West Physics Consulting Lands on the 2010 Inc. 5000 List

ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine has ranked West Physics Consulting, LLC No. 2230 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy -- America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Music website Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn Brewery, and Radio Flyer, maker of the iconic children's red wagon, are among the prominent brands featured on this year's list.  West Physics was also ranked No. 80 on the list of the Top 100 Companies in the Atlanta metropolitan area and No. 183 on the list of the fastest-growing Health Companies.  West Physics Consulting posted three-year revenue growth of 115% to make the list.  

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West Physics Consulting, based in Atlanta, Georgia, provides quality assurance testing for advanced imaging equipment (MRI, CT, ultrasound, etc.), as well as other diagnostic imaging consulting services to hospitals and imaging centers nationwide.  West Physics employs a highly experienced team of medical and nuclear physicists to assist its clients with a wide variety of challenges in their diagnostic imaging businesses, including independently testing highly complex imaging equipment to ensure patient safety and image quality, assisting facilities with achieving prestigious accreditation from the American College of Radiology, helping facilities design lead shielding for x-ray installations, and providing other forms of regulatory and technical consulting.  "We are very excited to have been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the third year in a row and we believe that this validates our core values of strong customer service, superlative technical expertise, and innovative service offerings," stated West Physics Consulting President Geoffrey West.  "As accreditation of medical imaging technologies becomes more and more important in the coming years, we believe that we are well-positioned to deliver best-in-class technical consulting to our current and future clients."  Additional information about West Physics Consulting and its services can be found at www.westphysics.com.

"The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs. "Despite the fact that most of this year's measuring period of 2006-2009 took place during the latest recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more than 50 percent from last year. The effects of the recession are seen, however, in the median three-year growth rate, which dropped to 96 percent from last year's 126 percent. This year's Inc. 5000 employ a record 1.4 million people, up from one million on last year's list. With unemployment remaining stubbornly high, policymakers and business leaders will do well to look to the Inc. 5000 companies for fresh ideas on achieving growth and creating jobs.

About the Inc. 5000 List

The 2010 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2006 to 2009. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by June 30, 2006. Additionally, they had to be based in the United States, privately held, for profit, and independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2009.  The minimum revenue required for 2006 is $80,000; the minimum for 2009 is $2 million.   Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc5000.com.  

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