Ann Arbor SPARK FastTrack Awards Celebrate Impressive, Consistent Business Growth

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ann Arbor SPARK presented its 21st annual FastTrack Awards to
14 Washtenaw County-based companies that have demonstrated fast growth.
Several of the 2019 FastTrack Award recipients were multiple year
winners.

“Over two decades, Ann Arbor SPARK has presented 284 FastTrack Awards to
114 fast-growing companies from Washtenaw County,” said Paul Krutko,
president and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK. “This year’s class once again
includes LLamasoft who has won a FastTrack Award for 12 consecutive
years, which is an unprecedented achievement in the history of the
awards.”

FastTrack Awards are presented to companies with impressive records of
growth. Recipients of this year’s awards were required to have revenue
of at least $100,000 in 2015, with an annual growth of 20 percent for
the following three years. UHY LLP is the 2019 Ann Arbor SPARK FastTrack
Awards accounting partner and verified all of the award applications.

FastTrack Award winners were recognized on Monday, June 10, during an
evening reception at the University of Michigan Golf Course Clubhouse
and supported by presenting sponsor Northstar Bank. New for 2019, the
FastTrack Award ceremony concluded a2Tech360, the week-long series of
events promoting the Ann Arbor area and our ecosystem of innovation.

One-Year Awards Winners

Dog Might Games combines craftsmanship and thematic
artistry to create truly unique pieces of functional art for
tabletop gaming.

The Really Useful Information Company (TRUiC) is a media
company that helps people start their own business by providing
simple guides and tools.

For 20 years, DaySmart Software has delivered business
management and workflow automation solutions to small businesses
around the world.

Ann Arbor T-shirt Company LLC is a retail apparel brand
that screen prints and embroiders in-house, and also accepts
custom contract work.

Supreme Metal Solutions Inc provides cladding and
installation solutions.

TorranceLearning is a nationally recognized and awarded
instructional design and development company, supporting workplace
learning and professional education for the training industry.

 

Two-Year Award Winner

IndustryStar provides on-demand supply chain services
through software technology.

 

Three-Year Award Winner

Torrent Consulting is a gold-tier Salesforce consulting
partner with five hubs in two countries, delivering expert
technology solutions.

 

Four-Year Award Winner

DocNetwork is the leading electronic health record system
for camps, childcare and schools.

 

Six-Year Award Winners

InfoReady provides workflow automation and marketplace
software to 150 colleges and universities to help them scale up
their vital programs.

Human Element is an Ann Arbor-based eCommerce solutions
provider that is focused on users, rooted in technology and
leading brands to lasting success.

 

Seven-Year Award Winner

For more than 20 years, Oxford Companies has served Ann
Arbor with a fully-integrated line of commercial real estate
services.

 

Eleven-Year Award Winner

Caelynx provides engineering solutions and product
development services to help clients establish and improve
internal capacity, expertise and design optimization.

 

Twelve-Year Award Winner

LLamasoft’s supply chain optimization software helps
organizations worldwide design and improve their supply chain
operations.

 

About Ann Arbor SPARK

Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization, is advancing the region by
encouraging and supporting business acceleration, attraction and
retention. The organization identifies and meets the needs of business
at every stage, from start-ups to large organizations. Ann Arbor SPARK
collaborates with business, academic, government, and community investor
partners. For more information, please call (734) 761-9317 or visit www.AnnArborUSA.org.

Contacts

Ann Arbor SPARK
Jenn Cornell, 734-765-0174
jenn@jenncornell.com