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It's tough to put a dollar value on the Magic City's renaissance, but the Birmingham Business Alliance tried: $1.099 billion in capital investment announcements, the economic development agency announced.

And jobs? We've got jobs. 3,509 announced just last year, according to the BBA.

It's one of the largest years for investments that Birmingham has ever seen, according to the BBA.

"This was a milestone year in terms of economic development and investment in the continued growth of our region," UAB President and 2016 BBA Chairman Ray Watts said in a statement.

Some of the announced jobs and projects include:

Viva Health announced

Publix announced it would build a $34 million distribution center

Japanese auto supplier

Birmingham auto supplier

The Empire Building will be renovated into the Empire Hotel,

In total, 90 companies announced jobs, the BBA said. The BBA will release the full 2016 Economic Growth Summit at the Harbert Center in downtown Birmingham on May 12.

From 2011 to 2015, More than 14,000 new jobs and $2.8 billion in investment have been announced, according to the BBA.