Nine Local Companies Make Hot100 List

Nine Chattanooga companies made Business TN magazine’s fastest-growing businesses in the state list for 2008. The magazine names its Hot100 annually in the November/December issue.

The area companies – all of which are Chamber members – include:

• Access America Transport

• Coptix

• East Tech

• Excalibur Integrated Systems

• Kenco

• Market Street Solutions

• PlayCore

• Tricycle

• Walden Security

Here’s how Business TN describes the companies: "Fast-growing, emerging or simply full of promise, they represent the best Tennessee has to offer in terms of entrepreneurial vision and growth.

"From startups getting their financial legs beneath them to more established companies whose mature growth is remarkable, this patchwork of companies – big and small, highly profitable and increasingly profitable, full of dreams or realizing their dreams – is perhaps best described as a list of companies to watch."

Key criteria in the selection process are revenue, employee growth, growth over a period of years, growth compared to industry average, projected growth and projected pitfalls.

"In sum," according to the magazine, "the second annual Hot100 spotlights companies that are enriching our local and regional economies, providing jobs and fueling the Volunteer State’s entrepreneurial culture. These businesses speak volumes about the value of free enterprise – especially amid today’s challenging economic times."

For the magazine’s summaries of the companies visit www.businesstn.com.