Congratulations to BATC members Westwood Professional Services and Southview Design who both made the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast50 List. The list recognizes the Twin Cities’ 50 fastest-growing privately held companies. Westwood Professional Services came in at number six with 143% growth rate in 2014 and Southview Design came in at number 48 with a 50% growth rate.
Fast 50 No. 6: Westwood Professional Services
When asked what their key accomplishments were for 2014, Westwood Marketing And Communications Director Clare McDonough listed adding 15 senior staff, their work on the CapX2020 project, and expanding their solar business on community solar and utility-scale solar projects.
- Growth Rate: 143.28%
- 2012 revenue:$28,529,716
- 2013 revenue: $63,751,138
- 2014 revenue: $69,405,955
Fast 50 No. 48: Southview Design
When asked what their key accomplishments were for 2014, CEO Chris Clifton listed building the new KARE 11 backyard, in conjunction with Builders Association of the Twin Cities. Stating that it provided on-air publicity for their company that would otherwise be rare for a landscape company. He also listed building and moving into a new headquarters facility on a 3.5-acre site in Mendota Heights as a key accomplishment.
- GROWTH RATE 50.49%
- 2012 revenue:$9,808,031
- 2013 revenue:$11,186,911
- 2014 revenue:$14,760,435
