The Governor’s Trade Excellence Award was established in 2005 to demonstrate the exporting excellence of Alabama businesses and to celebrate their export success.  The award program, coordinated by the Export Alabama Alliance, includes large, medium, and small businesses as well as new-to-export companies from every region of the state.   Selected industries are from the manufacturing, service, and  agribusiness sectors. 

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