Hoover Happenings
Now Open
Once Upon a Child is now open at 3718 Lorna Road. The store buys and sells quality, gently used children’s apparel, shoes, books, baby equipment and furniture, and more.
277-0313, onceuponachildhoover.com
Lori Redding has opened Redding Employment Services at One Chase Corporate Center Drive, Suite 400. The company focuses on the healthcare and law industries by offering human resources and staff recruiting services.
313-6581, redding-jobs.com
Bluff Park Ice Cream Shoppe is now open at 815 Shades Crest Road, adjacent to Mr. P’s Butcher Shop & Deli.
423-5055
Rock Mortgage, a division of Bank of Little Rock Mortgage, is now open in Patton Creek at 180 Main Street, Suite 220. The office is led by market manager David Molde.
682-7546, blrmortgage.com/hoover
Mariner Finance is now open at 2798 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite 120. They offer personal loans, auto loans, home improvement loans, debt consolidation loans and more.
588-6712, marinerfinance.com
Hoover Hometown Pharmacy is now open at 2801 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite 101A. The pharmacy is locally owned by Whitney Culpepper.
650-1960, hooverhometown.com
Family Care Dental is now open at 3325 Lorna Road, Suite 5, in the Village on Lorna shopping center. The clinic is now accepting new patients.
familycaredentalbirmingham.com
Coming Soon
Organic Harvest Market, Café and Nutrition Center has announced that it will open a second location in the to-be-built Village at Brock’s Gap, to be located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Trace Crossings Parkway and Brock’s Gap Parkway. This will be the store’s second Hoover location. Its first location is on U.S. 31 in Hoover.
978-0318, orgharvest.com
Dreamland BBQ will open a restaurant in the former Chili’s location, 101 Inverness Corners.
Relocations and Renovations
Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center moved to a new location on July 11 inside St. Vincent’s One Nineteen, 7191 Cahaba Valley Road.
939-3699, andrewssportsmedicine.com
New Ownership
GiGi’s Cupcakes, 4745 Chace Circle, Suite 121, is under the new ownership of Jason and Cheryl Vinyard.
444-4170, gigiscupcakesusa.com
Fitness Xpress is now under the ownership of Clint Welch. The gym is located at 701 Doug Baker Blvd. in the Village at Lee Branch.
995-5505, fitnessxpress280.net
News and Accomplishments
Dr. Weily Soong of Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center, 2100 Data Park Drive, and Dr. John Anderson of sister company Clinical Research Center of Alabama, were presented with the Class of 2016 – Top 25 Award for Excellence in Business by the UAB National Alumni Society on June 24. The Top 25 award program is designed to identify, recognize and celebrate the success of alumni business leaders. Each company must have been founded, owned or managed (most senior leadership team or regional/division leadership team) by a UAB alumnus/alumna.
871-9661, alabamaallergy.com
Hirings and Promotions
Keller Williams Realty, One Chase Corporate Drive, Suite 150, has hired Allyson Morgan as a Realtor.
822-2272, kellerwilliamshoover.com
Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, 1121 Riverchase Office Road, has promoted Ashley Caldwell and Mark Underhill to manager positions in the accounting firm. Caldwell has eight years experience in public accounting, specializing in employee benefit plan audits and serving clients in the nonprofit and governmental realms. Underhill has eight years of experience and specializes in tax planning, consulting and compliance for real estate, film and entertainment, technology and other professional services businesses. In addition, the firm promoted: Alison Montanaro, Graham Travers, John Haggard and Meredith Payne to supervisor positions; Dana Marshall, Hannah Avery, Jake Bechert and Robby Lilly to senior accountant jobs; and Abigail Missildine and Auston Sullivan to staff accountant B.
982-5500, bmss.com
Closings
The Growing Tree Children’s Consignment Boutique, 2341 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite 129, has closed.