Fourteen businesses based in the Capital Region have made Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest growing U.S. companies.
Gonzales-based energy company Greenup Industries is the highest-ranked local firm, coming in at No. 208. Founded in 2012, the company has about 70 employees and $14.9 million in revenues in 2016. The company grew 2,079% over a three-year period, according to Inc.
Also on the list is Baton Rouge-based PPMG. The construction project management company is ranked No. 274, with 2016 revenues of $5.6 million and a three-year growth rate of 1,594%. Baton Rouge-based MasteryPrep made the list at No. 275, with $5.7 million in revenues in 2016 and a three-year growth rate of 1,585%.
The magazine annually ranks companies according to revenue growth over an annual and three-year period. Skillz, a San Francisco-based software company, tops this year’s list with 2016 revenues of $54.2 million and a three-year growth rate of 50,059%.
