UA economists say Alabama economy will shrink in 2023
Alabama’s economy will shrink slightly in 2023, according to the annual economic forecast from the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama. The forecast is for Alabama’s economic output to decrease 0.1% this year. – University of Alabama
Helena company fined in worker death
A Helena company has been fined more than $400,000 in the 2017 death of an employee. The fines were levied in U.S. District Court after ABC Polymer pleaded guilty to violating safety regulations that led to the death. – AL.com
Two attorneys being inducted into Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame
Alice Lee, sister of Harper Lee and a longtime attorney in Monroeville, and Mahala Dickerson, Alabama’s first Black female attorney who practiced both in Alabama and Alaska, will both be inducted into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame. Dickerson died in 2007 at age 94, and Lee died in 2014 at age 103. – Bama Buzz
Colorado senator wants meeting about Space Command move to Alabama
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says he would consider holds on Pentagon nominees until he can meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about plans to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville. – News 19
