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The region's fast growing technology companies showcase why St. Louis is a prominent technology center in the United States.
By Liese Hutchison
Silicon Valley, Silicon Forest, Silicon Prairie, St. Louis. The Sesame Street nursery rhyme would say that one of these things is not like the other, but the only thing different is the metropolitan region doesn’t have Silicon in front of its name. St. Louis is exactly like the others—home to fast-paced, innovative, exciting and nationally prominent technology-oriented companies.
Four years of the St. Louis Regional Technology FAST 50 Awards prove that this region is America’s Center for Technology. On the list this year are 10 four-time winners, 30 repeats from last year and 20 newcomers. In addition to creating anticipation each year as to what company is ranked where, the awards have also helped spawn the Technology Gateway Alliance.
Held again at the St. Louis Science Center, the awards program and dinner is Thursday, Sept. 23. The gala showcases the region’s fastest-growing, high-tech companies that develop and/or provide technology-based products or services. This includes technology production, manufacturing of technology-related products or using technology in a unique way. Dramatic growth in revenues over a five-year period is a key requirement needed to make the FAST 50. Past companies ranked number one have shown five-year growth rates of 10,000% to 30,000%.
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St. Louis Regional FAST 50 Technology Awards
Presented by:
St. Louis RCGA
Deloitte & Touche
Sponsors:
A.G. Edwards
Armstrong Teasdale
KMOX
KSDK
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis Commerce magazine
St. Louis Science Center
UMB Bank
FAST 50 Stats
- 1998 aggregate sales 3.2 billion
- Percentage increase in sales for winner for past 5 years 10789%
- Average five-year percentage growth 968%
- 1998 aggregate number of employees 12,723
- Average numbers of employees 254
- Number of public companies 3
- Number of four-time winners 10
- Average number of years in business 12.4
- Number of companies on the list for the first time 20
Presented on the following pages, in alphabetical order, are the winners of the St. Louis Regional Technology FAST 50 Awards. The rankings, including special awards to the top three firms, will be announced at the September 23rd awards dinner.
This article was written by Liese L. Hutchison, APR, an assistant professor in the department of communication at Saint Louis University and a free-lance writer.
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