Fourteen Alabama companies named finalists for Manufacturer of the Year Awards
Published: Monday, June 18, 2012, 10:50 AM Updated: Monday, June 18, 2012, 10:51 AM
By Dawn Kent — The Birmingham News
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Fourteen Alabama companies, from automakers to chemical firms to a pottery studio, have been named finalists for the Manufacturer of the Year Awards.
The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network announced the finalists today. The awards will be presented Wednesday at a luncheon in Montgomery.
The awards program is in its 13th year and recognizes Alabama manufacturers that show excellence in leadership, performance, profitability and work force relations. Awards are presented in small, medium and large size categories.
The finalists range from large companies such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc. in Huntsville, which recently announced an expansion plan, to small firms like Earthborn Studios of Leeds, which provided the dishes for an episode of Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” earlier this year.
Here are the finalists:
Small manufacturers (one to 99 employees)
Cascades Sonoco, Birmingham
Earthborn Studios, Leeds
Electrifil Corp., Elkmont
Medium manufacturers (100 to 399 employees)
3M Co., Guin
Daikin America Inc., Decatur
Gambro Rental Products, Opelika
Heritage Wire Harness LLC, Fort Payne
Lear Corp., Montgomery
Prystup Packaging Products, Livingston
Large manufacturers (400 or more employees)
Austal USA, Mobile
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Gadsden
Rheem Water Heating, Montgomery
Sikorsky Aircraft, Troy
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc., Huntsville
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