Millersville, MD, Aug. 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpalStaff, a leading technology-based staffing firm, today announced that its 3-year growth of 107 percent earned it the No. 2,275 position on the 2011 Inc. magazine Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. OpalStaff also ranked No. 57 on the national human resources list, and No. 45 on the Baltimore list. This is the first time OpalStaff placed on the Inc. 500 | 5000.
"It is an incredible achievement to be able to make the Inc. 500 | 5000 list, especially in such a challenging economy," said Trevor Simm, president, OpalStaff. "It is an honor to be featured among so many leading brands, and reflects years of hard work from the OpalStaff team."
The Inc. 500 | 5000 represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy--America’s independent entrepreneurs. OpalStaff joins Spirit Airlines, television maker Vizio, Honest Tea, and Dunkin Donuts among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.
Founded in 2002, OpalStaff is a veteran-owned staffing firm that provides companies and government organizations with IT and technical engineering staff augmentation on both contract and permanent basis across a wide range of industries including defense, aerospace, biotechnology, communications and telecommunications.
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000. For more information on OpalStaff, log on to www.opalstaff.com.
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