New businesses in Hoover: October 2026

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Rebuilt monthly. Openings come from the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce events calendar, which lists ribbon cuttings and grand openings, and from City of Hoover records. A ribbon cutting can come weeks after a business opens.

Hoover’s fall openings run from a Mediterranean restaurant and a coffee shop to a senior living community and two physical therapy practices, according to ribbon cuttings on the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce calendar. Chamber ribbon cuttings are free and open to the public.

For business owners

• Business licenses: City of Hoover Revenue Department, Business Licenses and new license application
• Finding a site, zoning: Business Ambassador Team, 205-739-7162, development@hooveralabama.gov
• Building permits: Building Inspections, 205-444-7522
• Chamber membership and ribbon cuttings: Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce

Ribbon cuttings coming up

Details and registration are on each event page: Zad’s, Copper Star and Jeff Lopez Physical Therapy.

Opened with ribbon cuttings since September

Two more Chamber ribbon cuttings this season were just outside the city: Kids Xpress Urgent Care, 300 Doug Baker Blvd., Suite 200, which has a Birmingham address (Sept. 30), and Poseidon Spa, 2655 Lane Park Road in Mountain Brook (Oct. 29).

John Hawkins Parkway

Three of the six Hoover openings on this list are on John Hawkins Parkway: Zad’s at the Hoover Colonial Promenade and the two physical therapy practices. Our road construction page covers the planned Galleria Boulevard extension and other road projects in the city.

City business news

At its Oct. 12 meeting, the City Council awarded an $818,800 contract to Coston General Contractors to build a new Hoover Lake House, a city event building for groups of 50 to 75 with a 900-square-foot main room, kitchen and restrooms, according to the city’s council wrap-up. It was the third time the project had been bid. The council also approved more time and $116,407.31 for the expansion of the National Computer Forensics Institute next to the city’s Public Safety Center on Valleydale Road.

Starting a business in Hoover

Every business operating in the city needs a City of Hoover business license, through the Revenue Department’s Business Licenses & Taxes pages. Before you sign a lease, check that the site’s zoning allows your use on the city’s zoning guide. Contractors must also hold the required state licenses. Food trucks need a county health permit and a Hoover Fire Department inspection, 205-444-7655, before applying for the city license.

Opening something new in Hoover? Tell us through our contact page and we will add it to next month’s list.

What this means for you

• Ribbon cuttings are free and open; register on the Chamber’s event pages.
• Zad’s opens its doors to the Chamber Oct. 20; Copper Star Oct. 26.
• Business owners: license with the city before you open.

Related: restaurant inspection scores, building permits and zoning and things to do this month.

Frequently asked questions

What new restaurants are opening in Hoover?

Zad’s Mediterranean Cuisine at Hoover Colonial Promenade, 2760 John Hawkins Parkway, holds its Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at noon Tuesday, Oct. 20. Copper Star Coffee Co. at Cedars Place, 1870 Chace Drive, follows at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26.

How do I get a business license in Hoover?

Apply through the City of Hoover Revenue Department’s business license pages. Contractors also need the required state licenses, and food trucks need a county health permit and a Hoover Fire Department inspection first.

Where can I find Hoover ribbon cuttings?

The Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce lists ribbon cuttings and grand openings on its events calendar, and most are free and open to the public.

How often is this list updated?

Monthly. Each month we add openings from Chamber ribbon cuttings and city records and drop the ones more than two months old.