Thirteen Arkansas companies have been named to Inc. magazine's annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S.
Last year marked the debut of the Inc. 5000, an expanded version of the Inc. 500, which has been published every year since 1982. The list profiles the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., as determined by each company's percentage of revenue growth from 2004 to 2007. To qualify for the list, companies must have been founded by the first week of 2004 and demonstrate four full years of revenue.
Here are the Arkansas companies included, along with their rankings (click on each company to view Inc.'s profile):
- 775 - New Creature, Rogers
- 779 - CognitiveDATA, Little Rock
- 1617 - Mundo-Tech, Rogers
- 2362 - Isokinetics, Grannis
- 2451 - Harness Roofing, Harrison
- 2813 - Aspen Transportation, Jonesboro
- 3007 - Kerusso, Berryville
- 3196 - National Truck Staffing, Fort Smith
- 3741 - Tiger Correctional Services, Jonesboro
- 4051 - Actronix, Inc., Flippin
- 4134 - Cadena Contracting, North Little Rock
- 4600 - Hi-Speed, Little Rock
- 4689 - Omega Administrators, Sherwood
According to Inc. magazine, the companies included in the 2008 list comprised roughly $185 billion in revenue in 2007 with a median three-year growth of 147 percent. The companies have employed more than 826,033 people since their inception. Last year, 18 Arkansas companies from a variety of sectors including business services, transportation and logistics made the list.
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