By Ingrid Howard John Cassimus, the man behind several of Birmingham’s successful startups, soon will open his next “crazy” concept. Crazy Cazboy’s will be a discount retail store with a twist. The store operates on a descending price structure: On Fridays, the store is stocked with the newest merchandise, and everything will sell for $6. On Saturdays, everything sells for … [Read more...]

By Sam Prickett A new initiative from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Emergency Medicine is looking to approach the opioid epidemic in a holistic way, with the goal of reducing the number of opioid overdose deaths in Jefferson County by 30% over the next three years. The emergency department’s medication-assisted treatment protocol will not only focus … [Read more...]

By Ingrid Howard Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato and other members of the Hoover community attended a groundbreaking April 10 on a new police training facility. The $4 million facility, next to the Hoover fire station on 800 Municipal Drive, is something police Chief Nick Derzis has been dreaming of for a while. “We’ve probably talked about it for 20 years, honestly,” he said. … [Read more...]

Protective Life, a life insurance company based in Birmingham, has secured the naming rights for the new stadium soon to be built near the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Protective will pay $1 million a year for the next 15 years in exchange for the 55,000-seat stadium being named Protective Stadium. The announcement was made at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the … [Read more...]

By Ingrid Howard Twenty-two Jefferson County mayors signed a pledge this month to work together to foster economic development rather than competing against each other for businesses. Mayors for Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook joined 18 other mayors in the new pact to stop poaching businesses from each other and, instead, put their efforts toward pursuing … [Read more...]