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Featured in the September issue of Business NH Magazine, NH's Top 100 Private Companies are a diverse group of Granite State businesses that are making significant contributions to NH's overall economy. Each year, Business NH Magazine surveys hundreds of privately-held companies across the state, requesting gross sales figures for the past three fiscal years. Companies are ranked by 2008 sales. The Five Fastest Growing Companies on the Private 100 List are ranked by their average revenue growth during the past three years. Also featured are the 10 Companies to Watch-fast growing companies that didn't make the top 100, but are rising stars in the business community.

The 2009 Top 10 Companies on the Private 100 List are:
• C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., Keene
• CCA Global Partners Inc., Manchester
• Sprague Energy Corp., Portsmouth
• Hypertherm, Hanover
• Associated Grocers of New England, Pembroke
• FCI-Burndy, Manchester
• AutoFair, Manchester
• Direct Capital Corp., Portsmouth
• Grappone Automotive Group, Bow
• Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. Inc., Milford

The 2009 Five Fastest Growing Companies are:
• Planet Fitness, Newington
• Martini Northern, Portsmouth
• Isaacson Structural Steel, Berlin
• Cellular Specialties Inc., Manchester
• Roedel Companies, LLC, Wilton

The 2009 10 Companies to Watch are:
• Namtek Corp., Bedford
• Single Digits, Manchester
• Rustic Crust, Pittsfield
• Tri State Fire Protection, LLC, Nashua
• Waldron Engineering & Construction Inc., Exeter
• Destefano & Associates Inc., Portsmouth
• Buyatimeshare.com, Merrimack
• KBW Financial Staffing and Recruiting, Bedford
• Staffing Sense, LLC, Stratham
• Wireless Link Inc., Manchester

The third annual NH's Top 100 Private Companies Awards Reception will be held on October 19, 2009 at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord from 5 to 7 p.m. This reception will honor NH's Top 100 Private Companies, the Five Fastest Growing Companies on the Private 100 List, and 10 Companies to Watch. The reception will offer the unique opportunity to meet and network with some of NH's most prominent CEOs, presidents and executives.

The registration fee for the Private 100 Reception is $29. The reception is presented by Business NH Magazine and sponsored by Centrix Bank, FairPoint Communications and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England. To register for the event, visit www.eventsNH.com or contact Business NH Magazine at (603) 626-6354.