As Birmingham's Shipt fails to meet hiring goals, Alabama withholds millions in incentives
When Shipt decided to keep its headquarters in Birmingham in 2018, the state and local governments agreed to pay the company at least $19 million i...
When Shipt decided to keep its headquarters in Birmingham in 2018, the state and local governments agreed to pay the company at least $19 million in combined cash incentives and tax breaks, if it met goals of hiring hundreds of corporate workers and investing in its local presence. Five years later, the online grocery delivery platform has not delivered on all of those promises. Its corporate workforce has increased, but it's hired hundreds less than the 881 new employees it promised. It's unclear how much of the company's capital funds it invested into its HQ in downtown Birmingham after promising Alabama a $10 million investment.