AUSTIN FAST FACTS:
- Regional collaboration
- Successful regional transit system
- Thriving downtown entertainment, business, and condo districts
- The major turnaround in public schools through accountability
- Successful tech transfer from the University to the local economy
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On September 21-23, the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce led a delegation of the region's top leaders and elected officials to the Live Music Capital of the World for the Seventh Annual BIG Trip. Throughout the three-day visit to Austin, Texas, participants had the opportunity to study Austin’s best practices and bring ideas back to Birmingham for implementation.
To view pictures from this year's BIG Trip to Austin, click here.
For more information or to send suggestions or comments for future BIG Trips, contact Patricia Mattison at pmattison@birminghamchamber.com or 205-241-8114.