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- 12:08, 18 May 2024 New Hope Community Development Federal Credit Union (hist | edit) [843 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''New Hope Community Development Federal Credit Union''' was chartered in 1996 to serve Birmingham's West End community. In 2001 the credit union was awarded $95,000 from the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The organization was a partner in SouthTrust Bank's Centennial Place non-profit incubator on 19th Street North. In 2009 the credit union had just over 900 members and held approximate...")
- 11:15, 18 May 2024 List of large nonprofits (hist | edit) [1,808 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a '''list of large nonprofits''' operating under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and based in the Birmingham area. The list does not include organizations operating under the tax exemption for churches. They are ranked by reported revenues, from research conducted annually by the ''Birmingham Business Journal''. ==2023== # United Way of Central Alabama, $107.4 million # Eternal Word Television Network, $89.5 million # Sout...")
- 11:03, 18 May 2024 List of public companies (hist | edit) [1,348 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a '''list of public companies''' headquartered in the Birmingham area. They are ranked by market capitalization, from research conducted annually by the ''Birmingham Business Journal''. ==2023== # Vulcan Materials (NYSE: '''VMC'''), valued at $28 billion # Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: '''RF'''), valued at $17 billion # Encompass Health (NYSE: '''EHC'''), valued at $7 billion # Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: '''MPW'''), val...")
- 09:41, 18 May 2024 James Roy (hist | edit) [1,636 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''James Alexander Roy''' (born October 19, 1836 in Chambly, Québec; died January 24, 1906 in Birmingham) was a merchant and landlord. Roy lived for a while in Saskatchewan, and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1859. He built up a successful mercantile businesses in Aberdeen in northeast Mississippi. He married the former Annie Dearing, 16 years his junior, there on August 23, 1873. They shared a home with her mother and celebrated the...")
- 21:07, 17 May 2024 Greater Mt Carmel Missionary Baptist Church (hist | edit) [394 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Greater Mt Carmel Missionary Baptist Church''' is located at 1409 Martin Luther King Drive in South Titusville. The pastor is Gregory R. Glaster. {{stub}} ==External link== * [https://www.facebook.com/GMCBham/ Greater Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church] on Facebook Category:Martin Luther King Jr Drive Category:Baptist churches Category:Churches in Titusville") originally created as "Greater Mt Carmel Baptist Church"
- 19:28, 17 May 2024 Valley Christian Church (hist | edit) [911 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Valley Christian Church''' is a congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) located in Mountain Brook at 2600 Cherokee Place just off of both Cherokee Road and Highway 280. The congregation was founded in 1951 and initially met on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Village. Its brick Gothic revival building was designed by Charles McCauley and erected in 1961. ==Pastors== * Rick Malugani, 2024 to present ==Exter...")
- 16:21, 17 May 2024 Maize (hist | edit) [263 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Maize''' can refer to any of the following: * Maize, the Spanish word for corn, derived from the Taino word "mahiz" * the color maize, associated with corn, used in the Alabama State Seal * "Maize", a yellow cardinal {{disambig}}")
- 14:09, 17 May 2024 Pelham Fire Station No. 3 (hist | edit) [971 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Pelham Fire Station No. 3''' is a operated by the Pelham Fire Department at 5952 Shelby County Road 11. The station is equipped with a 2016 Pierce Velocity fire engine, operated as "Engine 93". It also houses hazardous material and tactical support units and the office of the city's fire marshal, Wes Greene. Previously located at 1297 Shelby County Road 52, the department moved into its present facility in November 2022. Southeastern Constructi...")
- 10:52, 17 May 2024 Marshall Durbin Companies (hist | edit) [3,532 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Marshall Durbin Companies''' was a major poultry producer founded in Birmingham in 1930 by Marshall Durbin Sr. Durbin had begun working in real estate, but the effects of the October 1929 stock market crash changed his plans. With $500 borrowed from a friend he opened a fish stand, expanding to a second location in 1932, adding live poultry to his offerings to boost summer sales. He soon enlisted institutional customers and opened a dressing and d...")
- 17:07, 16 May 2024 Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama (hist | edit) [3,669 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama''' is a Gainesville, Georgia-based poultry processor which operates a large processing plant in Jasper, as well as a hatcher and feed mill in Franklin County, truck shops in Jasper and Haleyville, and a distribution center in connection with Butts Foods on Robinwood Drive in Jefferson County. The company was founded in 1954 by brothers Marvin and Jack McKibbon who sought to industrialize poultry production in Northeast Geor...")
