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2014 LSU 100 Ranked List Announced at Luncheon
[October 25, 2014]

2014 LSU 100 Ranked List Announced at Luncheon


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 24 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The ranked listing of the 2014 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses was announced Friday, Oct. 24, at the Honoree Luncheon, held in Baton Rouge, La.



Global Commerce and Services LLC, or GCS, was announced as the number one company for the 2014 LSU 100. GCS is headquartered in Harvey, La., and is run by entrepreneur Joaneane Smith.

The full list, determined by compound annual growth over a three year period, is: 1 Global Commerce and Services LLC 2 Audubon Engineering Company 3 Innovative Advertising 4 Roofing Solutions LLC 5 Fremin General Contractors LLC 6 IWD Agency 7 Stuart & Company General Contractors 8 Shoreline Energy LLC 9 ClosedWon 10 BERIC Valves 11 CEG Assessments 12 Lipsey's 13 Research in Action Inc.


14 SEMPCheck Services Inc.

15 ABIP, P.C.

16 Ryan Gootee General Contractors LLC 17 Delta Fuel Company Inc.

18 Smith & Baker Landscape Architects and Contractors 19 Immense Networks 20 Landon Homes 21 JB Knowledge Technologies Inc.

22 Health Data Specialists LLC 23 Homeland HealthCare Inc.

24 LourdMurray 25 Zehnder Communications 26 USA Technologies Inc.

27 Hickory Small Animal Hospital 28 Launch Media 29 PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc.

30 Safety Management Systems LLC 31 Netchex 32 Ideavate Solutions Private Limited 33 Gregory Switzer Architecture PC 34 Excalibur Exhibits 35 Composite Effects 36 Cypress Advisory Services Ltd. LLP 37 DiStefano & Associates 38 Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company 39 B&G Food Enterprises LLC 40 Geoshield 41 Puryear IT 42 plus one design & construction 43 Quality Testing Inc.

44 Verma Systems Inc.

45 Champion Technology Services Inc.

46 Gulf Coast LTC Partners Inc.

47 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 48 SIGMA Marble Tile Terrazzo 49 BarZ Adventures 50 Geocent, LLC 51 General Informatics 52 Asakura Robinson Company 53 Abita Brewing Company LLC 54 The Anderson Group Real Estate 55 Sparkhound Inc.

56 Horizon Wealth Management 57 Turner Industries 58 Gladden Sales, Inc.

59 Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger P.L.C.

60 InfiniEDGE Software 61 SGS Petroleum Service Corporation 62 Petro Log International Inc.

63 Ruffino's Restaurants 64 Cane River Pecan Company 65 Lofton Staffing Services 66 Gremillion & Pou Marketing 67 Mele Printing 68 Traina & Associates 69 Henry Insurance Service Inc.

70 A Dogs Day Out LLC 71 Dexcomm 72 Gulfgate Construction LLC 73 BMI Audit Services LLC 74 EXCELERANT 75 Hollingsworth Richards Automotive Group 76 Banner Ford 77 Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design 78 Team People LLC 79 ThirtyNorth Investments LLC 80 CK Associates 81 JP Oil Company 82 Woods Family Investment Co. LLC 83 Staines & Eppling APLC 84 Baldone Reina Dermatology 85 Towne South Animal Hospital 86 Gastar Exploration Inc.

87 Heirloom Cuisine LLC 88 Global Data Vault 89 LeBlanc's Food Stores 90 The Pangburn Group 91 Alloy Metals and Tubes International Inc.

92 Keys Graphics LLC 93 Gatorworks 94 Bizzuka 95 Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions 96 Doerle Food Services LLC 97 Sigma Engineers and Constructors 98 Lyons Specialty Company LLC 99 Red River Bank 100 GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATIO The LSU 100, hosted by the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, is a highly competitive program that identifies, recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest growing Tiger-owned or Tiger-led businesses in the world. In addition to celebrating the success of the honorees, the LSU 100 provides a forum to pass lessons on to the next generation of LSU entrepreneurs.

Interim Director of the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute Robin Kistler said, "All of the companies honored at this year's event embody the entrepreneurial spirit of the LSU community. We are honored to have had the chance to share in their success, and wish them all continued growth and prosperity." Postlethwaite and Netterville serves as the official accounting firm of the LSU 100. All financial information collected during the process remains confidential.

LSU 100 partners include Postlethwaite & Netterville, the LSU Foundation, the LSU Alumni Association, the Tiger Athletic Foundation, Gatorworks, Otey White & Associates, and Mele Printing.

The nomination period for the 2015 LSU 100 will open early next year. The 2015 LSU 100 Honoree Luncheon is scheduled for Oct. 23, 2015. More details will be announced on the LSU 100 website at www.lsu100.com.

The Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, an integral part of LSU's E. J. Ourso College of Business, utilizes the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, LSU Executive Education, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, and the Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series to address the challenges of entrepreneurship and to positively impact students, the regional economy, the state of Louisiana, and the nation.

For more information, visit sei.lsu.edu or call 225-578-0313.

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