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SOUTHWEST

This region, which includes Texas, always gets props for its size, but our winners are also super efficient, delivering 320 percent growth per employee—the highest rate of any region. There were energy companies, yes, but also software startups, test-prep services, interior design firms, and more than 100 repeat honorees.

INC. REGIONALS CLASS OF 2024

162 Companies

135% Median Growth

$14.5B Total Revenue 2022

17,606 Jobs Added

No. 1

How I Realized That I Need to Keep My Team to Grow It

BRANDER GROUP

Scottsdale, Arizona Jake Grander, founder and CEO 2-year revenue growth: 640%

Jake Brander was at a crossroads in his career as an IT sales director when he discovered a way to track down unused

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