Two NKY companies named to Inc. 5000

TiER1 Performance Solutions and Verst Group Logistics were the only Northern Kentucky companies named to the Inc. 5000 for 2009.

The Inc. 5000 lists the fastest-growing, privately owned companies in the U.S. in terms of revenue growth from 2005 through 2008.

“We congratulate TiER1 Performance Solutions and Verst Group Logistics on their success and inclusion in the Inc. 5000 list,” says Dan Tobergte, President & CEO of Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED).  “Both companies are led by an energetic and aggressive team of executives.  It is exciting to watch them grow and succeed in Northern Kentucky.”

Tier1 Performance Solutions, in Covington, a leading provider of end-to-end online learning and knowledge management solutions, helps commercial, non-profit and government organizations implement effective, efficient knowledge management solutions.  Some of their clients include Federal Express, Luxottica, Kroger and the U.S. Air Force. The companies ranking improved from 3,351 in 2007 to 2,848 in 2009. TiER1 ranked number 33 in the “Education” industry.

Verst Group Logistics, in Walton, the premier provider of warehousing, transportation and logistics services, ranked 3,255 on the Inc. 5000 list and number 82 in “Logistics & Transportation.”  The company has been included on the Deloitte Cincinnati USA 100, a list of the region’s largest privately held companies, in 2008 and nine additional years.

Writer: Feoshia Henderson
Source: Cheryl Besl, STRATA-G COMMUNICATIONS