THE BIGGEST & BEST IN ALABAMA BUSINESS ALABAMA AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS ARE EMBRACING ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACROSS THE STATE. MERCEDES-BENZ LED THE CHARGE WITH ITS BATTERY ASSEMBLY PLANT IN BIBB COUNTY, WHICH CAME ONLINE IN 2022. Photo by Art Meripol.
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2023 ALABAMA’S STATEWIDE BOOK OF BUSINESS LISTINGS
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S PUBLIC & PRIVATE COMPANIES SPONSORED BY SERVISFIRST BANK
7 8 9
Public Companies CEO Paychecks Private Companies
BANKING & FINANCE
SPONSORED BY TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK
11 13
Banks Credit Unions
LEGAL SERVICES
SPONSORED BY BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS
17
Law Firms
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SPONSORED BY JACKSON THORNTON
20 23 24
Accounting Firms Incubators Financial Investment & Advisory Firms
EDUCATION
SPONSORED BY SKILLED TRADES OF WEST ALABAMA
25 25 26
Public Universities Independent Colleges & Universities Public Two-Year Colleges
REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE
27 28 29
Commercial Real Estate Firms Industrial Sites Commercial Insurance
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CONSTRUCTION
SPONSORED BY BANK INDEPENDENT
31
33 34 35
General Contractors Architectural Firms Subcontractors Engineering Firms
GOVERNMENT
36 37
State Senators State Representatives
HOSPITALITY & MEETING FACILITIES
39 41
Meeting Facilities Hotels
MANUFACTURING
SPONSORED BY MOTION INDUSTRIES
43 44 45 46
Automotive Manufacturers Largest Manufacturers Aerospace/Aviation Manufacturers High-Tech Manufacturers
HEALTH CARE
SPONSORED BY HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL
49 51 52
Hospitals Nursing Home Operators Assisted Living Facilities
MEDIA
53 54
Public Relations Firms Advertising Agencies
ON THE COVER: Alabama's nimble automotive market is attracting battery makers to support electric vehicle production. Mercedes' battery plant in Bibb County, shown here, opened in mid-2022 — the state's first with two more in the works. Photo by Art Meripol.
T
he COVID-19 pandemic changed how
businesses operate — accelerating flexibility in the workplace.
Retaining current employees and
attracting new workers is an ongoing challenge
2023
E D I TO R’S L E T T E R
ALABAMA’S STATEWIDE BOOK OF BUSINESS LISTINGS
PUBLISHER Walker Sorrell
across all industries — and a boon for the higher
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Alec Harvey
with industry to develop curriculum and programs
EDITOR Erica Joiner West
education facilities in Alabama that have partnered
to help employees get the skills they need to stay on the job or land a new one.
Despite the challenges, some industries are
COPY EDITOR Nedra Bloom
forging ahead, investing in their people, processes
and products. For instance, the automotive industry
ART DIRECTOR Vic Wheeler
dollars in new plants, EVs and battery production,
RESEARCHER Megan Boyle
have have embraced new technology for cleaner processes. The state also has attracted new companies,
CIRCULATION Anita Miller
Telling these stories and others of Alabama's businesses and industries is Business Alabama's
ACCOUNTING Keith Crabtree
is embracing electric vehicles, investing millions of
including those original equipment manufacturers here in Alabama. Mainstay manufacturers also leading to an expansion of some existing industries.
mission, but to provide a complete picture, readers need to be presented with the hard numbers — the
data that reflects who is new or growing. That presentation is this publication, Top Rank Alabama, a
ranking of Alabama's businesses and industries. These listings span Alabama’s economy — from public companies to hotels, from banks to manufacturers and all industries in between.
In most instances, we have contacted the companies on the listings to obtain the information.
Due to their cooperation, the accuracy of the publication is much improved, and we would like to thank them for their help.
In just a few cases, we have relied on third-party sources for the information, and with those
listings, those sources have been acknowledged. We would like to thank those entities for sharing
ADMINISTRATION/OFFICE MANAGER Lauren Sullivan ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Hal Cain, Ext. 111 Lee Mills, Ext. 102 CORPORATE T.J. Potts, President & CEO Thomas E. McMillan, Partner & Director
possible. This year, we would like to give a special thank you to our category sponsors, who are Bank
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Motion Industries, ServisFirst Bank, Skilled Trades of West Alabama and Trustmark National Bank. You
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their databases.
As with all of our publications, it is the advertisers who make the existence of the publication
Independent, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Centerline, Huntsville Hospital, Jackson Thornton, can find more information on these firms by looking for their entries, which have been highlighted on their respective industry listings.
We try to include as many of the industries that operate in the state as possible. However, we
do take suggestions for listings that currently do not appear in Top Rank Alabama, so please let us
know if there is a listing you would like to see. And if you see a mistake, please let us know that too. I would appreciate any comments regarding Top Rank Alabama 2023 to be sent to my email address at ewest@pmtpublishing.com, or you can call me at 251-473-6269 x 123.
Finally, it is my hope that you enjoy and use Top Rank Alabama 2023 throughout the upcoming year.
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