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CRAIN'S LIST: FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES By % change in revenue, 2004-05

Company Address 2005 revenue 2004 revenue % change in Rank Phone; Web site Top executive ($000,000) ($000,000) revenue Type of business Reason for increase TAG Holdings L.L.C. Joe Anderson Jr., $340.0 $103.0 230.1% Automotive supplier Joint venture Great Lakes Assemblies L.L.C. launched 1. 2075 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy 48084 chairman and CEO in January 2005. (248) 822-8056; www.taghold.com

Walsh Construction Co. Sam Bahou, program $77.0 $25.0 208.0% General contractor, design-builder and Health careIncreased and water health treatment care and projects. 2. 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 466, Detroit 48202 manager construction manager water-treatment projects (313) 873-6600; www.walshgroup.com

Wireless Toyz Joe Barbat, chairman, $81.0 $41.0 97.6% Electronics retail franchisor Opened 62 stores in 2005. 3. 23399 Commerce Drive, Suite B-1, Farmington president and CEO Hills 48335 (248) 426-8200; www.wirelesstoyz.com Wireless Toyz has grown quickly since its states in 2005 and plans to add 100 stores in founding about 10 years ago, and it picked up the the next 12 months. pace in 2005. The retailer of mobile-phone equipment The company signed 98 new franchisees in 19 and service now has 161 stores.

Flint Group Inc. Dave Frescoln, CEO $2,700.0 $1,471.0 83.5% Manufacturer of printing inks, plates and Merger with XSYS Print Solutions. 4. 4600 Arrowhead Drive, Ann Arbor 48105 colorants (734) 622-6000; www.flintgrp.com

RKA Petroleum Cos. Inc. Brian Donnelly, COO $245.9 $139.0 76.9% Petroleum wholesaler Now supplying biodiesel and alternative fuels; also 5. 28340 Wick Road, Romulus 48174 expansion into other Midwestern and Southern states. (734) 946-2199; www.rkapetroleum.com

Ronnisch Construction Group Bernd Ronnisch, CEO and $45.0 $26.1 72.3% Construction, construction management, Repeat and referral business. 6. 4327 Delemere Court, Royal Oak 48073 president design-build (248) 549-1800; www.ronnisch.com

Sachse Construction & Development Todd Sachse, CEO, COO $62.7 $37.0 69.4% Construction, construction management, N/A 7. Corp. and president design-built 260 E. Brown St., Suite 200, Birmingham 48009 (248) 647-4200; www.sachseconstruction.com

Somanetics Corp. Bruce Barrett, CEO and $20.5 $12.6 62.7% Medical device development and Primarily increased sales of disposable SomaSensor for 8. 1653 E. Maple Road, Troy 48083 president marketing Invos blood-oxygen monitoring system. (248) 689-3050; www.somanetics.com

ITC Holdings Corp. Joseph Welch, CEO and $205.3 $126.5 62.2% Electricity transmission Increased power demand, prices. 9. 39500 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 200, Novi 48375 president (248) 374-7100; www.itctransco.com

Advanced Photonix Inc. Richard Kurtz, chairman $23.6 $14.8 59.3% Optoelectronics and photodiodes Primarily May 2005 acquisition of Picometric L.L.C. 10. 2925 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor 48104 and CEO (734) 864-5600; www.advancedphotonix.com

National Logistics Management Scott Taylor, CEO, $175.0 $110.3 58.7% Logistics management N/A 11. 14320 Joy Road, Detroit 48228 founder and president (313) 272-6009; www.nlmi.com

Tepel Printing Co. Jim Tepel, president $16.6 $10.5 58.0% Commercial printing Expansion into the 40" printing market; adding new 12. 1725 John R, Troy 48083 accounts. (248) 743-2903; www.tepelbrothers.com

Molina Healthcare of Michigan Inc. Roman Kulich, president $304.6 $196.2 55.3% Managed-care health plans for Medicaid Addition of part of membership of defunct Wellness 13. 100 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 600, Troy 48084 and CEO recipients and low-income families Plan Medicaid HMO. (888) 898-7969; www.molinahealthcare.com

ePrize L.L.C. Josh Linkner, CEO and $28.6 $18.5 54.6% Online promotions Increased business in customer-loyalty programs. 14. 1 ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge 48069 founder (248) 543-6800; www.eprize.com

Rockwell Medical Technologies Inc. Robert Chioini, chairman, $27.7 $17.9 54.3% Manufacturer of dialysis concentrates Increased orders from key national and regional chain 15. 30142 Wixom Road, Wixom 48393 president and CEO and supplies customers. (248) 960-9009; www.rockwellmed.com

Southfield Chrysler Jeep DanDan Frost, Frost, president president and $305.7 $203.6 50.2% Auto dealership N/A 16. 28100 Telegraph Road, Southfield 48034 Gary Wood, CFO (248) 354-2950; southfieldchrysler.com

Ilitch Holdings Inc. Michael Ilitch, chairman, $1,500.0 $1,000.0 50.0% Provides technical and professional Acquisition of MotorCity Casino by Vice Chairwoman 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit 48201 and , vice services for Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., Marian Ilitch. 17. (313) 983-6600; www.ilitchholdings.com chairwoman , , BlueLine Foodservice Distribution, and other Ilitch-owned businesses. FH Martin Constructors R. Andrew Martin Jr., $71.5 $47.8 49.6% General contractor Repeat business and geographic expansion in the 18. 28740 Mound Road, Warren 48092 president Midwest. (586) 558-2100; www.fhmartin.com

Universal Truckload Services Inc. Donald Cochran, CEO $531.3 $362.0 46.8% Trucking OrganicInternal growth, acquisitions of Great American Lines 19. 11355 Stephens Road, Warren 48089 and president Inc. and CrossRoad Carriers Inc. (586) 920-0100; www.goutsi.com

Dearborn Bancorp Inc. Michael Ross, CEO and $44.6 $31.1 43.2% Bank Increased loan portfolio and improved net interest 20. 1360 Porter St., Dearborn 48124 president margins (313) 565-5700; www.cbdear.com

This list of fastest-growing companies in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties is based on a minimum 2004 revenue of $10 million. This is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Information is from the companies and from public filings. NA = not available. LIST RESEARCHED BY ANNE MARKS, JOANNE SCHARICH AND MICHAEL LEE