26 Florida companies make Inc. 500
Florida is fourth in the nation, with 26 private companies on Inc. magazine's list of 500 top companies.
The Inc. 500 ranks privately held companies according to averaged year-over-year sales growth over the past three years. The 26th annual issue hits newsstands Aug. 28, but the list is online at www.inc.com/inc5000. This year, the magazine expanded its list to 5,000 companies for the online version only.
Miami-based Global Risk Solutions was the highest-ranked Florida company, at No. 16. GRS helps insurance companies handle natural disasters and corporations track costs in man-made disasters, such as oil spills. It had $13.7 million in revenue last year.
Orlando-based Xymogen, at No. 48, was the highest ranking Central Florida company on the list. The company, founded in 2002, had revenue of $10.2 million last year, an increase of 2,412 percent, according to INC.com. The company, which develops and markets dietary supplements through health care practitioners, has 41 employees, the Web site reported.
Other Orlando companies on the list were Mercantile Commercial Capital, Altamonte Springs; Power Pro-Tech Services, Maitland; Healthcare Support Staffing, Orlando; and Florida Home Equity, Maitland;
California has the most companies in the top 500, with 81, up from 66 last year. It is followed by Texas and Virginia. New York tied Florida at fourth.
For the fifth year in a row, Washington, D.C., is the top metropolitan area, with 40 of the fastest-growing companies, down from 43 in 2006. New York is second with 38, followed by San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston.
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