uscaloosa County has enjoyed significant economic growth during recent years. Since 1981, Tuscaloosa County has experienced more than $1.3 billion in capital investments and more than 6,000 new jobs created directly through manufacturing and distribution locations and expansions. In addition, commercial and retail projects have developed throughout all areas of the County including the location of national hotel, restaurant and retail operations. Much of this growth occurred following the location of Mercedes-Benz to our area.

Year	Project	Type	Product
	Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems	Expansion	Automotive Components
	Johnson Controls	Expansion	Automotive Components
	Synchronous Industrial Services	Expansion	Distribution Services
	Delphi Packard Electric Systems	Expansion	Automotive Components
	Hanna Steel Corporation	Expansion	Steel and Steel Tubing
	Hard Wear, Inc.	Expansion	Specialty Overlay for Steel
	Hardin Fabrication Company	New	Equipment Fabrication
	Mercedes-Benz U.S. International	Additions	All-Activity Vehicles
	ZF Industries	Expansion	Automotive Components
	Global Steel Trading of Alabama	New	Reprocessed Steel
	Globe Elastic Co., Inc.	Expansion	Elastomeric Fibers
	JVC America, Inc.	Expansion	Compact Discs, Magnetic Tapes
	Knight Sign Industries	Expansion	Signs
	Mercedes-Benz U.S. International	Prod. Increase	All-Activity Vehicles
	PacifiCorp Syn Fuel Corp.	New	Synthetic Fuel
	Other Significant Investments:
	Mercedes-Benz	New	All-Activity Vehicles
	*First passenger vehicle assembly plant outside of Germany. Represented a $300 million capital investment and the location of at least 1,500 new jobs.
	Tuscaloosa Steel Corporation	Expansion	Steel Slabs
	*A $171 million expansion that added a continuous casting operation that doubled production capacity to one million tons per year.