2 Minneapolis Companies Makes Fastest-Growing List: Inc.com

MINNEAPOLIS — Two businesses in Minneapolis are among the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, according to a new list released by Inc.com.

The annual list highlights 5,000 of the country’s fastest-growing companies, which are ranked by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. The top 500 are then featured in the September issue of Inc. Magazine.

Honorees must apply to be selected.

In total, this year’s honorees brought in $248 billion in revenue and added more than 2.5 million jobs to the U.S. economy.

Here’s a look at other companies in Minneapolis that made the list:

The Stable

• Ranked: 229th
• Industry: Advertising & Marketing
• Overall Growth: 1,909 percent
• City: Minneapolis

Carrot Health

• Ranked: 311th
• Industry: Health
• Overall Growth: 1,482 percent
• City: Minneapolis

At the top of this year’s list is Human Bees, a Lathrop, California-based staffing firm that has found employees for companies including Tesla and FedEx. Overall, the company recorded a year-over-year growth of 48,345 percent.

Companies that have made the list in the past include Pandora, 7-Eleven, Toys R Us, Zipcar and Zappos.com