Birmingham Business Journal
THE LIST
Birmingham's Fastest-growing Companies
Emerging Companies Category:  Less than $10 million in annual revenue
Ranked by percentage revenue growth from fiscal years 1999 to 2000
Name                 % growth        Top local executive  Description
Address No. employees* Title
Telephone / fax   Year founded     Web address
1
Progressive Systems LLC 329% Joseph T. McSorley Developer, marketer and distributor of proprietary
1401 20th Street S., 35205 45 CEO Internet and digital network video services
(205) 939-8450/(205) 939-0420 1998     www.progressive-sys.com
2
Atheroteck Inc. 282% Roseanne Varner Provider of a direct-measurement cholesterol
400 Vestavia Pkwy., Ste. 300, 35216 44 President, CEO analysis through a patented medical diagnostic test
(205) 871-8344/(205) 871-8392 1990     www.atherotech.com
3
Universal Solutions of Alabama 177% Brent Orth/Ramzi Imad Sales and service of business communications
100 Oxmoor Blvd., Ste. B, 35209 13 General mgr./VP of business dev. systems, data networks and convergence solutions
(205) 945-7100/(205) 945-7740 1998     www.us4business.net
4
Trillion Digital Communications 168% Hank Appleton Broadbank Internet service provider
3165 Dublin Ln., Bessemer 35022 55 President primarily to rural markets
(205) 874-7100/(205) 874-7230 1997     www.trillion21.com
5
Summit Products Inc. 139% Dan Henderson Designer and manufacturer of children's toys
7291 Gadsden Hwy., Trussville 35173 8 Partner
(205) 661-1774/(205) 661-1616 1995     none
6
Golden & Associates Construction LLC 118% Geoff Golden Commercial general contractor
2213 Morris Ave., Ste. 200, 35203 35 President
(205 322-7726/(205) 322-6016 1997     www.goldenconstruction.com
7
2AB Inc. 113% Carol C. Burt Provider of software design and
1700 Hwy. 31, Calera 35040 10 President, CEO development of secure software solutions
(205) 621-7455/Same 1997     www.2ab.com
8
Savela & Associates Inc. 99% Edward S. Savela Recruiter and temporary staffer of accounting,
1 Chase Corporate Dr., Ste. 490, 35244 15 President office, administrative and information technology
(205) 444-0080/(205) 444-0088 1996     www.savela.com
9
Calvary Flooring Inc. 76% Thad Trunipseed/Victor Sharp Commercial and residential flooring
1013 Yeager Pkwy., Pelham 35124 35 Partners
(205) 620-9552/(205) 620-9566 1997     www.calvaryflooring.com
10
Southern Food Concepts Inc. 74% Jim Finley Foodservice broker
105 Trade Center Dr., 35244 27 President
(205) 403-0375/(205) 403-0599 1997     www.sfconcepts.com
**Published by Birmingham Business Journal, April 6, 2001