Boston Business Journal Recognizes Region's Fastest Growing Companies with 2008 Pacesetters Awards.Waltham-based Infoscitex Corp. named region's fastest-growing private company at awards event BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- The Boston Business Journal today recognized and ranked 60 of the region's fastest growing private companies to name Infoscitex the top company in revenue growth at the second-annual Pacesetters Pacesetters is a project created by Facility Architects, a London-based design firm. Its aim is to harness the vibrations generated by activities within a city and generate electricity for lighting purposes. History The concept itself is not new. Awards for 2008. The honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. recognizes skill in managing a rapidly growing company, showing robust revenues, and creating business strategies that led to success in a competitive business environment in the period between 2004 and 2007. "For the second year, we have been able to give the business community a list of the fastest growing, smartest, and most successful companies that everyone should be watching," said Boston Business Journal Publisher Mike Olivieri. "We are pleased to acknowledge the hard work and skill of these rapidly growing companies with Pacesetters Awards." "These are the companies that have been able to grow quickly by skillfully skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. navigating (networking, hypertext) navigating - Finding your way around. Often used of the Internet, particularly the World-Wide Web. A browser is a tool for navigating hypertext documents. the changing economy while effectively managing their businesses," said Boston Business Journal Editor George Donnelly. "The Pacesetters Awards not only acknowledges the achievements of these companies, it gives our readers insight into what makes a company successful even in the current economy." Infoscitex, a Waltham-based engineering company has seen its revenue grow by 1,350 percent since 2004, making it the number one private company in the 2008 Pacesetters Awards. Founded in 2000, Infoscitex is a research, development, and engineering firm providing technology solutions and services for defense & aerospace, life science, and energy & environment customers. These top-rated companies and Infoscitex were honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. at the Boston Business Journal's Pacesetters Awards breakfast today, April 18th at the Sheraton Boston. The event also featured a panel of executives from some of the 2008 Pacesetters companies moderated by Daniel Hutchins of PricewaterhouseCoopers who discussed the strategies they put in place to achieve success and rapidly grow their revenue. The Pacesetters list was determined by survey information gathered and analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. by the Boston Business Journal from private companies throughout the Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. region. Based on the information provided, 60 companies were selected on their revenue growth between 2004 and 2007, which had to exceed at least $1 million as of 2004. For more information and to view this year's honorees visit http://events.bizjournals.com/3899 |
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