TOP 50 minority owned companies: tech, translation firms comprise top three for growth.

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Denver-based consulting and IT training firm Adventos LLC has earned the title of top grower among the Top 50 Minority-Owned Companies ranked by ColoradoBiz, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 196 percent. The 3-year-old company posted revenues of $1.25 million last year, compared with $423,000 in 2005.

Joining Adventos in the top three for growth were Global Technology Resources Inc., a Denver-based computer-networking reseller whose revenues of $92.5 million last year represented a 120 percent increase over the previous year; and Syntes Language Group, a Centennial-based provider of translation and interpretation services that last year posted revenues of $1.8 million for a 73 percent increase.

Firms in the ranking must be at least three years old to be considered for the top-grower distinction. This year's top growing companies will be honored at the 13th Annual ColoradoBiz Minority Business Breakfast, July 24 at the Seawell Ballroom of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. For information or to RSVP, call Becky Fenton at (303) 662-5222, e-mail her at bfenton@cobizmag.com, or visit cobizmag.com/mbb.asp.

TOP 50 MINORITY-OWNED COMPANIES Ranked by revenues '06 Gross '05 2007 2006 Revenue Revenue % No. of Rank Rank Company (000's) (000's) Change Employees 1 1 Burt Automotive $2,065,189 $2,107,033 -2% 806 Network 2 2 Mike Shaw 286,302 260,805 10% 348 Automotive Group 3 4 Global Technology 92,500 42,000 120% 80 Resources Inc. 4 3 Torix General 79,000 101,300 -22% 87 Contractors LLC 5 Alpine Buick 40,000 N/A N/A 55 Pontiac GMC 6 5 M-E Engineers 37,100 32,500 14% 250 Inc. 7 National Finance 36,200 22,200 63% 205 Corp. of Colorado 8 6 Image Projections 31,100 28,600 9% 207 West Inc. 9 8 PrimeSource 26,080 22,500 16% 27 Staffing 10 7 Pacific Western 18,500 23,132 -20% 124 Technologies Ltd. 11 Setpoint Systems 11,525 9,750 18% 85 Corp. 12 12 All American 11,500 10,500 10% 35 Seasonings Inc. 13 18 Information 10,500 6,500 62% 130 Technology eXperts Inc. 14 15 AxxessConnect LLC 8,900 9,200 -3% 8 15 19 Plasticomm 8,600 6,200 39% 40 Industries Inc. 16 14 Duran Excavating 8,400 9,441 -11% 54 Inc. 17 ISYS Technologies 7,500 7,700 -3% 70 18 SolarGlass LLC 6,000 6,000 0% 20 19 23 Summit Container 5,787 4,578 26% 33 Corp. 20 21 Denver Management 5,500 5,000 10% 15 Advisors Inc. 21 25 Martinez & 5,460 4,191 30% 66 Hromada Associates Inc. 22 24 Roth Property 5,000 4,500 11% 280 Maintenance LLC 23 21 MOA Architecture 4,811 5,052 -5% 29 24 27 RMC Consultants 4,400 3,566 23% 54 Inc. 25 JG Management 4,293 3,325 29% 34 Systems Inc. 26 28 RJR Circuits Inc. 4,100 3,500 17% 39 27 26 ANKO Metal 3,500 3,900 -10% 5 Services Inc. 27 29 Blue Spruce 3,500 3,000 17% 5 Design & Construction 29 32 GR Construction 3,450 2,970 16% 28 30 40 Innovar Group 3,321 2,100 58% 37 31 DHE Computer 3,000 2,400 25% 12 Systems Inc. 31 34 Illumen Group 3,000 2,000 50% 15 Inc. 33 34 Print Shop Plus 2,900 2,100 38% 22 Inc. 34 37 DatamanUSA LLC 2,800 2,400 17% 40 35 33 LEI Cos. Inc. 2,714 2,680 1% 28 36 B & M 2,700 250 980% 13 Construction Inc. 37 37 Risk Removal Inc. 2,520 2,400 5% 18 38 42 Abel Engineering 2,457 1,785 38% 28 Professionals Inc. 39 47 Abo Group Inc. 2,225 1,331 67% 10...