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SMU Cox Recognizes Dallas/Fort Worth
Entrepreneurs at the 16th Annual Dallas 100TM Awards
Dallas (SMU) - In its 16th year, the Dallas 100TM Awards, presented by the SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, recognized the top 100 fastest growing, privately held companies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The success of these companies indicates the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in North Texas, as these 100 companies combined to generate sales of $3 billion in 2005, and grew average sales 208 percent from 2003 to 2005.
The top 100 companies were recognized at an awards ceremony at the Meyerson Symphony Center November 15, with keynote speaker Eddie Gossage, president and general manager of Texas Motor Speedway. Huntley Paton, publisher of The Dallas Business Journal, and Mike Rogers, with KRLD Newsradio, served as emcees for the event. Taking the top spot in this year’s Dallas 100TM Awards is the Addison-based marketing firm, RAZOR. Ranked 9th in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Hot 100” list of top growth companies in the United Sates in 2006, RAZOR creates and implements marketing strategies that build retail brands by driving transactions and improving marketing ROI. Clients include retail industry leaders Domino's Pizza, Rent-A-Center, Wendy's, Baskin-Robbins, GameStop and BLIMPIE as well as Habitat for Humanity. In the past 18 months, RAZOR has more than doubled its employees, revenue and U.S. billings. Co-presidents Tom Cole and Dave Kirwan have led companies that have been nominated five times for the Dallas 100TM Awards.
In order to qualify for the Dallas 100™, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership (not a subsidiary of a parent company) as of May 1, 2006; be headquartered in the Dallas area; have had sales of more than $500,000 in fiscal 2003; have had sales of not more than $65,000,000 in 2003; have a three-year sales history reflecting growth; and, have a credit report and character satisfactory to the Dallas 100™, determined at the sole discretion of the Dallas 100™. Below are the winners for 2006, in ranked order:
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RAZOR
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Southwest Sanitary Co.
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Sotherby Homes
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Base4 Group, Inc.
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Valere Power
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American Fuel Distributors, LP
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Subaru of Dallas
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Cottonwood Financial Ltd.
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Sleep Experts
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Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
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The Controller Group, LLP
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Womack Machine Supply
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Corpus, Inc.
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InnerWireless
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Masergy
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Pegasus Logistics Group
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On-Target Supplies & Logistics, Ltd.
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Davaco, Inc.
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Pavecon Commercial Concrete
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Trinity Real Estate Solutions, Inc.
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The Radlinx Group, Ltd.
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e-Rewards, Inc.
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C I Host
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Frisco Medical Center, LLP dba Baylor Medical Center at Frisco
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Texas Institute for Surgery, LLP
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Enfora, LP
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imc², Inc.
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Haven Home Health, LLC
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Plexent
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Sleep Healers
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Platinum Select
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Roofing & Insulation Supply, Inc.
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Authentix, Inc.
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XL Digital Imaging, L.P.
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Calypso WaterJet Systems
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Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc.
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Quiltcraft Industries Inc.
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Conchemco, Ltd
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Lee Roy Jordan Lumber Co.
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Glow Networks, Inc.
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SB International, Inc.
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Multicam, L.P.
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Anthony Travel, Inc.
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Builders Blinds
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Churchill Capital Company, LLC
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Hotsos Enterprises LTD.
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Able Communications, Inc.
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First Choice Emergency Room
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Summit Alliance Financial, LLP
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WR Hodgson Co LP
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EDGE Tech Corp.
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TelStrat
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InStaff
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Source, Inc.
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White Rock Networks, Inc.
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Regal Aviation, LLC
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HomeVestors of America, Inc.
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American Leather, LP
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Signal Metal Industries
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CareLink at Home
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Advanced Fixtures, Inc.
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DFW Real Estate Group, Inc.
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Resulté Universal, LLC
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Tabani Group
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XactiMed, Inc.
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Service King Collision Repair Centers
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Firehouse
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Halff Associates, Inc.
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WDG Architecture
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Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC
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Aspire Financial, Inc DBA TexasLending.com
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Stream Realty Partners, L.P.
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SkillsNet
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Accuro Healthcare Solutions
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THERAPY 2000
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eSports Partners, Inc.
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Knowledge Tranzfer, Inc.
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SND Operating, LLC
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All-Tex Pipe & Supply
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GS Dallas, LP
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PCI Technology
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Million Air
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MapFrame Enterprises Ltd
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Lark Food Services DBA Food Team, Inc.
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Wisteria Catalog Co.
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Omega Environmental Technologies
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SIBRIDGE, LTD
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Shaddock Developers Ltd.
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Datamatic
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Symon Communications, Inc.
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Geniant, LLC
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Wigs.com
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Snider Financial Communications
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GoVision
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Global Views, Inc.
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The Delta Companies (Delta Medical Consulting)
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Buchanan Associates
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Burgess Construction Consultants, Inc.
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MicroAccounting Solutions
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About SMU Cox SMU’s Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board executive mentoring program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report.
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