A total of 138 Maryland businesses have been named among the fastest-growing companies in the country, according to this year’s Inc. 5000 rankings.
The recent announcement features 15 Maryland businesses in Inc's top 500 companies, with the overall list spanning a variety of industries including health, IT management and software, retail, and government services.
Leading the list for Maryland is Chasen Companies, a Baltimore-based real estate company that acquires and develops properties throughout the Baltimore and Washington Metropolitan areas. At number 18, the company has experienced a 15,400 percent growth over the past three years. Chasen Companies also placed first for fastest-growing companies in the Inc. 5000 Regionals for the Washington, D.C. metro rankings.
Other familiar names include 20/20 GeneSystems (770), who recently traveled with Maryland Commerce to the Arab Health exhibition; Hungry Harvest (1683), the Shark Tank success story battling food waste; and Mindoula Health (3059), the highest ranking Maryland company on the Inc. 5000 list in 2018.
Top Fastest Growing Companies in Maryland 2021
Rank – Company – Growth – Industry – City 18 – Chasen Companies – 15420% – Real Estate – Baltimore 34 – Global Alliant – 8834% – IT Management – Columbia 46 – Behavioral Framework – 7318% – Health – Rockville 101 – Sales Boomerang – 3882% – Software – Owings Mills 125 – PM Consulting Group – 3213% – Government Services – Towson 167 – Cameron Seafood Online – 2530% – Food & Beverage – Potomac 188 – Audley Consulting Group – 2263% – IT Systems Development – Rockville 191 – Windsor Group – 2225% – Business Products & Services – College Park 218 – RestoraPet – 2012% – Consumer Products & Services – Gaithersburg 231 – MedVenture Partners – 1904% – Health – Eldersburg 290 – Capita Brand Group – 1606% – Construction – Silver Spring 294 – Impyrian – 1582% – Business Products & Services – Fulton 361 – Diaconia – 1317% – IT Management – College Park 427 – Ad hoc Research Associates – 1136% – Government Services – Havre de Grace 464 – Fat Buddha Glass – 1036% – Retail – Gaithersburg
"We couldn't be happier to learn that 138 Maryland businesses have been named to this year's Inc. 5000 rankings," said Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz. "Congratulations to all the companies whose hard work has earned them a spot on this prestigious list. We're thrilled to have you represent Maryland's thriving business community."
