AUGUST 26, 2008

Phoenix—McMurry is one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country, according to annual rankings recently announced by Inc.com, the online arm of Inc. magazine. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. McMurry is ranked No. 3,173, with revenue growth of 108.9 percent from 2004 ($21.6 million) to 2007 ($45 million).

“Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivaled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”

“Everyone at McMurry has bought into the growth agenda, because they have seen and experienced that what is good for the business is good for their careers,” said CEO Chris McMurry. “Our intense focus on growth and total excellence leads to rankings like the Inc. 5000, as well as many others such as being the No. 5 Best Small Company to Work For in America, the No. 1 marketing communications company based in Arizona and, in a twist that points to the future, the only marketing firm to also be named a top software developer.”

The 5,000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since the companies were founded. Complete results, including company profiles and a list that can be sorted by industry and region, can be found at inc5000.com.

The 2008 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of Dec. 31, 2007 and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004 and $2 million in 2007.

About Inc.com
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About McMurry
McMurry (mcmurry.com), with three offices in Arizona and New York, offers a complete line of marketing communications services to a variety of clientele, including GlaxoSmithKline, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., Amtrak, CBS, Aon, CVS Caremark, Waste Management, USAA, 24 Hour Fitness and Thomson Reuters, as well as resources to more than 10,000 corporate professionals. The company has specialized practices in healthcare, finance and insurance. It is among the largest independent marketing communications companies in the U.S. and is recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute and Society for Human Resource Management as one of the top five “Best Small Companies to Work For” in the U.S.

 

Katie Haney, Strategic Communications Specialist

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E: KATIE.HANEY@MCMURRY.COM