100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Hispanic-Owned Companies Featured in the July/August Issue of Hispanic Business Magazine.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A directory and analysis of the 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Hispanic-Owned Companies will be featured in the July/August double issue of Hispanic Business magazine. Five-year revenue growth for the companies in the directory jumped to 334 percent in 2006, an increase of 35 percent from 2005. San Antonio-based TerraHealth, Inc., which specializes in healthcare and military support, was the fastest-growing company on the list with reported growth of 8,339 percent since 2001. Anthony Terrazas, CEO of TerraHealth and former Medical Service Corps officer relied on his own knowledge of the Department of Defense procurement systems and military healthcare missions to drive up revenues.

Other top companies with the greatest percentages of growth included Prime Choice Foods Inc. of Bristol, VA at 8,085 percent; Milagro Packaging of Dundee, MI at 7,601 percent; BH Capital Partners LLC of Coral Gables, FL at 5,845 percent; and Mayorga Coffee Roaster Inc. of Rockville, MD at 5,150 percent. An analysis of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies will be available on http://www.HispanicBusiness.com beginning August 1.

The July/August issue also includes a directory of the Hispanic Business Top 50 Exporters, which accounted for $2.57 billion in exports in 2005. Florida-based, Hispanic-owned companies made up over half of the Top 50 but accounted for $2.3 billion in exports. Wholesale remained the top export industry with a total of $2.28 billion among 22 companies. Miami-based Brightstar Corporation, a distributor of value-added services for the wireless industry, topped off the list at $1.54 billion in exports. Brightstar was also the second fastest-growing company by dollar growth, with total revenues of $2.25 billion in 2005.

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