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October 07, 2005
Three Massey Alumni Make Music City Future 50
The 2005 Music City Future 50 winners are a young bunch.
More than half of the companies, recognized as among the fastest-growing private companies in Middle Tennessee, have been in business five years or less. Roughly one-third got started no more than three years ago.
The firms, which will be honored at a banquet September 29th by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, employ an average of 61 people. Average revenue is $18 million.
Add it all up and this year’s Future 50 winners have roughly $900 million in annual sales, and serve as a testimony to the important role that small businesses play in driving the local, regional and national economies.
The winners, picked after a financial review by Kraft CPAs, come from a wide variety of fields: technology, consulting, real estate, telecommunications, marketing and health care among them.
They all project revenue and employment growth of 10% or more for the next three years. Owners of the Future 50 businesses define themselves as a hardworking lot.
In surveys prepared for the chamber, owners reported working anywhere from 50 to 70 hours a week to build their companies.
That hard work is paying off.
~ from “Young Companies Charge Ahead” by Randy McClain of The Tennessean
Both Dean Raines and Dr. Fisher attended this event. The following three honorees are Massey Alumni.
Parthenon Publishing, Inc.
28 White Bridge Road, Suite 209, Nashville, TN 37205
615-627-2200
Fax: 615-627-2197
Web: www.parthenonpub.com
E-mail: bobby.stark@parthenonpub.com
Chief decision-maker: Bobby Stark, president
Major business: Other – publishing
Main product/service: Custom publishing services
Annual Revenue: $2.8 million
Mr. Stark earned his MBA from The Massey School in 1993.
Horizon Resource Group 
1620 Westgate Circle, Suite 120 Brentwood, TN 37027
615-771-8781
Fax: 615-771-7446
Web: www.horizonorg.com
E-mail: brad.oshoney@horizonorg.com
Chief decision-maker: M. Todd Abner, CEO
Major business: Other
Main product/service: Group purchasing organization for educational institutions.
Mr. Abner earned his MBA from The Massey School in 1997.
Infrastructure Corporation of America
5110 Maryland Way, Suite 120 Brentwood, TN 37027
615-377-4730
Fax: 615-377-4745
Web: www.ica-onramp.com
E-mail: rrodgers@ica-onramp.com
Chief decision-maker: Howard H. “Butch” Eley Jr., president
Major business: Construction
Main product/service: Comprehensive highway, structure, and facility maintenance services to state and local governmnts
Annual Revenue: $45 million
Biggest challenge: Communicating a consistent vision in a growing organization.
Mr. Eley earned his MBA from The Massey School in 1993.
Posted October 7, 2005 08:49 AM
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