Bessemer is located approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Birmingham. In June 2018, Amazon announced that it would build a new 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2), $325 million fulfillment center in Bessemer which will initially create 1,500 new jobs.
Bessemer is a growing Alabama community with affordable housing and plenty of available retail space for new businesses. As a business-friendly community, Bessemer welcomes new visitors and new residents, tech entrepreneurs, and value-added businesses.
The City of Bessemer embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Bessemer is rolling out the “Welcome to Bessemer” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
Business startups in retail sales, clothing, fashion, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, medical services, information technology, restaurants, online sales, cleaning services, beauty salons, barber shops, and new entrepreneurs are always in demand in a local growing enterprising business community. Shop Local! Buy Local!