Inc. Magazine Rates Three Elmhurst Businesses Among the Country's Fastest Growing Companies

Three Elmhurst companies made the 2012 Inc. 5,000, a list of America's top 5,000 companies in terms of growth released last week by Inc. magazine. They are Ambir Technology, Sterling Staffing and Healthcare Growth Partners.

Founded in 2001, Ambir Technology, 918 N. Oaklawn Ave., was ranked 4,585 in the U.S. The company offers digital capture and document management services to customers in the healthcare, legal and financial sectors, according to the Inc. profile. Company revenue went from $6.1 million in 2008 to $7.2 million in 2011, a 19 percent growth over three years.

According to Inc., Sterling Staffing came in just ahead of Ambir, at No. 4571 in the nation. The company overview lists 2011 revenue at $37.6 million, a 19 percent increase over 2008 revenues of $31.6 million. The company, which delivers technical recruitment and engineering project services, employs 560 staff members and it was founded in 1969. Sterling is not only close to Ambir Technology in its ranking, Sterling is close physically. It is located right down the street, at 977 N. Oaklawn Ave.

Healthcare Growth Partners is the fast growing of the three Elmhurst businesses on the list. In 2008, the company brought in $1.2 million in revenue. In 2011, that number was $5.5 million, a 338 percent increase. Healthcare Growth provides investment banking and financial advisory services to small, mid-sized and growing enterprises in the medical technology and healthcare information technology industries, according to the Inc. profile. The company was founded in 2005 and employs just six people, according to Inc.

For those who are wondering, the No. 1 fastest growing company in the U.S. is Unified Payments, a payment-processing services provider out of North Miami Beach, Fla. The company raised its annual revenue 23,646 percent between 2008 and 2011, from $250,433 to $59.5 million.

See the full "2012 Inc. 5000" list here.