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Bham Now
4 new businesses + 4 coming soon to Birmingham
It’s a new week in the Magic City, and that means a new roundup of businesses popping up across town. From new Taiwanese street food in Avondale to the return of a beloved fondue restaurant in Lee Branch, here are four new businesses and four upcoming openings that should be on your radar.
Yellowhammer News
Irondale Costco: 152,000-square-foot warehouse, 200-300 jobs on track for 2028 opening
Work is underway on Irondale’s new Costco, and the city hopes to welcome shoppers by Thanksgiving 2028. Mayor James Stewart Jr. told Bham Now the anticipated opening is mid-to-late 2028, with Thanksgiving as the goal. The warehouse near Grants Mill Road and Interstate 459 will give Birmingham-area shoppers a second Costco location, joining the existing […] The post Irondale Costco: 152,000-square-foot warehouse, 200-300 jobs on track for 2028 opening appeared first on Yellowhammer News .
hooversun.com
Southlake Orthopaedics welcomes new physician
Southlake Orthopaedics Sports Medicine and Spine Center, a division of SOA, has welcomed Ryan T. Cordry, D.O., to its team of orthopaedic specialists. Cordry specializes in orthopedic surgery and joint reconstruction, with expertise in conditions of the hip, knee and shoulder, including joint replacement and joint revisions. Southlake Orthopaedics offers...
cahabasun.com
Trussville business happenings: October 2026
Ruscelli’s Italian Restaurant opened in August at 1423 Gadsden Highway, Suite 131, in Marty’s Trussville, a 21-and-older neighborhood watering hole and hangout spot. Known for menu items like its pizza strippers, pasta, dessert pizza, cookie dough dumplings, salads, nachos, savory dumplings, pizza quesadillas, pizza-rittos and specialty pizza tacos, Ruscelli’s has another location at Mojo Pub in Birmingham’s Lakeview. They also have 12 wild dipping sauces guests can enjoy with their meals. Ruscelli’s Italian Restaurant is open Tuesday through Thursday from 5-11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
floorcoveringweekly.com
FCEF Cuts the Ribbon at New Training Center
[Dalton, Ga.] This past week the FCEF celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new FCEF Birmingham Training Center!. More than 46 representatives from education, workforce development, flooring manufacturers, dealers, contractors, and industry organizations joined to celebrate this important new resource for hands-on flooring education and career development. The center will...
Bham Now
$2M project at Avondale Commercial Park among new high-dollar building permits
During the week ending October 9, 2026, 14 new building permits were issued across the state for construction projects exceeding $1 million. These permits include projects in Auburn, Decatur, Tallapoosa County and the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa metro areas. One of the most expensive permits in the Birmingham metro is for...
Shelby Reporter
Planet Smoothie opens in Calera
CALERA — Planet Smoothie is now open in Calera following a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by city officials as well as Calera residents. The smoothie shop is located inside the Feel-Good Convenience Store at the intersection of Highway 70 and County Road 42. Mayor Kenny Dale Cost and several members of the Calera City Council attended when the ceremony took place to help mark the business’s opening.
hoodline.com
Birmingham Founder Turns Derelict Morris Avenue Warehouse Into Startup Powerhouse
A century-old warehouse on Birmingham's Morris Avenue has been reborn as a buzzing home for entrepreneurs, thanks to a Nigerian-born tech founder who says he wants the city's 99 neighborhoods to shape its future just as much as its past does. Shegun Otulana, who moved from Lagos, Nigeria to Birmingham in 1998 to study engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, founded Harmony Venture Labs, the company now operating out of the renovated space.
ABC 33/40 News
'It's not a prank': Dangers of laser strikes on aircraft
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A laser pointed into the night sky can become a serious hazard in seconds, especially for pilots approaching an airport. The Federal Aviation Administration says laser strikes against aircraft are down nationwide for the third straight year, but Birmingham continues to account for a significant share of Alabama’s reported incidents.
The Trussville Tribune
Power outages by city in Tribune area
From Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — With major storms like Hurricane Isaias comes power outages and the wind winds have taken a toll even as far north as the nine cities in the Tribune coverage area. Alabama Power has reported over 300,000 outages across the state. Here are the specific numbers from APC for our […]
ABC 33/40 News
'No one can come in': Birmingham restaurant owner says City Hall events cost his business
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — When Birmingham City Hall hosts events, Leroy Russell says they can leave his restaurant out of reach. Russell, owner of Spice of Life Jamaica restaurant at 1905 Park Place, says event-related street closures and police barricades near Birmingham City Hall have repeatedly blocked customers from getting to his front door.
Bham Now
Alabama’s first Reformation now open at The Summit
A new name has joined The Summit’s growing lineup of fashion-forward stores, and this one comes with some pretty cool tech. Reformation officially opened its first Alabama store Tuesday, Oct. 8, giving Birmingham shoppers a new place to browse the brand’s trendy dresses, denim, tops and more in person. The store is located between Free People and Madewell, right in the middle of The Summit’s fashion lineup.
The Birmingham Free Press
Shipt Names New CEO as Birmingham Roots Frame Its Next Chapter
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Shipt has named former executive Raj Kapoor as its next CEO, putting a familiar leader in charge of the delivery company that grew from a Birmingham startup... The post Shipt Names New CEO as Birmingham Roots Frame Its Next Chapter appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .