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* [[January 28]]: [[Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co.]] in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* [[January 28]]: [[Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co.]] in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* February: [[Saturn]] was acquired by TVG Hospitality of London, England.
* February: [[Saturn]] was acquired by TVG Hospitality of London, England.
* [[February 20]]: [[Railcrew Xpress]] closed its Birmingham and [[Talladega]] operations.
* [[February 26]]: The final edition of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' was published.
* [[February 26]]: The final edition of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' was published.
* [[March 1]]: [[St Vincent's Orthopedics]] was acquired by Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics of Phenix City.
* [[March 1]]: [[St Vincent's Orthopedics]] was acquired by Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics of Phenix City.
* [[March 7]]: [[Thorsby Engineered Wood Products]] layed off 200 workers.
* [[March 10]]: [[Harvest Market]] in [[South East Lake]] closed.
* [[March 10]]: [[Harvest Market]] in [[South East Lake]] closed.
* [[March 15]]: RubinBrown of Saint Louis, Missouri acquired [[KnowledgePath Consulting]].
* [[March 15]]: RubinBrown of Saint Louis, Missouri acquired [[KnowledgePath Consulting]].
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* [[March 29]]: The [[Bonefish Grill]] on [[Galleria Circle]] closed.
* [[March 29]]: The [[Bonefish Grill]] on [[Galleria Circle]] closed.
* [[March 31]]: The [[McDonald's]] restaurant on [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]] in [[Woodlawn]] closed.
* [[March 31]]: The [[McDonald's]] restaurant on [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]] in [[Woodlawn]] closed.
* March 31: [[SNL Distribution Services Corp.]] closed.
* [[April 1]]: [[Iron City Grill]] closed.
* [[April 1]]: [[Iron City Grill]] closed.
* April: [[John's City Diner]] closed.
* April: [[John's City Diner]] closed.
* April: [[City Wholesale]] was acquired by Imperial Trading Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* April: [[City Wholesale]] was acquired by Imperial Trading Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* April: [[Little Italy's Pizza & Pints]] closed.
* April: [[Little Italy's Pizza & Pints]] closed.
* May: The [[CVS Bessemer Distribution Center]] was closed.
* May: The [[CVS Bessemer Distribution Center]] closed.
* May: United Structural Systems of Nashville, Tennessee acquired [[Ox Foundation Solutions]] of [[Calera]].
* May: United Structural Systems of Nashville, Tennessee acquired [[Ox Foundation Solutions]] of [[Calera]].
* [[June 2]]: [[Scott's Koneys]] closed.
* [[June 2]]: [[Scott's Koneys]] closed.
* [[June 6]]: [[Luxor Scientific]] closed its Birmingham facility.
* June: [[Cardinal Roofing and Restoration]] was acquired by Northpoint Roofing Systems of Woodstock, Georgia.
* June: [[Cardinal Roofing and Restoration]] was acquired by Northpoint Roofing Systems of Woodstock, Georgia.
* [[June 23]]: [[Revelator Coffee Co.]] closed their flagship [[3rd Avenue North]] shop.
* [[June 23]]: [[Revelator Coffee Co.]] closed their flagship [[3rd Avenue North]] shop.
* June 23: [[David's Bridal]] layed off 40 workers in Birmingham.
* [[June 30]]: [[5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar]] in [[Highland Point Plaza]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* [[June 30]]: [[5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar]] in [[Highland Point Plaza]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* July: Utz Quality Foods closed the [[Golden Flake]] production plant in [[North Titusville]].
* July: Utz Quality Foods closed the [[Golden Flake]] production plant in [[North Titusville]].
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* July: [[Joonko]] closed in the wake of allegations of fraud against CEO [[Ilit Raz]].
* July: [[Joonko]] closed in the wake of allegations of fraud against CEO [[Ilit Raz]].
* July: Con Forms of Port Washington, Wisconsin acquired [[Tricon Wear Solutions]]
* July: Con Forms of Port Washington, Wisconsin acquired [[Tricon Wear Solutions]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Yellow Corporation]] shut down its Birmingham operations.
* July 30: [[SiO2 Medical Products]] layed off 104 workers in [[Auburn]].
* [[August 1]]: Aprio LLC of Atlanta, Georgia acquired [[Culotta Scroggins Hendricks]] accountants.
* [[August 1]]: Aprio LLC of Atlanta, Georgia acquired [[Culotta Scroggins Hendricks]] accountants.
* August: [[CakEffect]] closed.
* August: [[CakEffect]] closed.
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* November: Higginbotham of Fort Worth, Texas acquired [[WRM Group]] insurance agencies.
* November: Higginbotham of Fort Worth, Texas acquired [[WRM Group]] insurance agencies.
* [[November 19]]: [[Birmingham Oddities]] closed.
* [[November 19]]: [[Birmingham Oddities]] closed.
* [[November 30]]: [[Baxter Healthcare Corporation]] of [[Opelika]] closed.
* December: [[Yellowhammer Creative]] closed its retail store at the [[Studios at Pepper Place]].
* December: [[Yellowhammer Creative]] closed its retail store at the [[Studios at Pepper Place]].
* December: [[U.S. Steel]] announced that it would be acquired by Nippon Steel of Tokyo, Japan.
* December: [[U.S. Steel]] announced that it would be acquired by Nippon Steel of Tokyo, Japan.

Revision as of 09:09, 27 December 2023

2023 is the 152nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Final front page of The Birmingham News, published February 26, 2023
Lloyd's Restaurant in Inverness closed on October 15, 2023

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Professional teams

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Catherine Burks-Brooks
Country Boy Eddie
Karl Seitz

Works

Books

"Magic City by Burgin Mathews.

Buildings

UAB Science & Engineering Complex

Demolitions

Context

In 2023 Ukraine continued to defend itself against Russian invaders. The United States ended its "national emergency" relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Retailers Tuesday Morning and Bed, Bath & Beyond went into bankruptcy liquidation. Former President Donald Trump was indicted by grand juries in Washington D.C.; New York City; and Atlanta, Georgia. Wildfires in Maui, Hawaii killed nearly 100 people. Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades carried out a massive terrorist strike in Israel, provoking a war of retaliation in Gaza.

Notable people who died in 2023 include actors Alan Arkin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Ryan O'Neal, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Richard Roundtree, Suzanne Somers, Chaim Topol, Cindy Williams, Treat Williams, and Raquel Welch; architect Rafael Viñoly; authors Martin Amis, Milan Kundera and Cormac McCarthy; basektball coach Bobby Knight; bomber Ted Kaczynski; cartoonists Al Jaffee and Sam Gross; comedian Barry Humphries; film director William Friedkin; former First Lady Rosalynn Carter; football player Jim Brown; hockey player Bobby Hull; game show host Bob Barker; musicians Burt Bacharach, Jeff Beck, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Caldwell, David Crosby, Astrud Gilberto, Gordon Lightfoot, Sinéad O'Connor, Lisa Marie Presley, Wayne Shorter, and Tina Turner; poet Charles Simic; photographer Kwame Brathwaite; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; sculptor Fernando Botero; television hosts Pat Robertson and Jerry Springer; television producer Norman Lear; and wrestler Hossein "The Iron Sheik" Khosrow.

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