280 businesses adding staff and services this month

Dentist Dr. Lisa Wilson is offering a Halloween candy buy-back program. Trick-or-treaters will receive $1 per pound of unopened candy turned in as well as a goody bag. All candy collected will be given to U.S. military stationed overseas through Operation Gratitude. Candy will be collected at the office, 5470 Caldwell Mill Road, on Nov. 4 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. 995-8084. drlisawilson.com.

Johnny Ray’s BBQ, 10569 Old Highway 280, Suite 3, in Chelsea, will serve breakfast beginning Nov. 8. New breakfast hours will be Friday-Sunday from 7-11 a.m.  678-8418. johnnyraysbbq.com.  

280 Medical Care, 2800 Greystone Commercial Blvd, Suite 2B, has made two new hires. Eddah Muya joins the staff as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, and Bill King joins the staff as patient concierge. 547-2323.

Andrea Bowens, DPT, and Tim Sirmon, DPT, physical therapists at Encore Sports Medicine, recently passed exams to become board-certified clinical specialists in orthopaedics. Encore is located at 5291 Valleydale Road, Suite 113. 408-4123. encorerehab.com.

Urban Cookhouse received the 2013 Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) award for Retailer of the Year. Last year the business received the Emerging Retailer of the Year award, also from the BBA. urbancookhouse.com.