- 13:31, 16 May 2024 Pike Avenue Church of God (hist | edit) [760 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Pike Avenue Church of God''' was located at 2617 Pike Road in Ensley. Its gothic revival brick building was dedicated on May 27, 1951. It was part of the Church of God denomination based in Cleveland, Tennesee. {{stub}} ==Pastors== *Berle Sumner *A. V. Coker *Cecil Knight, 1951 ==References== * [https://archive.org/details/sim_church-of-god-evangel_1951-06-30_42_18/mode/2up "Pike Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama,...")
- 17:11, 15 May 2024 Kreher Preserve & Nature Center (hist | edit) [2,311 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Kreher Preserve & Nature Center''', also known as the '''Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve''' or '''KPNC''', is a 119-acre forest preserve at 2222 North College Street (Alabama State Route 147), north of Auburn. The parcel was acquired in the 1930s by Frank and Dr Louise Kreher Turner, who became an associate professor of health education and recreation at Auburn University. They raised beef cattle on the property for a few de...")
- 12:49, 15 May 2024 Hampton Inn Birmingham Mountain Brook (hist | edit) [752 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Hampton Inn Birmingham Mountain Brook''' is a 5-story, 25,000 square-foot hotel at 2731 U.S. Highway 280 in Mountain Brook. It was built in 1988. The hotel was renovated in 1999. In 2024 Sanjay Patel's Baron Hospitality acquired the building and ground lease from Hospitality Investors Trust of New York City for $7.5 million. Patel plans to undertake a refresh in interior fixtures, finishes and equip...")
- 19:16, 14 May 2024 George Watson (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [320 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''George Watson''' can refer to any of the following: * George Watson (1914–1943), awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in World War II. * George Watson (publisher), publisher of the ''Shades Valley Sun'' {{disambig}}")
- 19:07, 14 May 2024 Charles Zukoski (hist | edit) [4,904 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right|thumb|Charles Zukoski '''Charles Frederick Zukoski Jr''' (born Charles Edward Zukoski September 24, 1898 in St Louis, Missouri; died August 24, 1996 in Tucson, Arizona) was a banker, opinion columnist, and first Mayor of Mountain Brook. Charles Edward was the son of Charles Frederick and Adele Biebinger Zukoski of St Louis. He chose to take his father's name at age 10. He attended Harvard College and earned his law...")
- 16:39, 14 May 2024 U.S. Highway 280 (western terminus) (hist | edit) [2,897 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''U.S. Highway 280 (western terminus)''', also called the '''U.S. Highway 280 (Mountain Brook)''', is a name given to the section of U.S. Highway 280 from its terminus at Elton B. Stephens Expressway (U.S. Highway 31) in Homewood to I-459. The section is mostly within the city limits of Mountain Brook, with some sections in Birmingham, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, and unincorporated Jefferson County. == Notable locations (west to e...")
- 11:25, 14 May 2024 Murray Hiam (hist | edit) [1,588 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Murray Leigh Hiam''' (born March 12, 1953 in Birmingham; died January 28, 2024 in Birmingham) was an artist and educator. Hiam was the son of John Stafford Hiam and the former Annie Laurie Shelnutt. He grew up in Birmingham, attending Glen Iris Elementary School and graduating from Ramsay High School. He earned a bachelor of arts in education at the University of Alabama and taught physical education classes. He later studied art and c...")
- 15:59, 13 May 2024 Womcom Media (hist | edit) [515 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Womcom Media''' is a film production company founded in 2012 by Greg Womble. ==Productions== * ''Covert Devotion: The Aurora Ritter Story'' (2024) * ''A Day and Two Hours Late: My Hunter S. Thompson Story'' (2020), co-produced by Willard Whitson * ''Love Without Parole'' (2022), co-produced by Elaine Witt * ''Visitor to Virgin Pines'' (2012) ==External links== * [https://www.womcommedia.com/ Womcom Media] website Category:Film prod...")
- 15:49, 13 May 2024 Instagift (hist | edit) [654 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Instagift''' is a technology company offering electronic gift cards, rewards programs and event ticketing. It was founded in 2007 by brothers Nate and Mike Schmidt. Its offices are located in Birmingham's Innovation Depot. ==Chief executives== * Nate Schmidt, 2007–2024 * Russell Hooks, 2024– ==References== * Rebman, Stephanie (May 9, 2024) "Bham digital gift card platform appoints new CEO." {{BBJ}} ==External links== *...")
- 15:02, 13 May 2024 2024 Birmingham Barons (hist | edit) [2,240 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right|225px The '''2024 Birmingham Barons''' was the 11th Barons team to play in downtown Birmingham's Regions Field. The season marked the 1st season under the ownership of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) of Menlo Park, California, and the team's 37th year as a Chicago White Sox AA affiliate. The Barons played as part of the North Division of Minor League Baseball's 8-team "Double-A South". Division rivals in...")