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Driver Pipeline Company, Inc. | Dec 11, 2009
Dallas (SMU) - In its 19th year, the Dallas 100™ Awards, presented by the SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, recognized the fastest growing, privately held companies in the Dallas area. Despite the recession, the success of these companies indicates the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in North Texas, as these winning companies combined to generate sales of $8.4 billion in the past three years, grew average sales from 2006 to 2008 by 176 percent, and grew number of employees from 14,764 in 2006 to 26,142 in 2008. Sales for the top 10 winners combined represent a 480 percent increase in 2008 over sales in 2006.
" In some ways the Dallas 100 winning companies seem to defy gravity. In a 10% unemployment national environment they created more than 11,000 new jobs over the last two years, " said Jerry White, director of the Caruth Institute. " These companies prove that with innovative ideas and top quality management dynamic, fast growth businesses can be built even in challenging environments. "
The top companies were recognized at an awards ceremony at the Meyerson Symphony Center November 4, with keynote speaker Sam Wyly, entrepreneur, author and founder of Green Mountain Energy. Lisa Bormaster, publisher of the Dallas Business Journal, and Kevin Knox, assistant dean of external relations, SMU Cox School of Business, served as emcees for the event.
In order to qualify for the Dallas 100™, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership (not a subsidiary of a parent company) as of May 1, 2008; be headquartered in the Dallas area; have had sales of more than $500,000 in fiscal 2006; have had sales of not more than $75,000,000 in 2006; have a three-year sales history reflecting growth; and, have a credit report and character satisfactory to the Dallas 100™, determined at the sole discretion of the Dallas 100™.
Below are the winners for 2009, in ranked order:
- Ambit Energy
- Riverstone Residential
- PrintPlace.com
- Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
- Warrior Group
- Genband
- Woot, Inc.
- Driver Pipeline Company, Inc.
- Haley-Greer, Inc.
- Credit Answers
- e-Rewards Market Research
- Frisco Medical Center, LLP/dba Baylor Medical Center at Frisco
- Behavioral Health Group
- One Technologies, LP
- RealPage, Inc.
- Improving Enterprises
- MYCON General Contractors
- Credit Solutions
- QuickOffice, Inc.
- The Delta Companies
- Embassy International Inc.
- OraMetrix, Inc.
- Akili
- AspireHR, Inc.
- WR Starkey Mortgage, LLP
- Mustang Technology Group, LP
- Vignon Corporation
- First Choice Emergency Room
- Taos-Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions
- Sebastian Construction Group
- Saxton Pierce Restaurant Corporation
- Beard Integrated Systems, Inc.
- 5GStudio Collaborative, LLC
- Neighborhood Ventures, Inc. dba Fish City Grill & Half Shell
- Link America, Inc.
- Layered Technologies, Inc.
- Trend Personnel Services, Inc.
- Palm Beach Tan, Inc.
- Svtronics, Inc.
- Base 4 Group, Inc.
- Anthony Travel, Inc.
- Homeland HealthCare
- American Unit Inc.
- Clearview Management Consultant
- Chacon Autos, Ltd.
- mundayMorning Creative Group
- Halo Group, Inc.
- MW Logistics, LLC
- 1000bulbs.com
- Icon Construction, Inc.
- All-Tex Pipe & Supply, Inc.
- AutoRevo
- Pariveda Solutions, Inc.
- Epic MedStaff Services, Inc.
- Lawton Commercial Services
- Estill Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Nortex Modular Space
- Preferred Imaging Centers, LLC
- ISNetworld
- Southern Botanical, Inc.
- Colo4Dallas, LP
- Trinity Consultants
- Chemguard
- Milestone Electric
- VAC Holding, Inc.
- Wilson Associates
- Peckham Custom Builders, Ltd.
- Snappy Salads
- Sharon Young, Inc.
- Texas Institute for Surgery
- Xenosoft Technologies, Inc.
- Paranet Solutions
- Medigain, Inc.
- HRsmart
- Worldlink, Inc.
- Halff Associates, Inc.
- Avalon Consulting, LLC
- DFW Grating, Inc.
- Impel Management Services, LLC
- MobileComm Professionals, Inc.
- Enkitec
- Intex Electrical Contracting, Inc.
- Frontline Source Group, Inc.
- M&A Technology, Inc.
- Advance Components
- MarketWave
- Faulkner Design Group
- Keste, LLC
- Community Waste Disposal, LP
- Venus Construction
- Symon Communications, Inc.
- Dynasty Hotel Group
- Centerpoint Builders, Ltd
- Innovations Medspa, PA
- ProStar Services
- Yellow Checker Cab Company
- AM Design
- Electronic Transaction Consultants Corp.
- Accudata Technologies
- M&S Technologies Inc.
About SMU Cox
SMU's Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board Executive Mentoring Program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report.
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