From the Reporters
Carole Matthews

Fort Lauderdale Company Makes Inner City 100 List

 

Which companies made this year's list of America's fastest-growing urban businesses? Through April 21, Inc.com features a new honoree each day.

Today's Inner City 100 Company...

A.M.E.'s Uniforms
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2003 Revenue: $3.1 million
Employees: 12
Mark Forst's company sells postal uniforms that must adhere to U.S. Postal Service design specifications, so there's not much room for creativity. But he manages to differentiate his uniforms in other ways. Incorporating feedback from postal workers, A.M.E.'s pants feature double pockets strong enough to hold large key rings, and triple-stitched crotches that are less likely to rip as carriers get in and out of mail trucks.

Yesterday's honoree: Traf-Tex