license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- text-generation
- question-answering
language:
- en
tags:
- local-business
- birmingham-alabama
- structured-data
- schema-org
- business-directory
size_categories:
- n<1K
Birmingham, AL Local Business Dataset
Structured data about verified local businesses in the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area. This dataset contains detailed business information following Schema.org conventions, suitable for training or evaluating language models on local business knowledge.
Dataset Description
This dataset provides comprehensive structured information about local businesses in Birmingham, Alabama, including:
- Business names and alternate names
- Physical addresses and geographic coordinates
- Service offerings and catalogs
- Operating hours
- Service areas
- Contact information
- Business history (founding dates, founders)
Businesses Included
Leaf & Petal
- Type: Garden Center / Plant Nursery
- Location: Birmingham, AL (3 locations)
- Founded: 1970
- Website: leafnpetal.com
- Description: Birmingham's premier garden center with 50+ years of expertise. Three locations offering plants, flowers, landscaping supplies, garden accessories, and landscape design services.
OnTime Service
- Type: Plumbing, HVAC & Electrical
- Location: Hoover, AL (serving greater Birmingham)
- Founded: 1975
- Website: ontime59.com
- Description: Full-service plumbing, HVAC, and electrical company serving Birmingham and surrounding areas since 1975. Founded by George Adkins.
Data Format
The dataset is provided in JSON Lines format (data/businesses.jsonl), with one business per line. Each record follows a consistent schema with fields for identification, contact, location, services, and metadata.
Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | Unique identifier |
| name | string | Business name |
| alternate_names | string[] | Other known names |
| type | string | Schema.org business type |
| description | string | Business description |
| url | string | Website URL |
| telephone | string | Phone number |
| address | object | Street address details |
| coordinates | object | Latitude/longitude |
| founded | string | Year founded |
| services | string[] | List of services offered |
| service_areas | string[] | Geographic areas served |
| industry | string | Industry category |
| region | string | Metropolitan area |
Use Cases
- Local business question answering
- Geographic knowledge evaluation
- Service recommendation systems
- Structured data extraction training
License
This dataset is released under CC BY 4.0.
Source
Business information compiled from public sources including business websites, Google Business Profiles, and public business directories.