Inc. 500

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 710,106, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Visit us online at www.inc.com.

The 2011 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

BBB’s mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB accomplishes this mission by:

• Creating a community of trustworthy businesses
• Setting standards for marketplace trust
• Encouraging and supporting best practices
• Celebrating marketplace role models, and;
• Denouncing substandard marketplace behavior

For more information, please visit their website at www.bbb.org

Founded in 1937, the Apartment Building Owners and Managers Association has effectively represented and served the residential property industry in the Chicago area. ABOMA is a not-for-profit Association whose officers and directors serve on a voluntary basis.

For more information, please visit their website at www.aboma.com

CAA represents rental housing owners and professionals in Metro Chicago who own or manage in total more than 120,000 rental units. The Chicagoland Apartment Association is dedicated to providing services and products that will help our members operate their rental housing successfully and profitably.

For more information, please visit their website at www.caapts.org

Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a national organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, competent, harmonious community associations. For nearly 40 years, CAI has been the leader in providing education and resources to the volunteer homeowners who govern community associations and the professionals who support them. Our members include community association volunteer leaders, professional managers, community management firms and other professionals and companies that provide products and services to associations.

For more information, please visit their website at www.caionline.org

The IMCC is the only organization out there representing the rights of Private Cable Operators, lobbying in front of the FCC for the benefit of the PCO industry. Support from its members enables the IMCC to do this work to protect the health of the industry.

The mission of the Independent Multi-Family Communications Council is to bring together broadband service providers, technology suppliers and multi-family dwelling unit owners to pursue mutually productive goals which benefit residents.

For more information on IMCC and its pursuits, please visit their website www.imcc-online.org

Institute of Real Estate Management

The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) is an international community of real estate managers across all property types dedicated to ethical business practices and maximizing the value of investment real estate. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, IREM has been a trusted source for knowledge, advocacy and networking for the real estate management community for more than 77 years.

For more information, please visit their website at www.irem.org

The Minnesota Multi Housing Association (MHA) promotes the highest standards in the development, management and maintenance of rental and owner-occupied multi housing. Our nearly 2,100 members together own or manage more than 250,000 multi family units in the state. MHA is one of the country's strongest and most emulated trade associations for the housing industry. Our mission is to support the multi-housing industry through public policy leadership, educational opportunities, and communications and marketing in ways that enhance the industry for its members, its residents and its communities.

For more information, please visit their website at www.mmha.com