Editing Birmingham, Alabama (section)

===Other large companies===
[[File:AT&T building, Birmingham, AL.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[AT&T City Center]] in downtown]]
[[AT&T]] has a major nexus in Birmingham, supported by a skyscraper downtown as well as several large operational center buildings and a data center.

[[Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama]], [[Protective Life]], [[ProAssurance]], and [[Liberty National]] are headquartered in Birmingham.

Birmingham has seen a noticeable decrease in the number of [[Fortune 500]] companies headquartered in the city, due to mergers, moves, and buy-outs. In 2000, there were ten Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the city, while in 2014 there was only one, [[Regions Bank]]. Birmingham used to be home to more than thirty publicly traded companies, but in 2011 there were only fifteen.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/print-edition/2011/12/16/a-troubling-trend-for-birmingham.html |title=A troubling trend for Birmingham |work=[[American City Business Journals]] |date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> This number has increased since, but not significantly. Some companies such as [[Zoe's Kitchen]] were founded and operated in Birmingham, but have since moved their headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2014/03/18/why-zo-s-kitchen-moved-its-hq-from-birmingham.html |title=Why Zoës Kitchen moved its HQ from Birmingham |work=[[American City Business Journals]] |date=March 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2011/09/09/commercial-real-estate-zoes-set-to.html |title=Zoës Kitchen set to add up to 5 spots |first=Steven R. |last=Thompson |work=[[American City Business Journals]] |date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> Birmingham has rebounded with the growth of companies like [[Encompass Health Corporation]] (formerly Healthsouth), [[Alabama Power Company]], [[Hibbett Sports]], [[Autocar Company]], and [[Books-A-Million]]. Food companies such as [[Chester's]], [[Jack's]], [[Grapico]], [[Red Diamond]], [[Milo's Hamburgers]], and [[Yogurt Mountain]] are also based in Birmingham.