Energy Optimizers, USA Ranks #484 in Inc 5000

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20 Aug

In an article published in the Dayton Business Journal on August 20, 2014, Inc. Magazine released its annual list of 5,000 fastest growing companies in the country, with 19 of them headquartered in the Dayton region. The local area also is home to the fastest-growing firm in Ohio.

The list is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2010 to 2013.
Having these thriving companies in a region is valuable, as they often need to hire more workers or upgrade their offices to handle the increased workloads.

And the number of local Inc. 5000 companies is growing. The region had 17 on the list last year and 14 on the list in 2012.

For 2014, the fastest-growing Ohio company is located in the Miami Valley as Enon-based Ohio Investments ranks No. 48 overall with a three-year growth rate of 5,500 percent.

Ohio Investments — which buys and sells properties — is the only Ohio company ranked in the top 100.

Other Dayton-area companies on the list are:

Tipp City-based Energy Optimizers (No. 484; growth rate of 979 percent)
Beavercreek-based Defense Engineering (No. 648; growth rate of 709 percent)
Monroe-based Housh (No. 999; growth rate of 448 percent)
West Chester-based Cameo Solutions (No. 1,324; growth rate of 325 percent)
Dayton-based Boost Rewards (No. 1,661; growth rate of 254 percent)
West Chester-based iNET Interactive (No. 2,371; growth rate of 163 percent)
Springfield-based Upward Brand Interactions (No. 2,517; growth rate of 150 percent)
Dayton-based Lighthouse Technologies (No. 2,539; growth rate of 148 percent)
Dayton-based Prime Controls (No. 2,784; growth rate of 133 percent)
West Chester-based Contingent Network Services (No. 3,216; growth rate of 108 percent)
Beavercreek-based JamPlay.com (No. 3,271; growth rate of 105 percent)
Dayton-based Buckeye Home Health Care (No. 3,394; growth rate of 99 percent)
Middletown-based Hightowers Petroleum (No. 3,409; growth rate of 98 percent)
Troy-based One Call Now (No. 3,779; growth rate of 83 percent)
Dayton-based Logan A/C & heat Services (No. 4,221; growth rate of 68 percent)
Troy-based RW Earhart Co. (No. 4,469; growth rate of 59 percent)
West Chester-based Planes Companies (No. 4,775; growth rate of 49 percent)
West Chester-based Metal Resource Solutions (No. 4,810; growth rate of 48 percent)

Here are some facts about the Inc. 5000 companies, according to the magazine:

• The median growth rate for Inc. 5000 companies has been 151 percent or more over the past three years, generating collective revenue of $211 billion.
• Inc. 5000 companies have created 505,000 jobs over the past three years.
• To make the top 500, a company had to have achieved a remarkable three-year growth of 942 percent.

The No. 1 spot on the list belonged to El Segundo, Calif.-based Fuhu, the creator of an Android tablet for kids and an application to use the Internet in a parent-monitored environment.