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Business Journals
08-05-2025
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Craft's Chicken opening in former Wendy's spot on US 280
Best Places to Work It's time for our 20th annual Birmingham Business Journal's Best Places to Work awards. These awards recognize employers in the Birmingham area that have gone above and beyond to create outstanding workplace environments.
Business Journals
27-04-2025
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- Business Journals
Montevallo opens Xcaret Grill Mexican Restaurant
By submitting your information you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and User Agreement . Join the Birmingham Business Journal to unlock even more insights! Owners of a longtime Pelham Mexican eatery have opened a new restaurant. Montevallo is getting a new option for Mexican cuisine. Xcaret Grill Mexican Restaurant recently opened on 1032 Main St. in Montevallo. According to social media posts by the Montevallo Chamber of Commerce, the business held a grand opening on April 24. The owners of the restaurant are Daniel and Saray Jimenez, according to public records from the Alabama Secretary of State. They duo also own Cozumel Grill Mexican restaurant in Pelham located at 2754 Pelham Parkway in ZIP code 35124 which opened in 2002. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events The restaurant offers a variety of Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican cuisine such as enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas, tamales and more. Its website lists popular dishes including the Yucatecas, chicken chimichanga and cheese dip. Efforts to reach the Jimenezes by press time were not successful. Xcaret Grill's hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and closed on Sunday. Xcaret Grill isn't the only restaurant that recently opened in Montevallo. As the BBJ previously reported in March, China Mix is now open at 728 Main St. in Montevallo. It is co-owned by father and son Enrique and Luis Sanchez, according to the Shelby County Reporter. It has lunch and dinner menus and is open until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Nearby Pelham has also seen business growth recently in the food scene. Buck Creek Coffee, located at 2947 Pelham Parkway and owned by Karen and Torre DeVito, officially closed on March 15 but has since reopened 'indefinitely,' according to its social media page. Additionally, Sweet Treats by Hayley will open in mid-May at 2742 Pelham Parkway, owner Hayley Meeks said. Lastly, Elizabeth Moore Chocolates, an artisan shop that offers European chocolates, has relocated to 2655 Pelham Parkway in the Pelham Promenade shopping center.
Business Journals
24-04-2025
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Biscuit Love closes Birmingham restaurant
Biscuit Love has permanently closed its Birmingham location, leaving the popular Nashville brand with five restaurants. A popular Nashville breakfast spot is shrinking its footprint. Biscuit Love has permanently closed its Birmingham location in Cahaba Heights, Biscuit Love co-founder Sarah Worley told the Birmingham Business Journal, a sister publication of the NBJ. The biscuit-centric brunch chain opened its only Alabama location in 2022, occupying 3,045 square feet. Worley told the BBJ the restaurant space is changing hands and will be operated by a "well-known restaurant group" as a different concept. The Biscuit Love brand is owned by Fresh Hospitality, the Nashville-based restaurant group which owns Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint, Taziki's Cafe, Taco Mac, Waldo's Chicken & Beer and more. Biscuit Love started out of a food truck in 2012. Karl and Sarah Worley opened the first brick-and-mortar location in 2015 in the Gulch, where lines of customers waiting to order biscuits often spills out the door. The closure leaves Biscuit Love with five locations, four in the Greater Nashville area and one in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to its website. It's not the first Nashville brand to scale back. Party Fowl expanded quickly, with a total of seven locations at its peak, after opening its first location in the Gulch in 2014. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2024 and was acquired last year. The Gulch, Donelson and BNA locations remain open. Popular pizza joint Slim & Husky's has also trimmed its portfolio. The brand currently has nine locations, the team told the Business Journal, down from 12 listed on its website in March 2023. Slim & Husky's closed its Fifth + Broadway location this year in what it called a "strategic move as it plans to strengthen its local presence by focusing on 'community-rooted locations.' — Samuel Stettheimer contributed to this story
Business Journals
22-04-2025
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JCEIDA industrial sites awarded national site selection recognition
