February 28, 2022 Group Watch: Companies Honored with Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards
Governor Ivey recognized seven Alabama companies for success in selling their goods and services in markets across the globe, helping to sustain robust export activities that create jobs and spark economic growth across the state. She also recognized William Cummins, executive state director of the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network, for excellency in trade advocacy. Recipients of this year’s Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards are:
- Cherokee Fabrication Co. This light metal fabrication shop in Lee County has served the cotton industry for 25 years, and its footprint now includes North America, South America, Africa and Australia.
- CleBer LLC. This company has a design system for its Oggun tractor and provides parts off-the-shelf, empowering small farmers.
- Continental Aerospace Technologies. It’s the only U.S. company to offer a full range of new piston aircraft engines, as well as a full-service factory maintenance repair and overhaul center.
- Eastern Technologies Inc. This company provides Personal Protective Clothing to nuclear and other industries. It is a leader in the field of radiological laundry services, protective clothing supply and radiological laundry system design.
- iCubate Inc. This company provides fast, accurate and affordable testing assays to laboratories, helping improve patient-care outcomes.
- Nelson Brothers. Nelson produces chemicals that are used by manufacturers of emulsions around the world for applications in mining and construction. Its global footprint includes specialty chemicals used around the world in oil recovery processes.
- SynVivo. This company’s tissue/organ-on-chip platform provides a biologically realistic microenvironment to enable better prediction of human responses for drug development and personalized medicine applications.
