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Ecology and Environment Inc. Named One of America's Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies
Environmental Consulting Firm Touted as a Global "Green Pioneer"
| Source: Ecology and Environment Inc.
BUFFALO, NY--(Marketwire - July 7, 2009) - Ecology and
Environment Inc. (NASDAQ : EEI ) is part of an elite group of small
public companies that continue to thrive despite the recession, according
to Fortune Small Business, who ranked the Company in its "FSB 100" the one
hundred fastest-growing small public companies in America.
The FSB 100 rankings are based on earnings-per-share growth, revenue
growth, and stock performance. Ecology and Environment Inc. ranked number
50 on the list. Recently the company has begun to receive increased
attention from financial analysts. Jordan Kimmel, money manager at the
Magnet Investment Group, just ranked EEI as the third-best publicly traded
company to invest in out of over 12,000 publicly traded stocks, based on a
proprietary financial model of 23 key business factors.
"Our unyielding commitment to global environmental sustainability and
stewardship is the driving force behind our success," says CEO and
President Kevin Neumaier. "We have been doing this for nearly 40 years now
-- way before 'going green' was the thing to do."
Ecology and Environment's compelling story, from its roots as an
environmental consulting firm in the 1970s and its hazardous waste
investigative services during the 1980s, to its present-day strengths in
the global market, renewable energy development, and sustainability
consulting, is featured in FSB's article, "A green pioneer goes global;
Environmental consulting firm Ecology & Environment teaches others to
follow its lead." The article and a full list of the FSB 100 can be
found at www.fsb.com.
Ecology and Environment Inc. has
completed more than 45,000 projects for a wide variety of clients in 84
countries, providing environmental solutions in
nearly every ecosystem on our planet. The Company is listed on the NASDAQ
under the symbol EEI and is located on the web at www.ene.com.
