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From technology to health care and retail to manufacturing, Crain’s Chicago Business invites the area’s fastest-growing companies each year to apply to be featured in their Fast 50 project. Comparing revenues over a five-year growth period, they’re able to gauge which industries are continually growing – and which companies are emerging as the region’s front-runners. Paired with profiles detailing these pioneering businesses, innovative products and bright top executives, the Fast 50 measurably depicts Chicago’s economic growth spurts.

Crain’s Chicago Business is looking for companies that meet the following criteria:

• At least 6 years old
• Headquartered in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake (both Illinois and Indiana), McHenry, or Will counties
• Made a minimum of $15 million in 2016
• Grew a significant amount between 2011 and 2016 with no more than one drop in revenue
• Are not the following: real estate investment trusts (REITs), regulated banks, real estate developers, utilities, holding companies, subsidiaries/divisions, franchises or nonprofit organizations

To download a copy of the application, please go to chicagobusiness.com/fast50app.

To learn more about the special issue you can read last year’s Fast 50 at chicagobusiness.com/fast50.

The deadline for application submissions is February 9th.

Please contact Felipe Cabrera with any questions at [email protected].