Virginia Chamber Unveils 20th Annual List of Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies – the Fantastic 50
For Immediate Release: April 30, 2015
Contact: Paul Logan
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Virginia Chamber Unveils 20th Annual List of Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies – the Fantastic 50
Chantilly, VA – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced the names of fifty of the fastest growing Virginia companies at the twentieth annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50 Awards Banquet” on April 30 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly. More than 400 attendees participated in the banquet to recognize the success of these Virginia entrepreneurs.
“In charting the Chamber’s Blueprint Virginia long-term business plan for the Commonwealth, 7,000 business leaders agreed on a path to ensure we remain a leader in technology, innovation and startups,” said Virginia Chamber President and CEO Barry DuVal. “When we cultivate an environment where entrepreneurs can start and grow successful businesses, Virginia wins.”
At the conclusion of the awards banquet, the Chamber announced five Virginia Vanguard winners, recognized for the highest growth in the categories of retail/wholesale, service, technology, manufacturing, and recognizing the company with the highest overall growth in Virginia. The 2015 Virginia Vanguard Winners are:
Highest Overall Growth: Patriot Group International Inc., Warrenton
Technology: Marathon TS, Kilmarnock
Service: New Bell Truck Lines Inc., Chester
Retail/Wholesale: Morooka USA, Ashland
Manufacturing: Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Lexington
A full list of the Fantastic 50 award winners is available below.
About the Awards—Virginia’s FANTASTIC 50 award program is a signature event of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Now in its 20th year, the FANTASTIC 50 program is the only annual statewide award recognizing Virginia’s fastest growing business.
Nominations for the 2015 FANTASTIC 50 were sought last fall from local chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and through the sponsors’ networks; companies may also nominate themselves.
To be eligible, a company must be privately held with headquarters in Virginia, show sales between $200,000 and $100 million, and demonstrate positive revenue growth and positive net income in its most recent fiscal year over the previous year. Companies are judged on four-year sales revenue history. The professional service firm Dixon Hughes Goodman verifies all award entries.
The Fantastic 50 award program is sponsored by the Virginia Chamber, Cox Communications, Inc., Virginia Business Magazine, Dixon Hughes Goodman, SunTrust Bank, Capital One, Williams Mullen, Leidos and the Westfields Marriott.
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
2015 Virginia Fantastic 50 Winners
- 1. Patriot Group International Inc., Warrenton (Virginia Vanguard – Highest Overall Growth)
- 2. Marathon TS, Kilmarnock (Virginia Vanguard – Technology)
- 3. New Bell Truck Lines Inc., Chester (Virginia Vanguard – Service)
- WillowTree Inc. ®, Charlottesville
- Arcogent Inc., Ashburn
- Eagle Ray Inc., Chantilly
- Technatomy Corporation, Fairfax
- Kitewire Inc., Arlington
- MindPoint Group LLC, Springfield
- Reed Integration Inc., Suffolk
- Zantech IT Services Inc., Tysons Corner
- Marton Technologies Inc., Newport News
- Eagle Hill Consulting LLC, Arlington
- E3 Federal Solutions, Arlington
- 15. Morooka USA, Ashland (Virginia Vanguard – Retail/Wholesale)
- Team Henry Enterprises LLC, Newport News
- 17. Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Lexington (Virginia Vanguard – Manufacturing)
- TeraThink Corporation, Reston
- Three Wire Systems LLC, Falls Church
- Grow, Norfolk
- Markon Solutions, Falls Church
- Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC, Woodbridge
- RM Advisory Services LLC, Alexandria
- InTec LLC, Fairfax
- SimVentions Inc., Fredericksburg
- Phacil Inc., Arlington
- Applied Predictive Technologies, Arlington
- Prevailance Inc., Virginia Beach
- Concept Plus LLC, Fairfax
- Millennium Corporation, Arlington
- Data Networks Corporation, Reston
- Veris Group LLC, Vienna
- Marstel Day LLC, Fredericksburg
- KidMed Inc., Glen Allen
- Sevatec Inc., Fairfax
- Image Business Interiors (ibi), Virginia Beach
- First Virginia Community Bank, Fairfax
- Valkyrie Enterprises LLC, Virginia Beach
- SOLitude Lake Management, Virginia Beach
- infoLock Technologies, Arlington
- MetroStar Systems Inc., Reston
- AutoUpLinkUSA Mid-Atlantic, Ashburn
- Buchanan & Edwards, Arlington
- Octo Consulting Group Inc., McLean
- Search Technologies, Herndon
- Amatea LLC, Leesburg
- Insignia Technology Services LLC, Newport News
- Dominion Equipment Parts LLC, Ashland
- JES Foundation Repair, Virginia Beach
- Cortek Inc., Fredericksburg
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business advocacy organization in the Commonwealth, with more than 22,600 members. The Chamber is a non-partisan, business advocacy organization that works in the legislative, regulatory and political arenas to act as the catalyst for positive change in all areas of economic development and competitiveness for Virginia.
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