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No. 87 Insitu

Bingen, WA

Year	2007
Industry	Government Services
Founded	1994
Growth	1,704.2%
2003 Revenue	$2.8 million
2006 Revenue	$50.0 million
Employees	204
Website	www.insitu.com

Ranked No. 7 in the Top Companies in Government Services

What it does: Makes unmanned, remote-controlled surveillance airplanes.

Why it's growing: Insitu's ScanEagle drone is tailor-made for the Iraq war, where the proliferation of roadside bombs has hampered surveillance activities. Insitu CEO Steve Sliwa doesn't fear the end of the war ("we'll be the last thing they leave behind," he says), but just as a hedge, Insitu is selling drones to foreign governments such as Australia's.

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