Business Happenings - September 2021
Now Open
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, 5980 Chalkville Mountain Road, recently celebrated its grand opening in the Trussville Shopping Center. Ollie’s, a large retail chain that sells closeout merchandise and excess inventory, is one of three businesses that will occupy the site of the former Kmart location along with Tractor Supply Co. and Crunch Fitness. The Trussville location is the fourth Ollie’s location in the Birmingham area. 205-508-0053
Perfect Service Heating & Air, 6540 Trussville Clay Road, is now open. It provides services to the Trussville/Clay area and surrounding communities, including crawl space encapsulation, water heaters repair and replacement and indoor air-quality improvement. 205-957-2022
Dawson True Heating and Cooling, 817 Florentine Drive, is now open and offering HVAC services. First time customers receive 15% off repair services. 205-383-6639
Coming Soon
Planet Smoothie plans to open a location at 101 Beech St. in the Trussville Entertainment District, according to the Trussville Tribune. A banner in the window indicates the location is “coming soon.” It will be located next to Cookie Dough Magic.
Axe Downtown, 211 Main St., is coming soon to the Trussville Entertainment District. It offers individuals and groups an axe-throwing experience perfect for groups of all sizes. 205-914-1981
Relocations and Renovations
Trussville Storage, 7900 Gadsden Highway, is expanding! 80+ units have been added to better serve the community. Trussville Storage has also implemented a green initiative by incorporating solar panels and LED lighting both inside and out. 205- 655-8200
News and Accomplishments
SPOC Automation of Trussville, 7363 Gadsden Highway, was named as one of the 21 best companies to work for in Alabama by Business Alabama magazine. 205-661-3642
Highlands College, 1701 Lee Branch Lane, has received a $20 million donation from Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green and the Green family that will fully fund the institution’s first of two residence halls. Highlands College officials will break ground for the residence hall later this month. Plans call for a five-floor facility with more than 68,000 square feet and 126 rooms for 252 students. Completion is expected in late 2022. Students will move in soon after. Because of the Green family gift, Highlands College will construct the residence hall debt-free. Highlands College is a private two-year institution that is scheduled to offer a four-year program within a few years. Its strategic plan calls for growth to 1,000 students by 2029 with a vision for all students to graduate debt-free. A new 70-acre campus located in the Grandview area of Birmingham set to open later this year features a student center, 19 learning studios, eight hands-on ministry training labs, multiple collaborative areas, dining facilities, cafe, library, fitness and recreation facilities, a multi-purpose auditorium and the latest in audio-visual technology. 205-731-7339
Personnel Moves
Belk, based in Charlotte with a Trussville location at 5036 Pinnacle Square, has promoted Nir Patel from president and chief merchandising officer to CEO, replacing Lisa Harper, who had been CEO since July 2016. Patel joined Belk in 2016 as executive vice president and was promoted to chief merchandising officer in 2018 and president in 2020. Before coming to Belk, he was a senior vice president with Kohl’s, a vice president at Land’s End and worked for Abercrombie & Fitch, Target and Gap. Belk also promoted Don Hendricks from chief operating officer to president and hired Chris Kolbe as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. Harper now is serving as executive chairwoman of the Belk board of directors. 205-655-2694
Anniversaries
Mills Pharmacy, 758 Shades Mountain Plaza in Hoover, and its 13 locations across the Birmingham area — including Pinson and Leeds — in August celebrated the opening of the first location. 205-823-9500
Closings
The BBVA bank branch in Trussville, 5990 Chalkville Mountain Road, is now closed. The branch closing is the result of a merger between PNC and BBVA.