The Philadelphia Business Journal has launched a new initiative in 2017 – entitled Soaring 76 – to identify the fastest-growing companies in Greater Philadelphia, writes Clara Lefton.

“Greater Philadelphia’s economy is increasingly diverse and dynamic,” said PBJ Publisher Sandy Smith. “We consider it a crucial part of our mission to identify and recognize the companies driving our region’s growth.”

To determine the Soaring 76, the PBJ looked at revenue growth over a three-year period from 2014 to 2016, and crunched the revenue numbers from all public companies headquartered in Greater Philadelphia using Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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The PBJ defines Greater Philadelphia as the wide area known commonly as the Philadelphia television market:

• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Berks, Chester, Lancaster, and Lehigh counties
• New Jersey: Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, Ocean, Mercer, and Cape May counties
• Delaware: New Castle and Kent counties

Montgomery County accounted for a whopping 26 of the 76 companies on the list:

• Alura Business Solutions (Plymouth Meeting)
• Benjamin Foods (Hatboro)
• Big Barker (King of Prussia)
• BlackTree Healthcare Consulting (Conshohocken)
• Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (Bryn Mawr)
• CRM Science (King of Prussia)
• Educere (Ambler)
• eLocal USA (Conshohocken)
• Expo Logic (East Norriton)
• G Squared Partners (Fort Washington)
• Greenphire (King of Prussia)
• Harth Builder (Spring House)
• Mara Restoration (Oreland)
• Medsurant Holdings (West Conshohocken)
• Meyer (Ardmore)
• Nutrisystem (Fort Washington)
• ORS Partners (Audubon)
• Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (Narberth)
• SS Industries (Collegeville)
• Strata Skin Sciences (Horsham)
• Think Company (Conshohocken)
• Toll Brothers (Horsham)
• The Rox Group (Conshohocken)
• Traffic Planning & Design (Pottstown)
• Univest Corp. (Souderton)
• Vault Communications (Plymouth Meeting)

The actual rankings of the 76 companies that made the list won’t be revealed until a special event at SugarHouse Casino on Sept. 28.

Click here to read more about the Soaring 76 in the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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