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Area Wide Protective Inc. – Bill Fink
Area Wide Protective Inc. provides design and execution of a wide array of traffic control solutions. The company has undergone tremendous growth over the last five years, including an increase of $18.2 million in sales and the addition of 300 employees, which is a 67 percent growth in the company’s work force.
Cambridge Home Health Care – Nancy Diller-Shively
Cambridge Home Health Care provides nursing, therapy, home health aides and homemaking services to more than 3,000 people each week in their homes. Cambridge is still showing strong growth with five-year increases of $10.1 million in revenue and the addition of 493 employees.
Clinical Research Management Inc. – Victoria Tifft
Clinical Research Management Inc. is a full-service contract research organization providing a full range of clinical research services to support government and commercial businesses. The company has increased sales by $6.1 million and added 55 employees over the last five years.
Dorman Farrell LLC/Benefit Designs LLC – Mark Dorman
Dorman Farrell LLC and Benefit Designs LLC (under Dorman Farrell Holding Co.) are full-service consulting firms specializing in customized solutions, including employee benefits, individual financial services, executive benefits, exit planning and corporate retirement plans. Over the past five years, the company has expanded its work force by 130 percent.
Hattie Larlham – Dennis Allen
Hattie Larlham is a nonprofit organization that provides services to more than 1,500 children and adults with developmental disabilities, but it also manages a franchise of coffee shops that employs people with disabilities. The first, Hattie’s Café & Gifts, opened in downtown Hudson in October 2006 with just a handful of employees. Hattie Larlham has increased sales by $12 million and added 40 employees in the past five years.
InfoCision Management Corp. – Carl Albright
InfoCision Management Corp. is an inbound and outbound call center provider, speci
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izing in customer acquisition, care and retention and fund-raising. The Akron-based company has continued its strong growth over the past five years, increasing sales by $46 million and adding 1,459 employees.
Jarrett Logistics Systems Inc. – Michael Jarrett
Jarrett Logistics Systems Inc. specializes in transportation management services for midmarket North American companies. The Orrville-based JLS achieved sales growth of $13.75 million during the past five years, along with increasing its employee base by 75 percent.
Liberty Bank N.A. – William A. Valerian
Twinsburg-based Liberty Bank N.A. specializes in commercial banking and commercial real estate lending for local consumers and privately held businesses with sales of up to $35 million. Sales at Liberty Bank have increased 314 percent, and the company has increased its work force by 73 percent during the last five years.
PackShip USA Inc. – Michael Jarrett
PackShip USA Inc. is a family-owned company, based in Orrville, composed of three divisions: commercial, retail and SHIP USA Logistics. The organization as a whole has experienced solid growth during the last five years and expanded its number of employees by 64 percent.
Panther Expedited Services – Andrew Clarke
Panther Expedited Services is the largest independent provider of premium logistics services, including ground, air, ocean and warehousing. Panther created 124 new jobs in its Seville headquarters between 2004 and 2008, and it increased sales by $58 million during the past five years.
QualCare LLC – Therese M. Glorioso
QualCare LLC, which does business as Home Instead Senior Care, is a source of home care for seniors. The Aurora-based company’s employees help older adults with everyday tasks that allow them to live independently. During the past five years, the company increased its work force by 120 percent and grew sales by 206 percent.
SS&G Financial Services Inc. – Mark Goldfarb and Robert Littman
SS&G Financial Services Inc. is a regional accounting business advisory firm providing assurance, tax, consulting, investment and retirement plan design services. During the last five years, it increased sales by $26.6 million and grew its employee base by 137 people for a 50 percent increase.
SS&G Healthcare Services LLC – Thomas Ferkovic
With services that include medical billing and accounts receivable, independent physician and dental practice management, clinical research, and financial and operational consulting, SS&G Healthcare Services LLC is a professional services firm on the way up. In the last five years, revenue has increased 344 percent and the employee base grew 405 percent.
S&V Industries Inc. – Senthil Kumar
S&V Industries Inc. is a marketing agent and logistic solution provider for more than 70 original equipment manufacturers throughout the United States. Over the last five years, the company increased its number of employees by 186 percent and sales by $19.3 million, accounting for 150 percent growth.
StoneKap Productions Ltd. – Chad Kapper
StoneKap Productions Ltd. is a full-service video production, motion graphics, animation and interactive company. Chad Kapper started the company after his deep-rooted passion for making movies drove him to sell his Jeep Wrangler and buy his first digital video camera. The company increased sales by 317 percent during the last five years.
Trillium Creek Boutique Inc. – Heather Funk
Trillium Creek Boutique Inc. provides cosmetic consultations and retail sales carrying a wide variety of skin care products, makeup and fun gifts, along with contributing to numerous charities. The Medina-based company has increased sales 107 percent in the last five years.
WhiteSpace Creative – Keeven White
WhiteSpace Creative, a fully integrated communications firm, provides everything from comprehensive marketing planning and corporate identity programs to Internet development and multimedia presentations. This year’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Award winner increased sales by 139 percent in the past five years and increased its work force 133 percent during that time.