Earning the respect and admiration of business leaders in your city isn't easy. As the largest city in Alabama, Birmingham's constantly growing business landscape is known for its place in the steel industry, great medical facilities, and more.

That's why we are honored to be named one of Birmingham Business Journal's Most Admired Companies for 2015.

BBJ recently asked business leaders in the metro area, "Which Birmingham companies do you admire most?" The list was narrowed down to five companies per seven key industries: Banking, Health Care, Manufacturing, Nonprofits, Professional Services, Real Estate and Technology.

BBJ Managing Editor Ty West said, "One key note about the survey process: We didn’t lead the witnesses. Our survey questions were open ended and simply asked which companies local leaders admired – they were not given a list of companies to choose from."

 Read about the BBJ list here.