Idaho Business Review — Thursday, August 28, 2008
Inc. magazine’s new list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States includes 17 Idaho companies. Yes, that’s 0.34 percent of the nation’s top companies, located right here in Idaho.
But we're not at the bottom of the list. Wyoming, Hawaii and Alaska each have just three companies in the top 5,000. And Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, the Dakotas and West Virginia all have fewer fastest-growing companies than Idaho.
That’s right about where we should be. With the 39th largest population in the nation, having fewer exploding businesses than 40 other states is about right. And with just one half of one percent of the nation’s population living in Idaho, hosting 0.34 percent of the fastest-growing private businesses isn't too bad.
The Idaho companies that fit in with the nation’s fastest growing (by percent increase in revenue) are:
- No. 513 PalmerCash.com, Boise
- No. 692 M2M Communications, Boise
- No. 1334 Mullen Crane & Transport, Soda Springs
- No. 1588 B & B Builders, Rigby
- No. 1907 North Wind, Idaho Falls
- No. 1238 Economic Modeling Specialists, Moscow
- No. 2148 Bodybuilding.com, Boise
- No. 2239 Pita Pit, Coeur d'Alene
- No. 3009 Birch Creek Millwork, Terreton
- No. 3279 Petra, Meridian
- No. 3846 TitleOne, Boise
- No. 3990 Sloan Security Fencing, Boise
- No. 4004 Business Psychology Associates, Boise
- No. 4054 AllowayElectric, Garden City
- No. 4231 Phoenix Lumber, Blackfoot
- No. 4747 CD World, Idaho Falls
- No. 4925 Employers Resource Management Company, Boise