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2007 Inc. 5,000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
Chicago, IL (July 1, 2007) The Inc. 5,000 is Inc.com’s annual list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. It was first launched in 2007 as a tenfold expansion of the 25-year-old Inc. 500, which has featured many companies before they became world-renowned, including Microsoft, Domino’s Pizza, and Oracle. Every company honored on the inaugural Inc. 5,000 was profiled on Inc.com. You can check out the 2007 Inc. 5,000 here. The top 500, the Inc. 500, were also featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine. All of the Inc. 5,000 profiles were based on interviews with company management.
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These companies are the elite--a mere sliver of the seven million or so companies in the U.S. that have employees. What have we learned about them? The 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. produced $194 billion in 2006 revenue, about 1.5 percent of the national gross domestic product, and employed more than 900,000 people, about 0.6 percent of the jobs in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the average Inc. 5,000 company had more revenue than the average company on this year's Inc. 500 list-$38.9 million for the Inc. 5,000 compared to $34.4 million for the Inc. 500. It had a little over one and a third times as many employees-187 for the Inc. 5,000; 138 for the Inc. 500. And it was nearly twice as old, with the average Inc. 5,000 company having been around 15 years, and the average Inc. 500 company just eight years old.
Pegasus Logistics Group
Year Founded: 1994
Employees: 176
615 Freeport Parkway
Coppell, 75019
P. 1 469-671-0300
F. 1 469-671-0314
What it does: Provides domestic air and ground transportation, with a focus on customized logistics solutions.
Why it's growing: Outside-the-box logistical solutions help clients move their products around the globe, efficiently and economiclly.
What's noteworthy: Re-invests more than 10% of its returns in staff, training and technology. Office perks include an onsite wellness coordinator and massage therapist.