Maynard Nexsen merges with Miller Lavoie LLP
Maynard Nexsen has merged with Miller Lavoie LLP, an Atlanta-based real estate law firm, effective July 31. After the merger, Maynard Nexsen will have nearly 600 attorneys in 31 locations. – Maynard Nexsen
FreshGreens Market breaks ground in Montgomery
FreshGreens Market, co-founded by sisters Erica and Erin Washington, has broken ground on its Clark Street location in Montgomery. The organic urban farm market honors the Washingtons’ grandparents, who ran a grocery store on the same lot in the 1940s.  – WSFA 12 News
Gulf Shores shopping center sells for $5.7 million
Paradise Isle Shopping Center, in Gulf Shores, has sold for $5.7 million to a Mobile company registered as Paradise Isle Holdings LLC. The sale was brokered by Merrill P. Thomas Co., a real estate firm in Mobile. Tenants at the center are Publix, AutoZone, Gulf Shores Methodist Church, among others.  – Al.com
New LivSmart Studios hotel in Huntsville receives building permits
The LivSmart Studios by Hilton Hotel has received its building permit for its Huntsville location on Cabela Drive, close to Bridge Street Town Centre. The $12.4 million project is set to be built by GCC Construction. Last week, LivSmart Studios held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Opelika location, its first Alabama location.  – Bama Buzz
Capes Shipping Agencies opens an office in Mobile
Capes Shipping Agencies, a vessel agency and cargo forwarding servicer, has expanded its Gulf Coast footprint with new offices in Mobile, Alabama, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Jennings Lawler will head the Mobile team. – Capes Shipping Agencies
