The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc. (ACCGS) is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the annual Super 60 Award in the categories of revenue growth and total revenue.

Now in its sixteenth year, the ACCGS award honors the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the region for their significant contributions to strength of the regional economy. Companies eligible for the award must be independent, privately-owned businesses, be based in either Hampden or Hampshire counties or be a member of the ACCGS, be in business for at least three full years and produce revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year.

This year’s revenue winners combined for more than 1 billion, 127 million dollars in the past fiscal year with average revenue for the top 30 exceeding $30 million and 60% exceeding $20 million. Fifteen (15) companies are new to the revenue category this year. Seven (7) companies on the revenue list also qualify for the growth category. Three (3) of the 15 companies new to the category this year are also new to the top-ten revenue winners list.

In the growth category, the average growth among the winners was over 49% with companies having to have had at least 20.6% growth in order to be included in the category. 76% of the companies reported growth in excess of 30%. Eighteen (18) companies are new to the growth category this year and six (6) of these companies made it into the top 10 in revenue growth. Two (2) companies in the growth category also qualify for the revenue category.

As well, the companies represent all seven affiliate chambers of the ACCGS with the breakdown by Chamber as follows: Agawam Chamber – 4 honorees, East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Chamber – 6 honorees, Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber – 3 honorees, Ludlow Chamber - 1 honoree, Springfield Chamber – 18 honorees, West Springfield Chamber – 1 honoree, and the Westfield Chamber has 2 honorees.

Winners will be honored at the Super 60 Luncheon and Recognition Program sponsored by Health New England, Citizens Bank, PeoplesBank, Moriarty & Primack, P.C., Sovereign Bank, Westfield Bank and ACCGS Media Partner WWLP 22News on Friday, October 28 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam. Barry Kriger of WWLP 22News will serve as the master of ceremonies of the program. Cordia Harrington, president and CEO of the Tennessee Bun Company, will deliver the keynote address, focusing on the business of producing 60,000 buns an hour for clients including Pepperidge Farm, McDonald’s and Chile’s.

ACCGS Super 60 Winners for Year 2005
(Company in Bold with Nominating Company in italic)
(An asterisk identifies those companies which would qualify in both categories)

The following companies were named in the Total Revenue Category

*Pride Stations & Stores, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Bank of America
*Peter Pan Bus Lines, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Springfield College, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Western New England College, KPMG
*Northeast Treaters Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Marcotte Ford Sales, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Astro Chemicals Inc. , Moriarty & Primack, PC
Disability Management Services, Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Sovereign Bank
Louis & Clark Drug, Inc., Kostin, Ruffkess, Themistos & Dane LLC
*Berkshire Blanket, Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Suburban Chevrolet, Inc., James F. Farrell CPA
W.F. Young, Inc., JM O'Brien & Company, PC
Heatbath Corporation, Moriarty & Primack, PC
Tighe & Bond, Inc., Lester Halpern & Company, PC
*Environmental Compliance Services, Inc., Lester Halpern & Company, PC & Westfield Bank
American International College, Westfield Bank
Manny's TV and Appliances, Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Hampden County Physicians Assoc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Diamond RV Centre, Inc., Houghton & Socha, PC
*Dennis Group (The), Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Springboard Technology Corp., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Doherty Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy, PC
Kittredge Equipment Co., Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
City Tire Company, Inc., Kostin, Ruffkess, Themistos & Dane LLC
University Products, Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Falcon Hotel Corp., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Atlantic Fasteners, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Maybury Associates, Inc., Burkhart, Pizzanelli, PC
*Sound Seal Co., DeJordy Dugre Croteau & Co., PC
Mental Health Association, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
M.J. Moran, Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC

The following companies were named in the Revenue Growth Category:

*Brookdale Associates, Inc., Westfield Bank
Little Rill Corporation, Westfield Bank
*United Personnel Services, Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Dimauro Carpet & Tile, Inc., Benton & Krusz, CPA's
Field, Eddy & Bulkley, Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Excel Dryer, Moriarty & Primack, PC
ACT Vehicle Equipment, Inc., Westfield Bank
Pediatric Services of Springfield, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Baystate Ob/Gyn Group, Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Consolidated Health Plans, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Litron, Inc., Hampden Bank
Thrifty Financial Services, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Micro Test Laboratories, Inc., Westfield Bank
Giggle Gardens, Inc., Schultz, Robb & Associates
Gaudreau Group, Inc. (The), Schultz, Robb & Associates
MacKenzie Vault Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Manufacturing Technology Group, Inc., Westfield Bank
Novak Charter Oak Financial, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Truss Engineering Corp., JM O'Brien & Company, PC
Springfield Spring Corp., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
Amherst Farmers Supply, Inc., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Biolitec, Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Doherty Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy, PC
Wright Architectural Millwork Corp., Westfield Bank & Meyers Brother Kalicka, PC
United Industrial Service, Inc., Westfield Bank
Ceramoptec Industries, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Doherty Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy, PC
Norman B. Keddy Construction Co., Inc., Olszewski & Liptak, PC
James J. Dowd and Sons Insurance Agency, Inc., Lester Halpern & Company, PC
Rediker Software, Inc., William J. Mahoney Jr., CPA
Allston Supply Co., Moriarty & Primack, PC
Court Square Data Group, Inc., Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Hampden Bank