CHANTILLY – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce celebrated fifty of the fastest growing Virginia companies at the twenty-third annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50 Awards Banquet” on April 26 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly. Nearly 450 attendees participated in the banquet to recognize the companies for their success.

“We are pleased to recognize the fastest growing businesses from across the Commonwealth,” said Barry DuVal, president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber is committed to implementing the strategies outlined in Blueprint Virginia 2025 to make Virginia the best place for businesses to start and to grow so we can have more success stories like we see here tonight. We are glad to toast the entrepreneurial spirit of these Virginia business leaders and the dedicated employees who have brought these companies continued success.”

At the conclusion of the awards banquet, the Chamber announced five Virginia Vanguard winners, recognized for the highest growth in the categories of service, technology, manufacturing, retail/wholesale, and recognizing the company with the highest overall growth in Virginia. The 2018 Virginia Vanguard Winners are:

Highest Overall Growth: B.E.S. Technology Inc., Ashburn

Technology: DH Tech, Leesburg

Service: Alpha Omega Integration LLC, McLean

Manufacturing: O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk

Retail/Wholesale: Brandito LLC, Richmond

A full list of the Fantastic 50 award winners is available below.

Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Virginia Fantastic 50 Winners

1. B.E.S. Technology Inc., Ashburn (Virginia Vanguard – Highest Overall Growth)
2. Alpha Omega Integration LLC, McLean (Virginia Vanguard – Service)
3. DH Tech, Leesburg (Virginia Vanguard – Technology)
4. Perfecta, Springfield
5. Syntelligent Analytic Solutions LLC, Falls Church
6. Super Systems Inc. (SSi), Virginia Beach
7. Hilb Group, Richmond
8. AM LLC, Arlington
9. Creative Systems and Consulting LLC, McLean
10. Artemis Consulting Inc., Vienna
11. Apogee Research LLC, Arlington
12. Cynet Systems Inc, Ashburn
13. C3 Integrated Solutions, Arlington
14. Spatial Front Inc., McLean
15. Highlight Technologies LLC, Fairfax
16. Convoke, Arlington
17. NEOSTEK Inc., Arlington
18. Eagle Hill Consulting, Arlington
19. DIGITALSPEC LLC, Fairfax
20. American Cyber Inc., Clifton
21. Concept Plus LLC, Fairfax
22. Davis Defense Group Inc., Stafford
23. Virginia Foundation Solutions Inc., Virginia Beach
24. E3 Federal Solutions, McLean
25. ValidaTek Inc., McLean
26. The Bridge Group LLC, Bumpass
27. Criterion Systems, Vienna
28. Integrated Health Services, Hampton
29. Darkblade Systems, Stafford
30. 1Rivet, Reston
31. SOLitude Lake Management, Virginia Beach
32. O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk (Virginia Vanguard – Manufacturing)
33. MicroHealth LLC, Tysons
34. Tesla Government Inc, Vienna
35. Cape Henry Associates, Virginia Beach
36. NuAxis Innovations, Vienna
37. Contract Solutions Inc., Manassas
38. Tribal Tech LLC, Alexandria
39. ITA International LLC, Yorktown
40. DANE LLC, Chantilly
41. RM Advisory Services LLC, Alexandria
42. Brandito LLC, Richmond (Virginia Vanguard – Retail/Wholesale)
43. Divurgent, Virginia Beach
44. SecuriGence, Leesburg
45. Sevatec, Fairfax
46. Firebird AST, Falls Church
47. ITility LLC, Herndon
48. Parker Host Inc., Norfolk
49. The Frontier Project, Richmond
50. JES Foundation Repair, Virginia Beach

About the Awards—Virginia’s FANTASTIC 50 award program is a signature event of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Now in its 23rd year, the FANTASTIC 50 program is the only annual statewide award recognizing Virginia’s fastest growing business.

Nominations for the 2018 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 revenues between $200,000 and $200 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 revenue history. The professional service firm Dixon Hughes Goodman verifies all award entries.

The Fantastic 50 award program is sponsored by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Cox Communications, Inc., Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Dixon Hughes Goodman, J.P. Morgan Chase, the Westfields Marriott, SunTrust Bank, Virginia Business Magazine and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.

About the Virginia Chamber of Commerce

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the Commonwealth, with more than 26,000 members. The Chamber is a non-partisan, business advocacy organization that works in the legislative, regulatory, civic and judicial arenas to act as the catalyst for positive change in all areas of economic development and competitiveness for Virginia. In December 2017, the Chamber released an update to its long-term strategic economic development plan, Blueprint Virginia 2025, which engaged over 6,000 business and community leaders to lay out a plan to getting Virginia back to the top of national business climate rankings. Learn more at www.vachamber.com.