Fast 25: James Babcock Inc.
Third-generation owner Dan Babock attributes company growth to “good general-contracting partners and owners who trust our work” and employees who have been given the chance to thrive.
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Fast 25: Well Done Marketing
The company offers full creative design, illustration, writing, digital strategy, web design and web development, in addition to PR and community relations.
Fast 25: Banyan Construction Services LLC
Jason Gehring says his company’s growth is fueled by repeat business.
Fast 25: Peterman Brothers
Formerly Peterman Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, the rebranded Peterman Brothers is a Fast 25 company for the third year in a row.
Fast 25: Spot Freight Inc.
Co-founder Andrew Elsener says he expects company revenue to grow to $700 million this year and to $1 billion over the next 2-1/2 years.
Fast 25: Rehab Medical
President Kevin Gearheart says the company is now in 20 states—it just added Texas and Tennessee and expanded in states such as Florida, where it already had a presence.
Fast 25: Leaders of growing firms say employees make their companies thrive
We asked the Fast 25 companies: What makes your company a good place to work? Their answers included some familiar themes as well as a few surprises.
2021 Indiana 100: Attorney-turned-HR officer works to diversify bank
During a 2015 lunch with the bank’s president and CEO, Cindy Konich, and its then-human resources director, Lottie told them how much she enjoyed working on human resources and employment-law issues. She thought it was a casual conversation, but her colleagues had something else in mind.
2021 Indiana 100: Vera Bradley exec marries creativity, business needs
She started at the company as vice president of design and is now chief creative officer, meaning she oversees the brand’s signature product designs and works closely with the product development and technical design teams.
Indianapolis personal care products manufacturer Mansfield-King acquired
Founded in 2005 by Charles Haywood, Mansfield-King develops and manufactures products that are sold under its customers’ brand names. The east-side company has 154 employees.
Fast 25: Virus forces fast-growing firms to retool on the fly
The pandemic has changed business in ways great and small, and it’s required companies to adapt quickly.
Fast 25: Genezen Laboratories Inc.
The company is tapping into the explosive growth in gene therapy research, but in a way founder Bill Vincent believes is lower risk.
Fast 25: GenTech Associates Inc.
The company has prospered by providing management consulting services to arms of government.
Fast 25: Compass Commercial Construction Group LLC
The company’s specialties include constructing huge warehouses, a type of real estate that’s experiencing explosive growth.
Fast 25: Mavpak
The industrial-packaging distributor has experienced explosive growth by riding the e-commerce wave.
Fast 25: Sipes Asphalt Solutions
The company has been able to grow rapidly through word-of-mouth referrals and the growth of existing customers.
Fast 25: Apex Infinite Solutions LLC
The company says it stands out from other managed-IT services firms by consulting with clients on strategy.
Fast 25: Speedread Technologies
The company distributes automated meter-reading systems for water, gas and electric meters.
Fast 25: Platinum Recruiting Group
The company began as an accounting and finance staffing firm in 2008 but over the years has substantially broadened its services.
Fast 25: Professional Management Enterprises Inc.
The company, which provides administrative support, human resources, call centers and customer service, has seen revenue roughly double over the past 18 months, thanks in part to contracts with Anthem and Conduent.