Rapid Design Service, a $70 million engineering staffing and outsourcing firm that gives Bartech a much stronger presence in the automotive industry in the Midwest. And in December, he purchased the assets of Pillar Technology Group, an information technology (IT) solutions company, which gives Bartech a presence in the IT solutions market. “The name of the game in the staffing industry is to very quickly build our company to a size and scale and geographic scope such that we can support our customers around the world,” says Barfield. “Today we are a $200 million organization with 4,000 associates. Our goal is to become a $500 million — $600 million company within a five to seven year period, and to become one of the significant players in the staffing industry on a national basis.”
BE 100S CEOs are expecting it to be tough to plot a steady course for the remainder of 2003. The weak job market, languid business spending, and a swelling trade deficit bear out this assertion. Last year’s corporate performance, however, may serve as a barometer of future activity. Even though some may be manning tattered ships of commerce, the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 companies will relentlessly pursue their destinations, even in the face of an economic tsunami.
— Additional Reporting Cliff Hocker& Curtis Simmons
Top 10 Growth Leaders
| Company | Location | 2002 Sales* | 2001 Sales* | % Increase |
| Innovative Logistics (INNOLOG) | McLean, VA | 94.000 | 36.000 | 161.11 |
| The Heritage Networks | New York, NY | 61.500 | 30.500 | 101.64 |
| RLJ Development L.L.C. | Bethesda, MD | 49.400 | 25.100 | 96.81 |
| McNeil Technologies Inc. | Springfield, VA | 38.000 | 25.560 | 48.67 |
| Wilson Office Interiors | Carrollton, TX | 57.000 | 40.000 | 42.50 |
| Paradigm Solutions Corp. | Rockville, MD | 37.600 | 27.244 | 38.01 |
| Rush Communications | New York, NY | 260.000 | 192.000 | 35.42 |
| The Bartech Group Inc. | Livonia, MI | 140.000 | 105.000 | 33.33 |
| Global Automotive Alliance | Detroit, MI | 305.000 | 235.000 | 29.79 |
| RS Information Systems Inc. | McLean, VA | 190.000 | 146.500 | 29.69 |
| *IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO THE NEAREST THOUSANDTH. AS OF DEC. 31, 2002. PREPARED BY B.E. RESEARCH. REVIEWED BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM EDWARDS & CO. | ||||
Top 10 Employment Leaders
| Company | Location | Employees | Sales* | Employee to Sales Ratio |
| The La-Van Hawkins Food Group | Detroit, MI | 7,133 | 296.031 | 1:42 |
| Manna Inc. | Louisville, KY | 6,000 | 159.260 | 1:27 |
| MV Transportation Inc. | Fairfield, CA | 4,186 | 155.309 | 1:37 |
| Barden Companies Inc. | Detroit, MI | 4,050 | 347.000 | 1:86 |
| The Bartech Group Inc. | Livonia, MI | 3,800 | 140.000 | 1:37 |
| V & J Holding Cos. Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | 3,500 | 95.000 | 1:27 |
| Omniplex World Services Corp. | Chantilly, VA | 3,000 | 80.000 | 1:27 |
| Thompson Hospitality | Sterling, VA | 2,500 | 102.000 | 1:41 |
| Exemplar Manufacturing Co. | Ypsilanti, MI | 2,302 | 157.495 | 1:68 |
| RLLW Inc. | Las Vegas, NV | 2,200 | 53.300 | 1:24 |
| *IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO THE NEAREST THOUSANDTH. AS OF DEC. 31, 2002. PREPARED BY B.E. RESEARCH. REVIEWED BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM EDWARDS & CO. | ||||