Fast 25: The Garrett Cos.
As of August, Garrett Cos. had 23 projects in development and 25 in the pipeline. That’s double what it did in 2020.
As of August, Garrett Cos. had 23 projects in development and 25 in the pipeline. That’s double what it did in 2020.
Since 2017, Compass has built more than 11 million square feet of large warehouse buildings, “which is more than we imagined,” CEO Bill McCarthy said.
As much growth as GDI has experienced in the last four years, Cardwell said he anticipates similar success for the next few years.
Formstack, which helps customers build online forms and automate workflow, has been a Fast 25 company five of the past six years (the exception being 2019).
Cornerstone still specializes in asphalt, concrete and erosion-control work. But it also has expanded to do interior construction and project-management work that will keep the company busy during the winter months.
Speedread Technologies LLC provides two products: a radio frequency automated meter-reading system to remotely read water, gas or electric meters; and its newest innovation, a cellular automated meter-reading system that can read any brand of meters.
Stay Dry focuses heavily on its online presence. Olinger said he has a minority business partner who runs a digital marketing firm, and they concentrate on search engine optimization.
The company was part of the Super Bowl XLVI production team in 2012 and has been working with the NFL ever since on communications for the Super Bowl, the draft and its international games in London and Mexico.
It’s a good time to be in the business of providing custom packing supplies and whatever else customers need to get their products safely from Point A to Point B, Mavpak owner John Goo said.
Jim Sapp’s co-warehousing business has facilities in eight cities in Indiana and Ohio with a total of 84 warehouses.
Mike and Ryan Redman’s business is the largest Kohler direct contractor in the country, has three locations, and does business in six states.
Travis Barnes says the company has grown from one tasting room to three (Virginia Avenue, Zionsville and Fort Wayne) and distribution in 21 states and on 120 military bases.
Third-generation owner Dan Babock attributes company growth to “good general-contracting partners and owners who trust our work” and employees who have been given the chance to thrive.
The company offers full creative design, illustration, writing, digital strategy, web design and web development, in addition to PR and community relations.
Jason Gehring says his company’s growth is fueled by repeat business.
Formerly Peterman Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, the rebranded Peterman Brothers is a Fast 25 company for the third year in a row.
Co-founder Andrew Elsener says he expects company revenue to grow to $700 million this year and to $1 billion over the next 2-1/2 years.
President Kevin Gearheart says the company is now in 20 states—it just added Texas and Tennessee and expanded in states such as Florida, where it already had a presence.
We asked the Fast 25 companies: What makes your company a good place to work? Their answers included some familiar themes as well as a few surprises.
During a 2015 lunch with the bank’s president and CEO, Cindy Konich, and its then-human resources director, Lottie told them how much she enjoyed working on human resources and employment-law issues. She thought it was a casual conversation, but her colleagues had something else in mind.