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The largest cities in Alabama include Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile and Huntsville. Birmingham is located on the Jones Valley, which contains long parallel mountain ranges. South of downtown is Red Mountain, which is where the city's major television and radio broadcast towers are lined. Birmingham has a great deal of suburbs, and most of the metropolitan area actually lives outside the city. The suburbs with the largest populations include Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, and Homewood. The downtown Birmingham skyline has a number of noteworthy buildings. The tallest ones are the Wells Fargo Tower, the Regions-Harbert Plaza, and the AT&T City Center. Birmingham is also the entertainment and cultural capital of the state and is known for its number of art galleries and museums. As restaurants and independent shops open in downtown Birmingham, the city is experiencing a rejuvenation in its local economy.

Historically, the steel industry has played a major role in the Birmingham economy and still does, to some extent, today. Some of these steel manufacturers include McWane and the American Cast Iron Pipe Company. Birmingham is also a leading banking center and is the location to Regions Financial Corporation and BBVA Compass. Another prominent industry is construction and engineering, with companies such as B.L. Harbert International and Robins & Morton. Because of various moves and buyouts, Birmingham has experienced a decrease in their number of Fortune 500 companies. As of 2014, Regions Bank is the only remaining one.