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Often a good tip sheet of companies to keep an eye on, especially at a time when the going has been so tough. The fastest-growing company in the L.A. area is Lead Research Group, a Huntington Beach marketing firm that ranks No. 23. Its 3-year growth rate is almost 7,200 percent. Here's the entire list, which is in the September issue.
RANK ▼ COMPANY NAME 3-YEAR %
GROWTH REVENUE
(millions) INDUSTRY CITY STATE
23 Lead Research Group 7,194% $7.7 million ■ Advertising & Marketing Huntington Beach CA
51 BackJoy Orthotics 4,391% $6.2 million ■ Consumer Products & Services Valencia CA
56 Future Ads 3,943% $50.6 million ■ Advertising & Marketing Irvine CA
75 Xirrus 3,213% $26.6 million ■ Telecommunications Thousand Oaks CA
81 Hometown Telecom 2,948% $7.7 million ■ Telecommunications Beverly Hills CA
98 Dice Electronics 2,513% $6.6 million ■ Consumer Products & Services Signal Hill CA
107 Most Brand Development + Advertising 2,316% $39.9 million ■ Advertising & Marketing Aliso Viejo CA
112 National Positions 2,246% $6.9 million ■ Advertising & Marketing Agoura Hills CA
113 Local Splash 2,222% $4.9 million ■ Advertising & Marketing Fountain Valley CA
151 PaymentMax 1,830% $5.8 million ■ Financial Services Westlake Village CA
158 Point One Technologies 1,770% $312.3 million ■ Consumer Products & Services Anaheim CA
Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.