| 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 | ||||||