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SMU Cox Recognizes Dallas
Entrepreneurs at the 18th Annual Dallas 100™ Awards

Dallas (SMU) - In its 18th year, the Dallas 100™ Awards, presented by the SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, recognized the top 100 fastest growing, privately held companies in the Dallas 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 $9.9 billion in the past three years, grew average sales 171 percent from 2005 to 2007, and grew number of employees from 11,391 in 2005 to 22,677 in 2007.

The top 100 companies were recognized at an awards ceremony at the Meyerson Symphony Center November 20, with keynote speaker Ray L. Hunt, chairman and chief executive officer, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.  Lisa Bormaster, publisher of the Dallas Business Journal, and Kevin Knox, assistant dean of external relations, SMU Cox School of Business, served as emcees for the event.

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, 2008; be headquartered in the Dallas area; have had sales of more than $500,000 in fiscal 2005; have had sales of not more than $75,000,000 in 2005; 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 2009, in ranked order:

Wall Homes
Stream Energy
Consolidated American Services
Ivie & Associates, Inc.
Generational Wealth & Equity
Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
Global Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
GENBAND
True.com
SB International, Inc.
Woot, Inc.
Credit Solutions
American Fuel Distributors
e-Rewards, Inc.
Continental Cabinets, Inc.
American Unit, Inc.
Haley-Greer, Inc.
OraMetrix, Inc.
Driver Pipeline Co., Inc.
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.
The Delta Companies
Airwalk Communications
Quickoffice, Inc.
Dodson Construction, LLC
Beard Integrated Systems
Xenosoft Technologies, Inc.
Service King Collision Repair Centers
Aspire HR
Management Information Services
Chandler Signs, LP, LLP
On-Target Supplies & Logistics, Ltd.
Chacon Autos, Ltd.
Polk Mechanical Company LLC
Pariveda Solutions, Inc.
ISNetworld
King Architectural Metals, Inc.
MG Bryan Equipment Co.
Epic MedStaff Services, Inc.
Quantum Employment Services
Fusion Solutions Inc
One Technologies, L.P.
Enkitec
DFW Grating, Inc.
Frisco Medical Center, LLP dba Baylor Medical Center at Frisco
Paperless Transaction Corporation
Wilson Associates
Tabani Group
Journey Education Marketing
Williams Financial Group
Colo4Dallas, LP
Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc.
Capital Title - A Shaddock Company
Lucidity Consulting Group, LP
First Choice Emergency Room
Halff Associates, Inc.
Lawton Commercial Services
Trilogy Circuits, Inc.
Enseo, Inc.
Frontline Source Group, Inc
1000bulbs.com
Impel Management Services, LLC
AVIDWireless
Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Anthony Travel, Inc.
Buchanan Associates
mundayMorning Creative Group
Proterra Advertising
Warrior Group, Inc.
Credera
Red River Solutions
The Expo Group, L.P.
United Mechanical Inc.
Texas Institute for Surgery, LLP
Sentari Technologies Inc.
Telligent
Precision Document Solutions
Avalon Consulting, LLC
Milestone Electric, LLC
Venturity Financial Partners, LLC
Keste LLC
The Retail Connection
eSports Partners
Right Staff, Inc.
Petri Electric, Inc.
Dallas Yellow Cab Co.
Aimbridge Hospitality, LP
Dee Brown, Inc.
Signal Metal Industries, Inc.
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions
Lumenate
Truco Enterprises, LP
Verity Instruments, Inc.
Xterprise Inc
Corgan Associates, Inc.
Texas Wholesale
Sleep Experts
Earth Tech
Med-Tech Construction, Inc.
Jet Works Air Center, LLC
Conchemco, LTD


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.