The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Inc. Magazine have created the Inner City 100 to spotlight and commend upcoming companies in urban areas and to highlight the importance of a healthy economy in developing successful urban communities.

An ability to recognize growth and build upon it is the trait that most distinguishes the Inner City 100 winners. These companies have run successful regional, national and even global businesses from inner city locations because of their savvy growth orientation, and have translated their tremendous growth into more jobs, income, and wealth for inner city residents.

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