sentences:  In early 2006, the Economic Development Association of Alabama named Opelika the top community in Alabama for business recruitment for the year 2005.Opelika also received the number one rank in the South as "Small Market of the Year" by "Southern Business and Development" magazine, a professional publication helping corporations around the country (and world) in their expansion, relocation, and development decisions.The city earned its #1 status through its success in bringing in such companies as Gambro (currently Baxter), Jo-Ann Stores Distribution Center, Maxforma (currently Hanwha Advanced Materials America), and Mando Corporation to the community in 2005.