Fourteen Delaware companies made the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies.
North Wilmington-based Swift Capital was the fastest growing Delaware company on the list ranking 64th. Swift provides online business loans.
No. 2 was Astoria Co., Wilmington which Inc. described as a “performance based marketing company with expertise in pay per call, search engine optimization, pay per click, e-mail, display, call centers, social media, and offline advertising.
Delaware ranked 35th among the 50 states in the number of companies on the list published by the business magazine and website.
California, despite its reputation for having a bad business climate led the nation with 681 companies. Texas had 423 companies on the list and New York had 357.
A number of more heavily populated states, including Rhode Island, Maine and West Virginia had fewer companies on the list than Delaware. Wyoming had only one company.
The District of Columbia, outpaced many states, including Delaware, with 47 companies on the list.
Other Delaware companies on the list included fast-growing software and hardware company SevOne, Newark. SevOne, which was founded in Delaware has systems that monitor the health of data networks for large companies.
The most unusual company on the Delaware list is Lurong Living, a company based in Lewes that makes a health supplement derived from deer antlers.
One of the ten fastest-growing companies in the state, TekSolv noted it has seen 198 percent growth and added 125 jobs within the past three years.
“Our growth as a company is possible due to the hard work of our dedicated team as well as the support of our valued customers,” said John Mouser, president of TekSolv.
The list is closely watched, since fast-growing companies help drive employment growth in states. SevOne, for example, which has been growing at more than 300 percent a year in revenues, now employs about 400 people, with the bulk of those jobs in Delaware.
Swift Capital has a staff of 115.
The fastest growing company on the list was Ultra Networks, a Southern California-based cellular network operator that offers international data talk and other services.
Below are the Delaware companies and their ranking. Click here for links to detailed information on the companies below:
64 – Swift Capital, Financial Services
119 – Astoria Company, Wilmington, Advertising & Marketing
201 – X5 Networks, Wilmington, IT Services
270 – Lurong Living, Lewes, Health
1249 – SevOne, Newark, Software
1479 – Chesapeake Plumbing and Heating, Frankford, Construction
1778 – Dupray, Newark, Consumer Products & Services
1974 – Biomedical Research Laboratories, Wilmington, Food & Beverage
1993 – Teksolv, Newark, Business Products & Services
3322 – BrightFields, Wilmington, Environmental Services
3528 – The Encima Group, Newark, Business Products & Services
4339 – CTSIT, Wilmington, IT Services
4698 – Integrity Staffing Solutions, Newark, Human Resources
4785 – Trinity Logistics, Seaford, Logistics & Transportation
