ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Five businesses in St. Petersburg 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.
The fastest-growing company in St. Petersburg is The Hoth, according to this year’s list. Located in St. Pete, a marketing and content creation company specializing in managed SEO and PPC services, video production, written content and link-building services.
In all, the company grew more than 279 percent in the past year.
Here’s a look at other companies in St. Pete that made the list:
CU Engage
- Ranked 1,862
- Location: St. Petersburg
- Industry: Business Products & Services
- Overall Growth: 243 percent
Summit Exercises and Training
- Ranked 3,274
- Location: St. Petersburg
- Industry: Government Services
- Overall Growth: 110 percent
Power Design
- Ranked 4,393
- Location: St. Petersburg
- Industry: Construction
- Overall Growth: 61 percent
Curant Health
- Ranked 4,757
- Location: St. Petersburg
- Industry: Health
- Overall Growth: 49 percent
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