3 Fastest Growing Businesses in Bethlehem

Bethlehem has three companies on Inc. magazine's 2012 list of fastest-growing businesses in the country:

Puritan Products (ranked 2,467): Specializes in manufacturing high purity chemicals and custom blended chemical formulations. Its primary markets include pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and microelectronics.

• 3-4-year growth: 98%
• Revenue: $20.8 million
• Employees: 38

I & I Software (ranked 3,362): Offers IT consulting for insurance companies, financial firms, health care organizations, online companies, and utilities.

• 3-4-year growth: 58%
• Revenue: $8.2 million
• Employees: 65

Rotating Machinery Services (ranked 4,066): Performs a wide range of services on turbomachinery, including; reliability improvements, performance optimization, repair, component replacement and supply of upgraded/overhauled surplus equipment. Repowers turbomachinery and supplies custom designed equipment skids and lube oil systems. Works mainly with axial and centrifugal compressors, expanders, gas turbines, power turbines and steam turbines.

• 3-4-year growth: 34%
• Revenue: $15.7 million
• Employees: 38

America’s fastest growers span 25 industries, all 50 states, and metro areas ranging from Boston to San Diego. New York City had the most honorees, with 350 - three more than runner-up Washington, D.C. While nearly half the winners had revenues between $2 million and $10 million, more than 50 took in over $1 billion, according to Inc. magazine.