1.6.2009

Crain's Top 50 Fastest Growing Public Companies 
Crain's Top 50 Fastest Growing Public Companies
Rank Company Address Web Site
1 Teardrop Golf Co. 8350 Lehigh Ave.
Morton Grove, IL 60053
(847)966-6300

2 Leapnet Inc. 22 W. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312)494-0300
www.leapgroup.com
3 BAB Holdings Inc. 8501 W. Higgins Road Suite 320
Chicago, IL 60631
(773)380-6100
www.babholdings.com
4 Great Lakes REIT Inc. 823 Commerce Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630)368-2900
www.greatlakesreit.com
5 Anicom Inc. 6133 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847)518-8700
www.anicom.com
6 Sabratek Corp. 8111 N. St. Louis
Skokie, IL 60016
(847)720-2400
www.sabratek.com
7 Career Education Corp. 2800 W. Higgins Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
(847)781-3600
www.careered.com
8 Security Associates International Inc. 2101 S. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847)956-8650
www.sai-inc.com
9 Hub Group Inc. 377 E. Butterfield Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(630)271-3600
www.hubgroup.com
10 Peapod Inc. 9933 Woods Drive
Skokie, IL 60077
(847)583-9400
www.peapod.com
11 Apac Customer Services Inc. 1 Parkway North Center
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847)374-4980
www.apacteleservices.com
12 Platinum Entertainment Inc. 2001 Butterfield Road Suite 1400
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630)769-0033
www.platinument.com
13 Racing Champions Corp. 800 Roosevelt Road Suite 1400
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630)790-3507
www.racingchamps.com
14 Centerpoint Properties Trust 1808 Swift Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630)586-8000
www.centerpoint.prop.com
15 Diamond Technology Partners Inc. 875 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)255-5000
www.diamondtech.com
16 Equity Residential Properties Trust 2 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)474-1300
www.eqr.com
17 Whittman-Hart Inc. 311 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)922-9200
www.whittman-hart.com
18 Brookdale Living Communities Inc. 77 W. Wacker Drive Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)977-3700

19 Equity Office Properties Trust 2 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)466-3300
www.equityoffice.com
20 First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. 311 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)704-9000
www.firstindustrial.com
21 Stericycle Inc. 28161 N. Keith Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847)367-5910
www.stericycle.com
22 SPR Inc. 2015 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630)990-2040
www.sprinc.com
23 United Stationers Inc. 2200 E. Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847)699-5000
www.unitedstationers.com
24 Vysis Inc. 3100 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630)271-7000
www.vysis.com
25 Alternative Resources Corp. 100 Tri-State International
Lincolnshire, IL 60061
(847)317-1000
www.alrc.com
25 CDW Computer Centers Inc. 200 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Vernon Hills, IL 60069
(847)465-6000
www.cdw.com
27 Home Products International Inc. 4501 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60632
(773)890-1010
www.hpii.com
28 Salton Inc. 550 Business Center Drive
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(847)803-4600
www.salton-maxim.com
29 Bradley Real Estate Inc. 40 Skokie Blvd.
Northbrook, IL
(847)272-9800

30 U.S. Cellular Corp. 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Chicago, IL 60631
(773)399-8900
www.uscc.com
31 Tellabs Inc. 4951 Indiana Ave.
Lisle, IL 60532
(630)378-8800
www.tellabs.com
32 Manufactured Home Communities Inc. 2 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)474-1122

33 Midway Games Inc. 3401 N. California Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
(773)961-2222
www.midway.com
34 Boise Cascade Office Products Corp. 800 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Itasca, IL 60143
(630)773-5000
www.bcop.com
35 Aftermarket Technology Corp. 900 Oakmont Lane Suite 100
Westmont, IL 60559
(630)455-6000

36 MYR Group Inc. 1701 W. Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
(847)290-1891
www.myrgroup.com
37 McWhorter Technologies Inc. 4002 E. Cottage Place
Carpentersville, IL 60110
(847)428-2657

38 Olympic Cascade Financial Corp. 875 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 1560
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)751-8833

39 Linc Capital Inc. 303 E. Wacker Drive Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)946-1000
www.linccapital.com
40 Scotsman Industries Inc. 820 Forest Edge Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847)215-4500
www.scotsman-ice.com
41 Telephone & Data Systems Inc. 30 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312)630-1900
www.teldata.com
42 CCC Information Services Group Inc. 444 Merchandise Mart
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)222-4636
www.ccis.com
43 CNA Surety Corp. 333 S. Wabash St.
Chicago, IL 60685
(312)822-5000
www.cna.com
43 Prime Group Realty Trust 77 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)651-1300
www.pgrt.com
45 HA-LO Industries Inc. 5980 W. Touhy Ave.
Niles, IL 60714
(847)647-2300
www.ha-lo.com
46 General Employment Enterprises Inc. 1 Tower Lane Suite 2100
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630)954-0400

47 Delicious Brands Inc. 2070 Maple St.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847)699-3200

48 Diamond Home Services Inc. 222 Church St.
Woodstock, IL 60098
(815)334-1414

49 Navigant Consulting Inc. 615 N. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)573-5600

50 First Health Group Corp. 3200 Highland Ave.
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630)241-7900
www.firsthealth.com
 
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