vbpagelogo.gif (5078 bytes) Fantastic 50
Small Private Companies on the Vanguard of Growth
Rank Company 1995 -'98 %Growth

1998 Revenues
(in millions)

Category

Employees

Headquarters
1 The Adams Cos. 267 $6.60 Service 8 Winchester
2 NLX Corp. 179 11.2 Technology 139 Sterling
3 Technology TEAM 146 2.8 Technology 37 Alexandria
4 Vastera 137 Would not disclose Technology 99 Dulles
5 VMS 125 wnd Service 474 Richmond
6 HCI Technologies 113 23.4 Technology 125 Reston
7 R.W. Murray 94 38.6 Service 24 Chantilly
8 Leisure Publishing 86 4.9 Service 22 Roanoke
9 Management Analysis 85 8.5 Service 96 Vienna
10 Jubilee Tech International 80 1.2 Service 18 Virginia Beach
11 Managed Benefits 79 1.3 Service 12 Richmond
12 Xperts 75 5.1 Technology 73 Glen Allen
13 Matrix Capital Markets Group 72 wnd Service 25 Richmond
14 New Ravenna 72 2 Manufacturing 52 Exmore
Rank Company 1995 -'98 %Growth

1998 Revenues
(in millions)

Category

Employees

Headquarters
15 IMPAQ 71 3.6 Technology 30 Virginia Beach
16 INDUS 62 11.4 Technology 150 Vienna
17 Computer & Hi-Tech Management 54 15.9 Service 220 Virginia Beach
18 High Performance Technologies 52 wnd Technology 159 Arlington
19 Soltech Group 51 2.6 Technology 22 Charlottesville
20 InsurMark Group 51 wnd Service 8 Reston
21 Infotech Enterprises 47 4 Technology 42 Alexandria
22 The Uttermost Co. 46 31.1 Manufacturing 180 Rocky Mount
23 Dietze Construction Group 46 35.7 Service 65 Chantilly
24 Metro/Metropolitan Technologies 45 40.9 Technology 210 Manassas
25 Omniplex World Services 45 50.7 Service 2,555 McLean
26 McKinney and Co. 44 7.3 Service 107 Ashland
27 Route 11 Potato Chips 43 0.8 Manufacturing 10 Middletown
28 Whitlock Group 42 33 Technology 105 Richmond
29 FGM 42 12 Technology 108 Dulles
Rank Company 1995 -'98 %Growth

1998 Revenues
(in millions)

Category

Employees

Headquarters
30 Marathon Bank 41 1.2 Service 68 Winchester
31 Deck America 39 10.3 Manufacturing 180 Woodbridge
32 Conquest, Moncure & Dunn 39 19.1 Service 50 Richmond
33 The Meridian Group 37 11.4 Service 45 Virginia Beach
34 Trex Co. 37 46.8 Manufacturing 217 Winchester
35 Systems Applications 36 7.8 Technology 104 Vienna
36 Oakley Tank Lines 35 6.3 Service 68 Prince George
37 Avanco International 35 3.8 Service 43 McLean
38 Panacea Consulting 33 wnd Technology 82 Arlington
39 WILink.com 32 13.7 Service 121 Richmond
40 Reliable Software Technologies 31 4.5 Technology 65 Dulles
41 Virtual Technology 31 3 Technology 33 Alexandria
42 New Technology Management 29 20.7 Technology 143 Oakton
43 Karin’s Florist 28 wnd Retail/Wholesale 32 Vienna
44 A Sharper Palate 28 0.9 Service 14 Richmond
Rank Company 1995 -'98 %Growth

1998 Revenues
(in millions)

Category

Employees

Headquarters
45 Clark Nexsen 27 13.4 Service 153 Norfolk
46 The Apple House 27 wnd Retail/Wholesale 12 Linden
47 Donna Miller & Associates 25 wnd Service 17 Herndon
48 LeClair Ryan 23 wnd Service 160 Richmond
49 Techead 18 wnd Service 13 Richmond
50 Marshall Miller & Associates 18 13.2 Service 145 Bluefield