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Annapolis Businesses Make Inc. 5000 List
Annapolis Mayor Michael Pantelides announces that six local businesses made Inc.'s annual 5000 list.

Annapolis Mayor Michael Pantelides announces that six local businesses made Inc.’s annual 5000 list. Being on the list indicates that the company is growing quickly and is well prepared to expand in the coming years. The list ranks companies based on three-year revenue growth, in this case from 2012 through 2015.
“These businesses exemplify the inventive and progressive leadership of Annapolis and we are proud that they chose to invest in our city,” Mayor Pantelides said. “This recognition speaks to the expert management of these companies, as well as the excellence of their employees.”
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Below is a list of the six Annapolis companies that made the list, including the type of business and their three-year growth percentages:
- No. 24: Furniture Solutions Group (Large-scale furniture supplier)
3-year growth: 7,800% www.furnituresolutionsgroup.com 619 Severn Avenue, Suite 302 Annapolis, MD 21403 - No. 721: DATUM (Software),k 3-year growth: 545% www.datumstrategy.com One Park Place, Suite 540, Annapolis, MD 21401
- No. 1,427: TRACE International, Inc. (Anti-bribery compliance support), 3-year growth: 268% www.traceinternational.org 151 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
- No. 1,686: Capital Teas (Specialty beverages), 3-year growth: 220% www.capitalteas.com HQ - 1814 Margaret Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 77 Main Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
- No. 1,688: Mavenspire (Data center services), 3-year growth: 220% www.mavenspire.com 53 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite H, Annapolis, MD 21401
- No. 2,259: SailTime (Sailboat rental), 3-year growth: 161% www.sailtime.com 7082 Bembe Beach Road, Suite 204, Annapolis MD 21403
“It shows that Annapolis has a robust and diverse business climate and opportunity to create economic growth,” Annapolis Economic Development Manager Hollis Minor said.
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“Businesses like these continue to make Annapolis the best place to live, work and run a business.”
The complete list of all 5,000 companies can be at found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2016/, and all of the Maryland companies that made the list can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2016/state/md/
For more information or questions, please contact Annapolis Economic Development Manager Hollis Minor at 410-263-7961 ext 7770 or 410-222-7410 ext 102 or email her at hgminor@annapolis.gov
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