiting!

Dara Longgrear, Executive Director
Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority