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/C O R R E C T I O N – The Stevie Awards/ In the news release, Winners of 2026 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies Announced in The International Business Awards®, issued 16-Sep-2026 by The Stevie Awards over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that changes have been made. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:

Winners of 2026 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies Announced in The International Business Awards®

Winners to be Honored at a Fall Event on 28 October in Paris, France

FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners were announced today in the 2026 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies, an annual feature of The International Business Awards®. The International Business Awards are the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program, now in its 23^rd year.

The worldwide public vote was conducted in August and September, with the highest number of votes determining the People's Choice winners across various industries. More than 34,000 votes were cast. All Stevie Award winners in the Company/Organization of the Year categories in this year's International Business Awards (IBA) were eligible to be included in the vote.

Winners of the crystal People's Choice Stevie Awards will be honored during a Fall Event on 28 October at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse in Paris, France. Tickets for the event are now on sale. The winners of peer-adjudicated Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards will also be recognized during the ceremony.

The winners of the 2026 People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies in IBAs are:

Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations: Award Writing Services

Banking: BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Business & Professional Services – Medium & Large: PT Permata Graha Nusantara

Business & Professional Services – Small: Dream Culture

Computer Services: Stefanini Consultoria e Assessoria em Informática S.A.

Computer Software: Multisys Technologies Corporation

Conglomerates: SM Investments Corporation

Consumer Products: For Keeps

Consumer Services: Just Kidz Emergency Medical

Cybersecurity: TeckPath

Diversified Services: Virtual Elves Agency Australia

Education & EdTech: YÜKSEKBİLGİLİ EĞİTİM & DANIŞMANLIK

Financial Services: BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Food & Beverage: pladis

Health Products & Services: ANYTIME COUNSELLING PTY LTD

Health Providers: Just Kidz Emergency Medical

Hospitality & Leisure: Beyond the Valley LLP, Lahore, Pakistan

Insurance: VUMI Group

Internet/New Media: Network Solutions

Manufacturing: pladis

Materials & Construction: Aboitiz Construction, Inc.

Media & Entertainment: Jasmine Norris Photography

Non-Profit or Government Organizations: Megaworld Foundation, Inc.

Real Estate: First National Real Estate Bundaberg

Retail: Rossmann Türkiye

Telecommunications: Viettel Group (Viettel Burundi)

Transportation: BEVALDIA OE

Venture Capital & Private Equity: George Capital Finance Solutions

Entries for The 24th (2027) International Business Awards will be accepted starting in February.

About the Stevie Awards

Since 2002, the Stevie Awards have been among the world's premier business awards programs, recognizing outstanding achievements in the workplace worldwide. The name "Stevie" is derived from the Greek word stephanos, meaning "crowned."

The Stevie Awards include nine business awards programs:

• Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards
• German Stevie Awards
• Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards
• The American Business Awards®
• The International Business Awards®
• Stevie Awards for Great Employers
• Stevie Awards for Women in Business
• Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence
• Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

Each year, the Stevie Awards receive more than 12,000 nominations from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories, recognizing organizations of every size and the professionals behind their success.

Learn more at www.StevieAwards.com.

Media Contact:

Nina Moore
+1 703 547 8389
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Correction: The list of award winners now includes the Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations category.

SOURCE The Stevie Awards