Source:  St. Pete Times
 
Seven Tampa Bay area firms lauded for growth by Inc. magazine
By Robert Trigaux, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Friday, August 14, 2009
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(Our congratulations to member Greg Celestan, CEO of Celestar Corp!)

Florida can proudly lay claim to the No. 1 fastest-growing private company on the new Inc. 500 annual ranking, just out online and in the September issue of Inc. magazine. The winner? Miami's Northern Capital Insurance, a homeowners insurance startup founded in the wake of so many hurricane-wary, departing insurance companies. Northern Capital's three-year growth in revenue: a whopping 19,812 percent. In Florida, 27 businesses made the Inc. 500. Here are the seven that made it from the Tampa Bay area. Details at www.Inc.com. — Robert Trigaux, Times staff writer