2018

2018 is the 147th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

• January 2: HealthSouth changed its name to Encompass Health.
• Avadian Credit Union acquired EBSCO Federal Credit Union.
• McLeod Software moved to Building 100 at the Meadow Brook Corporate Park.
• Main Street Inc. acquired Check Printers Inc. of Dallas, Texas.

Establishments

• January 4: Farm Bowl & Juice Co. opened at 1920 29th Avenue South
• January 26: Wild Things at 2815B 18th Street South Homewood
• June: BrickTop's restaurant

Disestablishments

• January: Alabama's last K Mart location, in Albertville, Marshall County, closed.
• January: Dorm Decor was acquired by Magnussen Home of New Hamburg, Ontario.
• January: Rowe's Service Station closed.
• January: Schaeffer Eye Center was acquired by My Eye Doctor of Vienna, Virginia.
• January 26: The Sam's Club at 3900 Grants Mill Road closed.

Government

• January 3: Doug Jones was sworn into the U. S. Senate.
• January 9: The 2018 Alabama legislative session began.
• January 15: Mayor Randall Woodfin delivered his first "State of the Community " address.

Sports

• January 8: The 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team beat the Georgia Bulldogs 26-23 in overtime of the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Individuals

Retirements

• Al Denson retired as president and CEO of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
• January 16: Glenn Murdock resigned from the Alabama Supreme Court.

Deaths

• January 2: Rick Hall, record producer
• January 4: Bill Bolen, news anchor
• January 13: Brad Watkins, architectural salvage dealer
• January 13: Maurice Branscomb, Episcopal priest
• January 16: George Bandy, State Representative

See also, List of homicides in 2018.

Works

Books

• The Infamous Birmingham Ax Murders by Jeremy Gray

Buildings

• BrickTop's restaurant at 2800 U.S. Highway 280
• Grandview Cancer Center
• Kiwanis Centennial Park at Vulcan Park and the head of Vulcan Trail
• Thompson High School

Demolitions

• Davis School (for Lakeview Green)

Context

Notable deaths in 2018 included those of actor Jerry Van Dyke, sportscaster Keith Jackson, and singer Dolores O'Riordan.

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