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Article: Raising the bar: the median growth from this year's crop of WOOD 100 companies is the largest percentage in the report's 17-year history.(WOOD 100)(Cover story)
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- Wood & Wood Products
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- September 1, 2006
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Take note, North America. The 2006 WOOD 100 companies are flexing their muscles.
Like Last years elite group, this year's crop of fast-growing companies have all achieved double-, or in some cases triple-, digit growth, ranging from 16.0% to 217.3%. In addition, the median growth for these companies--96 U.S., three Canadian and one Mexican--was the highest ever at 39.3%, an increase of 11.8% from last year.
And the future only looks to get better. When surveyed, more than 80% say they anticipate another double-digit growth year for 2006, and almost all companies predict 2007 will be a better-than-average year.
As expected, the strength of the ...