Brown-Forman sells Alabama Jack Daniel’s facility; Hoover development eyeing 2025 Phase II completion; More than 1.1 million attended Mardi Gras in Mobile; Nashville restaurant coming to former Rodney Scott spot in Avondale

Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corp. is selling its cooperage in Trinity, Alabama

Brown-Forman sells Alabama Jack Daniel’s facility

Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corp. is selling its cooperage in Trinity, Alabama, though the facility will still make barrels for the Jack Daniel’s Distillery. The cooperage will change its name from the Jack Daniel’s Cooperage to the Alabama Cooperage. â€“ BusinessWire

Hoover development eyeing 2025 Phase II completion

The second phase of Hoover’s Stadium Trace Village is projected to be completed in 2025. The project includes recreation, 36 acres of green space, a performing arts center, medical office space and retail, a plan that still needs approval from the city.  â€“ Hoover Sun

More than 1.1 million attended Mardi Gras in Mobile

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More than 1.1 million people attended Mardi Gras festivities in Mobile, including more than 200,000 who were downtown for the Fat Tuesday celebration, Mayor Sandy Stimpson said. â€“ Bama Buzz

Nashville restaurant coming to former Rodney Scott place in Avondale

Nashville-based Joyland will open a location in the spot previously occupied by Rodney Scott’s BBQ in the Avondale neighborhood of Birmingham. Joyland is a fast-casual restaurant with aesthetics inspired by fast-food restaurants of yesteryear, the company says. – Bham Now

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