Five companies in northern Indiana made Inc. Magazine’s third annual list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing companies. These include two each in St Joseph and Porter counties, and one in Lake County.
No. 931: Working Person’s Store. The Lakeville apparel retailer’s revenues have grown by almost 328% since 2005 to $14.4 million in 2008.
No. 2,005: ESW. Based in Crown Point, ESW saw revenues grow from $1.6 million in 2005 to $4.6 last year, a 159% increase. The company provides training in electrical and mechanical crafts, instrumentation, machine operation, software, quality assurance and safety, and mobile equipment operation.
No. 2,075: Alliance. A maker of magnetic manufacturing materials for a variety of industries, Alliance’s revenues increased $153.4% to $7.8 million from 2005 to 2008. Alliance is based in Valparaiso.
No. 2,782: Cornerstone Appraisal Services. Also based in Valparaiso, residential appraiser Cornerstone had revenues of $6.3 million in 2008, up 103.1% versus 2005.
No. 3,166: St. Clair Apparel. The South Bend-based custom apparel maker’s revenues rose 83.8% to $8.6 million between 2005 and 2008.
Overall, 62 Hoosier concerns made Inc.’s list.