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Article: Setting the pace.(the top 100 giants)
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- Interior Design
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- January 1, 2006
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THE NEW YEAR RINGS IN STEADY growth for the 2006 top 100 Interior Design Giants. This group earned a grand total of $1,751,147,122--up 9 percent from the previous study period. After 2004's leap from 1.1 to 10.2 percent growth, this past year's little dip in the growth rate only means that the gains are settling down to a healthy, regular pace.
Overall the top 100 Giants' firms employed 9,165 designers staffing up by an impressive 10.2 percent. That's a sure sign that these industry leaders--and, we hope, all design firms--are breathing easier than they nave been since the beginning of the millennium.
On average, top 100 Giants achieved $225,481 in ...