Alabama Hyundai plant faces lawsuit; Proposed amphitheater would replace Oak Mountain; 5 inducted into Academy of Honor; Alabama State receives $100K gift

Alabama Hyundai plant faces discrimination suit

A former employee at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery has filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial and sexual discrimination. Yvette Gilkey-Shuford says the discrimination began when she was promoted to the executive team in 2018.  – WSFA 12

 

Proposed amphitheater would replace Oak Mountain venue

A $50 million amphitheater proposed for The Star at Uptown, the development on the former Carraway Hospital campus in Birmingham, would replace Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham, according to a proposal presented at a Jefferson County Commission work meeting. The amphitheater would have 9,000 seats and would be managed by Live Nation, which owns Oak Mountain. – AL.com

 

5 inducted into Alabama Academy of Honor

1. James Gorrie, CEO of Brasfield & Gorrie, and Timothy Vines, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, were among the five inductees into the Alabama Academy of Honor. Other honorees were Sarah Patterson, former University of Alabama gymnastics coach; Richard M. Myers, president emeritus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; and Sue Bell Cobb, the first woman elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. – Alabama Academy of Honor

 

Alabama State receives $100K gift

Music executive Courtney Stewart, an Alabama State University alumnus who discovered the performer Khalid, gave $100,000 to his alma mater for communication scholarships and improvements to the department. Stewart is co-founder of Keep Cool records and lives in Atlanta. – Business Wire