Companies in Auburn, Sylacauga, Mobile and Tuscaloosa took top honors in the Small Business Awards presented by the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama and Business Council of Alabama.
Lucy’s, a restaurant in Auburn, won the Gold Award in the Emerging Small Business Category. Troy’s Bama in a Box, a mail-order company specializing in Alabama-made products, and Market Shoppes, an artisan and boutique mall in Wetumpka, won silver and bronze awards in that category.
Marble City Pharmacy in Sylacauga won gold in the 1-10 employee category, followed by John Emerald Distilling Company in Opelika and Alabama World Travel in Montgomery.
In the 11-50 employee category, Calagaz Printing in Mobile won gold, followed by JNJ Apparel in Tuscaloosa and Induron Protective Coatings in Birmingham.
In the largest category, 50-100 employees, gold went to Chuck’s Fish/Five Bar in Tuscaloosa, silver to Niffer’s Place in Auburn and bronze to AirTek Construction Inc. in Troy.