Firm pushing Encompass to merge home health, hospice business; Winn-Dixie donates millions to communities; CURO acquires Heights Finance; Broadway Pizzeria closes in Tuscaloosa; Birmingham Bowl is stadium’s first sold-out game

Jana Partners, an activist investment firm that owns more than 2% of Birmingham-based Encompass Health, is pushing the company to revive its interest in merging its home health and hospice business before moving forward with a planned spin-off of the unit. 

Activist firm pushing Encompass to merge home health, hospice business

Jana Partners, an activist investment firm that owns more than 2% of Birmingham-based Encompass Health, is pushing the company to revive its interest in merging its home health and hospice business before moving forward with a planned spin-off of the unit.  – Reuters

 

Winn-Dixie parent donates $5.5 million to communities

Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, donated $5.5 million to the communities it serves, including those in Alabama, in 2021. In addition, the company remodeled 54 stores throughout its five-state footprint. — Business Wire

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CURO acquires Heights Finance

CURO Group Holdings Corp. has acquired Heights Finance, a consumer finance company with a number of branches in Alabama, for $360 million. CURO is based in Riverside, California, and Heights is based in Greenville, South Carolina. — BusinessWire

 

Tuscaloosa’s Broadway Pizzeria closes

Broadway Pizzeria, a Tuscaloosa institution since 2002, has closed its original location on Rice Mine Road. Two other independently owned and operated Broadway Pizzas will remain open.  – Tuscaloosa News

 

Birmingham Bowl sets early record for Protective Stadium

It’s only been open a couple of months, but Birmingham’s new Protective Stadium saw its first sold out game – the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl Tuesday between the Auburn Tigers and Houston Cougars. Houston won the afternoon game.  – Birmingham Times

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