By submitting your information you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and User Agreement . Join the Birmingham Business Journal to unlock even more insights! The properties will now be included in a national database of project-ready sites. Two metro area rail sites have garnered national attention. Earlier this month, the Jefferson County Economic & Industrial Development Authority (JCEIDA) received national recognition for two of its Norfolk Southern rail-served industrial development projects. The JCEIDA's Red Rock South Site and Cowley Site were both awarded special designation as part of the Site Selectors Guild's REDI Sites program. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events The REDI program was launched last year and provides a standardized process for site readiness to ensure consistency across states and municipalities. It considers a site's development readiness, ownership, entitlements and infrastructure capacity and rates them accordingly. The Red Rock South Site, which spans just over 102 acres, received a REDI Sites Bronze designation, and the Cowley Site, which is currently 140 acres but expandable to 190, received a REDI Sites Emerging designation. Both sites are located at Jefferson Metropolitan Industrial Park (JeffMet) in McCalla. As a result of these designations, both sites will now be included in a national database of project-ready locations for site selection consultants across the country to consider for future projects. 'We are thrilled to be part of the REDI Sites program and receive two prestigious designations,' said Othell Phillips, executive director of JCEIDA. 'This recognition highlights Jefferson County's readiness to attract major investments while also providing valuable feedback to further enhance our sites ... (and) is a major advantage in our economic development efforts.' It isn't just Jefferson County pushing site development and recruitment. The state of Alabama is putting a heavy focus on getting sites ready for companies to call Alabama home. The State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) is approving millions of dollars to cities, counties and projects under the Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) program. 'SEEDS was launched to be an important tool that supports our strategic efforts to secure high-impact economic growth projects that make a real difference in the lives of our citizens and in the future of communities around the state,' Gov. Kay Ivey said. 'Though it was launched just last year, SEEDS is already delivering major benefits by ensuring we remain competitive for these projects, and I'm confident this second round of allocations will deliver even more big wins for Alabama.'
Business Journals
21-04-2025
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Acreage in Walker County's Curry community on market
By submitting your information you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and User Agreement . Join the Birmingham Business Journal to unlock even more insights! The land, called King Tract, totals more than 600 acres for recreation and investment. A recreational property that is described as a "hunting honey hole" has hit the market in Walker County. Roughly 610 acres named King Tract is listed for $1.83 million in the Curry community. The acreage is near Steele Road, Bird Farm Road and Fred Farley Road and is minutes away from Smith Lake. The listing sheet calls the land a great opportunity for investors, developers and outdoorsmen. Local hunters have reported multiple mature bucks over the past 10 years quality turkey stock as well. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events Two investment opportunities are immediate for the site. A wooded 20-acre parcel adjoining the property is for sale and could be added to the deal, and the property is coal producing. "It is a proven coal reserve with on-site remediation," the listing agent reported. "Per the seller, these is an estimated 1.2 million tons of industrial black creek coal underground here that you control the surface rights to. The seller has acquired all the drilling reports to prove up the reserve. If you are interested in purchasing this for the coal, then a presentation can be arranged for additional information." Property features include paved road access with utilities, a trail system throughout, multiple homesites, less than 10 minutes from a public school and it has a five- to eight-year-old cutover with natural regeneration. Slade Johnston with Tutt Land Realty is the listing agent. Expand A recreational property that is described as a "hunting honey hole" has hit the market in Walker County. Expand to read more Slade Johnston 1 of 10 Hunting and fishing land is plentiful in both the Birmingham metro area and the state of Alabama, as are listings for the properties. Approximately 140 acres of wooded and open hunting land are currently for sale in Clopton. Triple Creek Plantation in St. Clair County was put up for sale for $17.8 million in September. The well-known property, which is mostly under a conservation easement, is currently owned by Alabama businessman and oil executive Kevin Stump. The property includes a main house totaling 3,000 square feet with custom and antique amenities and architecture. It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a living room with fireplace, dining room, billiard room, custom kitchen, laundry room and screened-in porch. Also listed for sale in September was Alabama sporting ranch Chadwick Farm. Located in St. Clair County, the 1,828-acre quail and sporting property is for sale for $8.99 million. The property has multiple structures on site, including a main lodge, a party barn, a cabin and more.
