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ABG Capital is being recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburgh Business Times has also recognized VoIP Innovations (News - Alert), North America’s premier wholesale VoIP carrier, as one of Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest-growing companies of 2012.

This is for the sixth time in the past eight years that ABG Capital, a business management company that uses a model to reduce costs through the consolidation of back office operations for their portfolio companies, is being recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburgh Business Times created this achievement status in 2005 as a way to honor the Pittsburgh region’s most outstanding workplaces.

“This is great recognition for ABG Capital,” said Jeff Tapolci, CEO of ABG Capital, in a statement.

“We make a point to foster a family atmosphere here, and to know our employees feel the same way is extremely gratifying,” said Tapolci.

ABG Capital was previously honored with this prestigious award from 2005 through 2009.

This year’s award rankings will be announced at an awards luncheon in October.

Officials with ABG Capital said that most of the company’s attention is focused on growing portfolio companies.

Company officials pointed out that to do this, the company consolidates services like accounting, legal, IT, software development, administration and HR to eliminate redundancy and increase efficiency. This has proved to be a successful model for the parent company, as they easily increased customer satisfaction and accelerated business growth.

The Pittsburgh Business Times has recognized VoIP Innovations, North America’s premier wholesale VoIP carrier, as one of Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest-growing companies of 2012.

Of the 100 regional companies, VoIP Innovations was ranked 12th overall and second in the technology category. VoIP Innovations provides the industry’s largest VoIP DID footprint.

Inc. magazine has also ranked VoIP Innovations No. 774 on its 2012 annual Inc. 500|5000 list. The list is an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

“We are honored to be a part of the Inc. 500|5000,” said Jason Tapolci, president of VoIP Innovations.

“Only 2 percent of all private companies in the U.S. make the list. It further showcases how far VoIP Innovations has come in such a short time,” said Tapolci .

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