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Blair King

Director, Business Development

Blair King

Manager, Business Development

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(205) 257-2138
bking@southernco.com

Blair King joined Alabama Power Company in 2009 as a project manager and economic development representative.

Blair joined Alabama Power Company in 2009 as a project manager and economic development representative. In this role, he helped bring some of the biggest companies to the state including Shipt, Yorozu, Gerhardi, Golden State Foods, and most recently, Novelis Corporation.

Blair currently leads Alabama Power's economic development business development team which is dedicated to helping identify and work with new companies through lead generation and project management to expand their business in the state.

Prior to joining Alabama Power, Blair served as a Financial Incentives Specialist for Operation New Birmingham (now REV Birmingham), a downtown redevelopment organization focused on the revitalization and growth of downtown Birmingham.

In the community, Blair is an active participant in developing and growing the state's tech ecosystem, including IT and life sciences. He serves on the boards for BIO Alabama, a statewide organization representing Alabama's bio-related industries, research scientists, clinicians and business professionals in the life sciences field, and Alabama Germany Partnership, which works to support relationships between organizations in Alabama and Germany.

Blair was honored by Birmingham Business Journal as a "Top 40 under 40" professional in 2017. Other honors include Consultant Connect – North American's Top 50 Economic Developers (2016) and Economic Development Association's Young Professional of the Year (2014).

A Birmingham native, Blair grew up in Vestavia, AL and graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management.

I enjoy being a part of the state's economic development. It involves creativity, competition, teamwork and ultimately helping to positively affect the opportunity and quality of life in Alabama.

Blair King

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