Forty-one businesses, business professionals and projects have been selected as finalists for the 2026 Business Alabama Awards, which includes a new category honoring businesses that are at least 100 years old.
After taking nominations from the public, we chose finalists in eight categories. Five Lifetime Achievement winners will also be announced in January, and they will be honored, along with winners of the other categories, at a ceremony in Birmingham on Jan. 30, 2026.
Winners in six of the categories will not be announced until the luncheon. The Alabama Expat of the Year winner and the five Centennial Club honorees are also listed here.
The finalists for the Business Alabama Awards are:
CEO of the Year
Ralph A. Hargrove – Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Large Company of the Year
Airbus
Small Company of the Year
Prism Systems
Project of the Year
Austal USA produces first steel ship
Port of Mobile completes deepening and widening projects
Read more on the Business Alabama website.