For more information on the selection process, read "The Fast Get Faster." Below you will find the list's brightest stars, winners of the Virginia Vanguard Awards, and advertising profiles of other members of the Fantastic 50.

 

COMPANY

GROWTH %

1997
REVENUES

CATEGORY

1997 EMPLOYEES

HEADQUARTERS

(1)

Computer & Hi-tech Management

4253

$10,359,000

Technology

110

Virginia Beach

(2)

Arrowhead Space & Telecommunications

2193

$4,933,712

Technology

34

Falls Church

(3)

Unitel

2115

$12,232,999

Service

380

McLean

(4)

Service Management USA

1270

$26,266,000

Service

147

Sterling

(5)

Oakley Tank Lines

1003

$4,617,483

Service

63

Prince George

(6)

Indus

741

$7,009,860

Technology

85

Vienna

(7)

* MicroStrategy

718

$40,742,113

Technology

592

Vienna

(8)

Reliable Software Technologies

675

$3,453,049

Technology

50

Sterling

(9)

InoTech

625

$5,289,399

Technology

22

Fairfax

(10)

TWD & Associates

557

$8,353,825

Service

98

Falls Church

(11)

Universal Systems & Technology

534

$30,822,581

Technology

210

Fairfax

(12)

Rector Construction Company

453

$14,573,804

Service

30

Manassas

(13)

Intelx

421

$4,004,988

Technology

82

Leesburg

(14)

Signal

393

$91,534,899

Technology

1180

Farifax

(15)

Systems Applications

389

$5,728,706

Technology

76

Vienna

(16)

PRA International

373

$53,593,378

Service

602

Vienna

(17)

Solutions by Design

362

wnd

Technology

68

Vienna

(18)

Slabaugh Morgan White & Associates

357

$6,269,634

Service

60

Richmond

(19)

Trex

356

$34,137,000

Manufacturing

174

Winchester

(20)

ABC Temporaries & Staffing Services

349

$12,782,541

Service

49

Fredericksburg

(21)

System Professionals

335

wnd

Service

19

Richmond

(22)

FreBon International

316

$10,295,633

Retail/Wholesale

26

McLean

(23)

Synchrony

304

wnd

Technology

12

Roanoke

(24)

Omni Electrical Constructors

294

$6,100,578

Service

57

Forest

(25)

Bay Diesel

288

wnd

Service

36

Chesapeake

(26)

Redmon Group

287

$1,529,955

Technology

14

Alexandria

(27)

Emerald Construction

281

wnd

Service

26

Richmond

(28)

KVK Precision Specialties

278

$6,841,699

Manufacturing

62

Shenandoah

(29)

The Adams Companies

259

$1,803,470

Service

6

Winchester

(30)

Commercial Entrance Systems

259

wnd

Retail/Wholesale

25

Mechanicsville

(31)

Zeiders Enterprises

246

$9,726,464

Service

330

Woodbridge

(32)

Subsystem Technologies

235

$6,371,246

Technology

49

Rosslyn

(33)

Lloyd Associates

226

$5,189,181

Service

22

Glen Allen

(34)

Innovative Logistics Techniques

219

$39,211,556

Technology

404

McLean

(35)

High Performance Technologies

207

$8,283,568

Technology

75

Reston

(36)

Deck America

206

$7,409,646

Manufacturing

136

Lorton

(37)

**Aspire Technology Group

192

$16,567,742

Technology

33

Chantilly

(38)

NCI Information Systems

183

$68,905,833

Technology

950

McLean

(39)

Houston Associates

183

$29,429,960

Technology

311

Arlington

(40)

Spectrum Office Systems

182

$6,043,519

Retail/Wholesale

19

Fairfax

(41)

Megabyte Business Systems

177

$29,395,000

Technology

49

Ashland

(42)

LeClair Ryan

173

wnd

Service

130

Richmond

(43)

HCI Technologies

170

$10,999,468

Technology

120

Reston

(44)

The Meridian Group

155

$8,322,541

Service

34

Virginia Beach

(45)

Professional Management Group of Virginia

155

wnd

Technology

8

Richmond

(46)

Integrated Business Systems

154

wnd

Technology

20

Richmond

(47)

FGM

154

$8,492,857

Technology

91

Herndon

(48)

The Whitlock Group

152

$23,366,405

Technology

74

Richmond

(49)

Alliance Engineering

150

$6,892,242

Service

72

Richmond

(50)

R. W. Murray

150

$19,870,020

Service

20

Chantilly

* MicroStrategy went public in June 1998.

** Aspire Technology Group was formerly named Clover Technologies.


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