Sixty-six Missouri companies were included in the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies list this year.
Eight Missouri companies were included in the top 500 companies. The company in Missouri that experienced the most growth in the past three years (6534%) was AdVentures, a financial services company in Columbia which ranked 28th. ECS in Springfield was second, growing 3188% over the past 3 years and ranking 69th. The third fastest growing company in Missouri was Mag Trucks in Kearney, which grew 2932% over the past three years and ranked 81st.
Over 40 companies included in the top 5000 are based in St. Louis, while 5 are in Kansas City.
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