Virginia Chamber Unveils 20th Annual List of Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies – the Fantastic 50
April 30th, 2015

Virginia Chamber Unveils 20th Annual List of Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies – the Fantastic 50

 

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2015

Contact: Paul Logan

703-403-6464 (m)

p.logan@vachamber.com

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. 1.     Patriot Group International Inc., Warrenton (Virginia Vanguard – Highest Overall Growth)
  2. 2.     Marathon TS, Kilmarnock (Virginia Vanguard – Technology)
  3. 3.     New Bell Truck Lines Inc., Chester (Virginia Vanguard – Service)
  4. WillowTree  Inc. ®, Charlottesville
  5. Arcogent  Inc., Ashburn
  6. Eagle Ray Inc., Chantilly
  7. Technatomy Corporation, Fairfax
  8. Kitewire Inc., Arlington
  9. MindPoint Group LLC, Springfield
  10. Reed Integration Inc.,  Suffolk
  11. Zantech IT Services Inc., Tysons Corner
  12. Marton Technologies Inc., Newport News
  13. Eagle Hill Consulting LLC, Arlington
  14. E3 Federal Solutions, Arlington
  15. 15.  Morooka USA, Ashland (Virginia Vanguard – Retail/Wholesale)
  16. Team Henry Enterprises LLC, Newport News
  17. 17.  Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Lexington (Virginia Vanguard – Manufacturing)
  18. TeraThink Corporation, Reston
  19. Three Wire Systems LLC, Falls Church
  20. Grow, Norfolk
  21. Markon Solutions, Falls Church
  22. Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC, Woodbridge
  23. RM Advisory Services LLC, Alexandria
  24. InTec LLC, Fairfax
  25. SimVentions Inc., Fredericksburg
  26. Phacil Inc., Arlington
  27. Applied Predictive Technologies, Arlington
  28. Prevailance Inc., Virginia Beach
  29. Concept Plus LLC, Fairfax
  30. Millennium Corporation, Arlington
  31. Data Networks Corporation, Reston
  32. Veris Group LLC, Vienna
  33. Marstel Day LLC, Fredericksburg
  34. KidMed Inc., Glen Allen
  35. Sevatec Inc., Fairfax
  36. Image Business Interiors (ibi), Virginia Beach
  37. First Virginia Community Bank, Fairfax
  38. Valkyrie Enterprises  LLC, Virginia Beach
  39. SOLitude Lake Management, Virginia Beach
  40. infoLock Technologies, Arlington
  41. MetroStar Systems Inc., Reston
  42. AutoUpLinkUSA Mid-Atlantic, Ashburn
  43. Buchanan & Edwards, Arlington
  44. Octo Consulting Group Inc., McLean
  45. Search Technologies, Herndon
  46. Amatea LLC, Leesburg
  47. Insignia Technology Services  LLC, Newport News
  48. Dominion Equipment Parts LLC, Ashland
  49. JES Foundation Repair, Virginia Beach
  50. 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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