Executives from NH's Top 100 Companies Connect in Concord

Featured in the September issue of Business NH Magazine, NH's Top 100 Private Companies are a diverse group of Granite State businesses making significant contributions to NH's overall economy. 

Each year, the editors at Business NH Magazine survey hundreds of privately-held companies across the state, requesting gross sales figures for the past three fiscal years. Companies are then ranked by 2010 sales. The Five Fastest Growing Companies on the Private 100 List are ranked by their average revenue growth during the past three years. Also featured are the 10 Companies to Watch, which are high octane companies that didn't quite make the Top 100.

The Top 10 Companies on this year's Private 100 List are:

• C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., Keene
• CCA Global Partners, Manchester
• Sprague Energy Corp., Portsmouth
• Associated Grocers of New England Inc., Pembroke
• Hypertherm, Hanover
• Red River Computer Company Inc., Claremont
• AutoFair, Manchester
• Grappone Automotive Group, Bow
• Atrium Medical Corporation, Hudson
• Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. Inc., Milford

The 2011 Five Fastest Growing Companies are:           

• EPE Corporation, Manchester
• North Branch Construction Inc., Concord
• Namtek Corp., Bedford
• Wakefield Solutions Inc., Pelham
• Adaptive Communications, Portsmouth

The 2011 10 Companies to Watch are:

• Leading Edge Design Group, Enfield
• SmartFuel America LLC, Seabrook
• ReverIT LLC, Nashua
• Authentic Trends Company/dba Bigcatcoffees.com, Franklin
• The Nagler Group, Bedford
• Dyn, Manchester
• The Atom Group, Portsmouth
• Alexander Technology Group, Bedford
• Ever Better Eating Inc./Rustic Crust, Pittsfield
• Whaleback Systems, Portsmouth

To celebrate these businesses, the fifth annual NH's Top 100 Private Companies Awards Reception will be on October 24, 2010 at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to honoring NH's Top 100 Private Companies, the Five Fastest Growing Companies on the Private 100 List, and the 10 Companies to Watch, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with NH's most prominent CEOs, presidents and executives.

The registration fee for the Private 100 Reception is $30. The reception is sponsored by FairPoint Communications, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England, People's United Bank, Comcast Business Class, Hanover Co-Op Food Stores and Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA. To register for the event, visit www.eventsNH.com or contact Business NH Magazine at (603) 626-6354.