TARRANT
Jefferson County • Alabama Local
Incorporated on August 17, 1918
Tarrant, Alabama, is 5 miles NE of the City of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center) and 136 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. Tarrant is home to the ABC Coke plant owned by the Drummond Company. According to Forbes, it is “the largest single producer of foundry coke in the U.S”.
Royal Cup Coffee, founded in Birmingham in 1896 as Batterton Coffee Company, maintains a roasting facility in Tarrant. Because of its high-quality taste, it became known around town as a “royal” cup of coffee and thus the name change.
In 1950, after William E. Smith purchased Batterton Coffee Company, that the company was renamed Royal Cup Coffee. To this day, the Smith family still owns and manages the business.
Locally, there are several outstanding jobs in various products and services like educational services, health care, social assistance, arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, clothing, fashion, music, food services, manufacturing, retail trade, foods, beverages, and construction available to residents.
Wayman Newton (40) is an attorney and the city’s first African American mayor. Newton won the 2020 mayoral election by nearly 40 percentage points.
Today, Tarrant embraces cultural diversity as a growing vibrant education-oriented community with affordable housing and plenty of available retail space for new businesses. As a business-friendly community, Tarrant welcomes all culturally inspiring residents and value-based businesses.
Local Tarrant entrepreneurs have created business opportunities in the city. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of business ownership in the community.
Tarrant, Alabama officials and residents are rolling out the “Welcome to Tarrant” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
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