LANSING – Michigan 50 Companies to Watch celebrates high-performing, second-stage companies in the state. These companies are remarkable for their performance in the marketplace, innovative products, unique processes or philanthropic actions. They represent a wide range of industries from all corners of Michigan.

This is not an award of the “top 50” or “best” companies – the 50 companies selected each year collectively provide thousands of jobs and contribute millions of dollars of revenue to Michigan?s economy.

The Edward Lowe Foundation brings you the “Companies to Watch” program to recognize the vital role second-stage companies play in the economy. The

foundation champions the entrepreneurial spirit by working with entrepreneur support organizations nationwide to encourage peer learning among secondstage business owners.

The receipients include:

Accuri Cytometers Inc. Ann Arbor Analytical Laboratory Instruments

Adams Building Contractors Inc. Jackson General Contractor

Alliance Technology Solutions LLC Orion IT Consulting and Implementation

Allis Information Management Inc. Midland Business Intelligence Research

Altus Systems Inc. Commerce Township IT Consulting and Implementation

Amherst Partners LLC Birmingham Management and Financial Consulting

Ash Stevens Inc. Detroit Pharmaceutical Preparations

Autoweb Rochester Hills Engineering Software

BaabaaZuzu Lake Leelanau Wholesale Woolen Apparel

Baseline Tennis Birmingham Sports Management

Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network Berkley Textile Restoration

Compendia Bioscience Ann Arbor Online Bioinformatics

D&D Logistics LLC Muskegon Heights Freight Transportation Logistics

Dexter Research Center Inc. Dexter Infrared Instruments

Emcor Inc. Bay City Precision Mechanical Devices

Encore Automation LLC Auburn Hills Automated Manufacturing Systems

Extreme Tool and Engineering Inc. Wakefield Plastic Product Development

Falcon Road Maintenance Equipment Inc. Midland Road Maintenance Equipment

Food For Thought Inc. Honor Specialty Foods

Grand Traverse Pie Co. Traverse City Retail Bakery and Franchisor

Halo Group LLC Novi IT Consulting and Staffing

Icon Creative Technologies Group Ann Arbor Interactive Marketing

iDashboards Troy Business Intelligence Software

ImageSoft Inc. Southfield Content-Management Software

Jacobsen/Daniels Associates LLC Ypsilanti Airport Consulting and Planning

JB Cutting Inc. Mt. Clemens Furniture Components

K & F Electronics Inc. Fraser Printed Circuit Boards

K-Space Associates Inc. Ann Arbor Semiconductor Devices

LLamasoft Inc. Ann Arbor Supply Chain Software

MachineTools.com West Bloomfield Web Search Portal

Mavcon Inc. Portage General Contractor

MIST Innovations Inc. Detroit Surveillance Systems

Modern Fire & Security Systems Inc. Grand Rapids Electrical Contractor

Molecular Imaging Research Inc. Ann Arbor Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Research

Motawi Tileworks Inc. Ann Arbor Ceramic Tile Products

New-Tech, a division of Zeigler Enterprises Midland Laboratory Equipment

Omni Tech International Ltd. Midland Renewable Resource Product Development

Patriot Services Corporation Walled Lake Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Consulting

PMV Technologies LLC Troy IT Outsourcing

Portable Church Industries Inc. Troy Event Planning Services

Pro Services Inc. Portage Specialty Trade Contractor

ProNAi Therapeutics Inc. Kalamazoo Biopharmaceutical Products

RTI Laboratories Inc. Livonia Testing Laboratory

Secure-24 Inc. Southfield IT Security Services

StelterPartners LLC Grand Rapids Furniture for Commercial Spaces

Teoma Systems Inc. Troy IT Systems Integrator

The DECC Co. Inc. Grand Rapids Industrial Coating Application

TreeHouse Toys & Books Inc. Lansing Retail Store and Franchisor

Workforce Strategies Inc. (WSI) Kalamazoo Staffing Services

Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. LLC Southfield Restaurant and Franchisor

Michigan 50 Companies to Watch is presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation, Michigan Economic

Development Corporation, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, Small Business Association of Michigan and the U.S. Small Business

Administration.

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