ORANGE, CA — (Marketwire) — 08/30/11 — Inc. magazine this week ranked Verengo Solar Plus #66 on its fifth annual Inc. 500/5000 list of the nation–s fastest-growing energy companies. For the past two years Verengo has been the leading residential solar installer in Southern California and recently opened offices in California–s Central Valley and in New Jersey as the company continues to expand.
The Inc. 500/5000 acknowledgement is testament to Verengo–s growth over the past three years. Verengo now joins a prestigious list of powerhouses who gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500 including Microsoft, Dunkin Donuts, Intuit, GoDaddy, Vizio, Clif Bar, American Apparel, and Oracle.
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500/5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year–s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
“Fast growth at any time is a big achievement; fast growth during the past few years is just-short-of-miraculous,” said Inc. editor Jane Berentson. “The Inc. 500 consists of these just-short-of-miraculous companies, the ones that through ingenuity and ambition have increased revenue, hired employees, and grown fast in difficult economic times.”
Randy Bishop, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Verengo, commented, “This is an incredible milestone for our company and is testament to the unwavering commitment of each and every one of our employees who have helped shape Verengo into the trusted solar company it is today.”
“We have hired over 300 employees this year alone and continue to hire more every day to meet our customer needs. It–s wonderful to be able to hire at a tough economic time like this,” said Verengo President and Co-Founder Ken Button.
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