Chantilly – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced the names of fifty of the fastest growing Virginia companies at the twenty first annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50 Awards Banquet” on April 28 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly. More than 400 attendees participated in the banquet to celebrate the success of these Virginia entrepreneurs.

“The Virginia Chamber exists to promote the free enterprise system and advance a better business environment in the Commonwealth for private sector businesses to succeed,” said the president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Barry DuVal. “The 50 companies being recognized today are the ones who are leading that success by raising personal incomes of Virginians, attracting top talent, and making their communities better places to live and work. We are pleased to honor the entrepreneurial spirit and hard work of these business ventures.”

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 2016 Virginia Vanguard Winners are:

Highest Overall Growth: Cynet Systems Inc., Ashburn

Technology: Synaptek Corp., Reston

Service: Patriot Group International Inc., Warrenton

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 21st year, the Fantastic 50 program is the only annual statewide award recognizing Virginia’s fastest growing business.

Nominations for the 2016 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 $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 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., Avison Young, Inc., Virginia Business Magazine, Dixon Hughes Goodman, SunTrust Bank, Capital One, the Washington Nationals, and the Westfields Marriott.

Virginia Chamber of Commerce
2016 Virginia Fantastic 50 Winners

1. Cynet Systems Inc., Ashburn (Virginia Vanguard – Highest Overall Growth)
2. Patriot Group International, Inc., Warrenton (Virginia Vanguard – Service)
3. Synaptek Corporation, Reston (Virginia Vanguard – Technology)
4. PotomacWave Consulting, Alexandria
5. V1 Analytical Solutions, LLC, Arlington
6. Pretek Corporation, Chantilly
7. American Cyber, Inc., Clifton
8. Ingenicomm, Inc., Chantilly
9. E3 Federal Solutions, McLean
10. Amatea, LLC, Leesburg
11. Marathon TS, Inc., Kilmarnock
12. Eagle Hill Consulting, Arlington
13. Corps Solutions, Stafford
14. Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Lexington (Virginia Vanguard – Manufacturing)
15. Eagle Ray Inc., Chantilly
16. O’Connor Brewing Company, LLC, Norfolk
17. Macedon Technologies, Reston
18. Concept Plus, LLC, Fairfax
19. MindPoint Group, LLC, Springfield
20. Insignia Technology Services LLC, Newport News
21. Kitewire Inc., Arlington
22. Technatomy Corporation, Fairfax
23. ValidaTek Inc., Arlington
24. Morooka USA, Ashland (Virginia Vanguard – Retail/Wholesale)
25. Buchanan & Edwards, Inc., Arlington
26. SimVentions, Inc., Fredericksburg
27. TTC, Inc., Arlington
28. IBC, a DBS Company, Reston
29. Fusion PPT, Vienna
30. Unissant, Reston
31. 1901 Group, LLC, Reston
32. Sevatec, Inc., Fairfax
33. Zantech IT Services, Inc., Tysons Corner
34. Grow, Norfolk
35. Veris Group LLC, Vienna
36. Phacil Inc., Arlington
37. infoLock Technologies, Arlington
38. InTec, LLC, Fairfax
39. Higher Logic, Arlington
40. New Bell Truck Lines, Inc., Chester
41. Applied Predictive Technologies, Arlington
42. ODUrent, Norfolk
43. First Virginia Community Bank, Fairfax
44. Search Technologies, Herndon
45. SOLitude Lake Management, Virginia Beach
46. NuAxis Innovations, Vienna
47. Prevailance, Inc., Virginia Beach
48. Millennium Corporation, Arlington
49. Verity Commercial, LLC, Reston
50. 360IT Partners, Virginia Beach

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business advocacy organization in the Commonwealth, with 24,854. 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.