VALLEY GRANDE / THOMASTON / BIRMINGHAM – David Oliver started in the grocery business 52 years ago. “I started real young, bagging groceries and mopping floors,” he said. He worked at a half dozen grocery stores, each larger than the…
RAINBOW CITY / BIRMINGHAM – Jodie Stanfield has been in the restaurant business for 32 years. While he has been associated with TGI Fridays, LongHorn Steakhouse and Applebee’s, mostly in the Birmingham market, he returned to his native Etowah County…
BIRMINGHAM – Cahaba Brewing Company began in 2011 as a basement brewery and hobby among friends. By September 2012, the pals had opened a retail space. “We wanted to be a part of the community and really focus on the…
ALBERTVILLE / BIRMINGHAM – “We try to build our business on doing what is right and taking care of customers,” said Randy Hall, president of Hall’s RV in Albertville. When the business began, it was Hall and his son-in-law, Carl…
CULLMAN / BIRMINGHAM – For the 17 years it has been in business, Rumors Deli has continuously held the title of “Best Deli” and “Best Sandwiches” in Cullman. The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce this year named the business as…
MOUNTAIN BROOK / BIRMINGHAM – For Katie Smith, business is “a family affair.” Her family has been in the paper business for generations. Her great-grandfather, Hugh Buchanan, started the Alabama Paper & Metalware Co. Inc. in 1926. That business stayed…
HOMEWOOD / BIRMINGHAM – Colorful, creative and detailed all over describes any cake created by Homewood bakery CakEffect’s founder, owner and head baker Komeh Davis. Davis was studying to take the Bar Exam to become a lawyer when her mother…
MOUNTAIN BROOK / BIRMINGHAM – Oct. 17, 2017 – “I had no interest in opening a yoga studio just to open a yoga studio,” said Annie Damsky, who in 2012 founded Villager Yoga in Mountain Brook. “I was interested in…
WARRIOR / BIRMINGHAM – McCurry Furniture, a third-generation family owned and operated furniture store in Warrior, celebrates 100 years in business in November. The Alabama Retail Association honored the store today as an Alabama Centennial Retailer. The McCurry family has…
MONTGOMERY / BIRMINGHAM – Chris’ Hot Dogs celebrated its centennial anniversary earlier this year. It marked the milestone with a block party, car show and live entertainment. For one day only, it offered curbside service as it did in its…