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Clean Up, Not Clear Out Sba

The comments of John F. Carlson, Cray Research's executive vice-president, were the high point of "Cleaning House" (Washington, June). Cray's experience a...  Read more

Class Reunions

On the occasion of the fifth INC. 100, a look back at what became of the companies on the previous lists.  Read more

Tandem And Cray In Tandem

Not long after the first INC. 100 was published in 1979, the presidents of two computer companies on the list spent a week together in Europe making prese...  Read more

Where's The Class Of '81?

Led by senior stalwarts Cray Research, Tandem Computers, and Tomlinson Oil, 50 of the 1981 INC. 100 companies graduated to the 1982 listing. Of those, 19...  Read more

The Inc. 100

This edition of the INC. 100 is our eighth such catalog of the country's fastest-growing small public companies. The first was published back in 1979 in ...  Read more

Where The Fast Growth Is. . . By Industry

Here is a ranking of the 1983 INC. 100 companies by industry, according to sales. To the right of each industry heading is the average number of times com...  Read more

Cleaning House

In his battle to close the SBA, President Reagan has turned on his own appointees, offended his business constituency, and welched on a deal with Congress. E...  Read more

A Bank That Looks At More Than Numbers

Rather than insisting that all financial ratios be in line, Northwestern National Bank of St. Paul ends to promising companies early, in hopes of developing ...  Read more

Whatever Happened To The Class Of '83?

Led by Healthdyne (#5 this year), Consul (#6), and BRAE (#11), 27 of the 1983 INC. 100 companies graduated to the 1984 listing. Of those, 4 moved up in st...  Read more

The Rise and Fall of Thinking Machines

A close up look at a doomed-yet-brilliant start-up computer company that never quite grasped the basics of business.  Read more

Where The Fast Growth Is...by Industry

Here's a ranking of the 1982 INC. 100 companies by industry. While Apple Computer emerges as the overall front-runner, having multiplied its sales 432.5 ...  Read more

Blue Chips;

On Lloyd Thorndyke's first day as president of a new company two years ago, he had 128 employees and backing of $40 million. ETA Systems Inc. clearly was...  Read more

Fast Growth Does Pay Off

Last year's INC. 100 outgained the Dow Jones Industrials by 150%.  Read more

Inc. 100 Market Performance

1982 Mean High/Low $100 Rank Company (symbol) 3/81 3/82...  Read more

1980 Inc. 100 Stock Market Performance

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Bid/close P/E ratio<...  Read more

Investing In Growth Companies;

Like the weather, the fortunes of fast-growth stocks can change overnight. Witness the rebound of this year's INC. 100 portfolio.  Read more

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Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. '80 R&D % change * R&a...  Read more

The 1979 Inc. 100: Tracking The 24-month Stock Performance

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The Most Dangerous Hire

For years you've crowed about the company you built. Now it's time to hand over the reins. Here are answers to some questions you've asked -- and some you ha...  Read more

Culture Shock

Sequent's founders thought that a strong corporate culture would be the key to success. They didn't have to wait long to see if they were right.  Read more

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The Inc. 100

Surveying America's fastest-growing small public companies.  Read more

Friday The 13th

The call came from IBM offering Martin Alpert a deal that could give his company a lock on its market. But he wasn't celebrating.  Read more

Inc. 100 Index

Trading Company (Rank) OTC Air Florida System ** (14) OTC Alaska Diversified Resources (85) OTC AM Cable TV Industries (49)...  Read more