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CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
WHERE WORKERS WORK
Ranked by 2011 revenue
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
The top 10 local employers on the
list as a whole generated about
the same revenue in 2011 as No. 1
State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Co. earned alone.
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
2011 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2010
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/11;
worldwide Type of business
1
2
3
4
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMO- 309-766-2311
BILE INSURANCE CO.; Bloomington StateFarm.com
Edward B. Rust Jr.
Chairman, CEO
$64,300.0
1.7%
16,000*
65,400
Insurance, banking and mutual
funds
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORP.
Chicago
312-653-6000
HCSC.com
Patricia Hemingway Hall
President, CEO
$49,000.0
8.6%
3,941
18,700
Health insurer
US FOODS1
Rosemont
847-720-8000
USFoods.com
John A. Lederer
President, CEO
$20,344.9
7.9%
1,577
25,000
Food-service distributor
REYES HOLDINGS LLC
Rosemont
847-227-6500
ReyesHoldings.com
M. Jude Reyes
J. Christopher Reyes
Co-chairmen
$14,300.0
11.7%
600
11,900
Food and beverage distributor
5
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC
Skokie
847-676-3030
Topco.com
Randall J. Skoda
President, CEO
$11,600.0
2.7%
337
447
6
7
8
9
CDW LLC
Vernon Hills
847-465-6000
CDW.com
Thomas E. Richards
President, CEO
$9,602.4
9.1%
3,900*
6,700*
Technology products and services
HAVI GROUP L.P.
Downers Grove
630-353-4200
HaviGroup.com
Theodore F. Perlman
Chairman
$8,272.0
3.4%
NA
8,000
Supply-chain management, packaging,
marketing
OSI GROUP LLC
Aurora
630-851-6600
OsiGroup.com
Sheldon Lavin
Chairman, CEO
$5,450.0
5.8%
1,650
19,400
Develops and processes food for QSR,
food-service and retail companies
EBY-BROWN CO. LLC
Naperville
630-778-2800
Eby-Brown.com
Richard W. Wake
Thomas G. Wake
Co-presidents
$4,700.0
2.2%
630
2,300
Wholesale distributor of convenience
products
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC.
Mundelein
847-949-5500
Medline.com
Charlie N. Mills
CEO
$4,700.0
16.3%
2,297
8,619
Manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies
RYERSON INC.
Chicago
312-292-5000
Ryerson.com
Michael C. Arnold
CEO
$4,500.0
15.4%
300
4,500
Metal processor and distributor
ACE HARDWARE CORP.
Oak Brook
630-990-6600
AceHardware.com
Ray A. Griffith
President, CEO
$3,709.2
5.1%
1,044
4,015
Retail hardware cooperative
WALSH GROUP LTD.
Chicago
312-563-5400
WalshGroup.com
Matthew M. Walsh
Chairman, CEO
$3,624.8
5.1%
1,500
6,000
General contractor, design-builder,
construction manager
TRIBUNE CO.
Chicago
312-222-3232
Tribune.com
Eddy Hartenstein
President, CEO
$3,020.0
-5.6%
3,100
12,000
Owner of newspapers, television
stations, websites and other media
AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.2
Chicago
312-645-1700
Amsted.com
W. Robert Reum
Chairman, president, CEO
$2,905.7
50.3%
525
12,000
Manufacturer of railroad, construction
and building materials
FOLLETT CORP.3
River Grove
708-583-2000
Follett.com
Chuck Follett
President, CEO
$2,695.0
-0.9%
2,306
6,131
Retail and wholesale distribution
of education materials to K-12 and
higher-education markets
17
INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP
OF COS.; Oak Brook
630-218-8000
InlandGroup.com
Daniel L. Goodwin
Chairman, CEO
$2,496.7
0.2%
1,072
1,630
Commercial real estate, investment,
property management, leasing,
development and financial services
18
19
19
HEICO COS. LLC
Chicago
312-419-8220
Emily Heisley Stoeckel
Chairman
$2,300.0
NC
570
10,000
Buyout/turnaround firm specializing
in manufacturing companies
KOCH FOODS INC.
Park Ridge
847-384-5940
KochFoods.com
Joseph C. Grendys
CEO
$2,000.0*
NC*
1,100*
12,000*
Supplier of fresh and frozen poultry
for food-service and retail operations
WIRTZ CORP.
Chicago
312-943-7000
W. Rockwell “Rocky”
Wirtz, chairman
$2,000.0
2.6%
NA
3,200
Distribution, real estate, insurance,
banking; owner of Chicago Blackhawks hockey team
CENTRAL GROCERS INC.4
Joliet
815-553-8800
Central-Grocers.com
James Denges
President, CEO
$1,913.0
7.1%
600
2,200
Grocery wholesaler with retail
locations
773-695-5000
TrueValueCompany.com
Lyle G. Heidemann
President, CEO
$1,864.8
3.4%
769
2,379
Retail hardware cooperative
630-600-3600
McMaster.com
Robert O. Delaney Jr.
CEO
$1,850.0
12.1%
NA
4,000
Wholesale supplier of industrial
products
847-699-7000
Wheels.com
James S. Frank
President, CEO
$1,650.0
NC
616
635
Automotive fleet management
847-444-5000
SoloCup.com
Robert M. Korzenski
President, CEO
$1,636.3
3.4%
1,700*
6,400*
2
21
VALUE CO.
22 TRUE
Chicago
SUPPLY CO.
23 MCMASTER-CARR
Elmhurst
CONSOLIDATED
24 FRANK
ENTERPRISES INC. ; Des Plaines
CUP CO.
25 SOLO
Lake Forest
5
Announced in March it would be acquired by Mason, Mich.-based Dart Container Corp.
No. 1 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
65,400 (16,000 local* )
✝
No. 65 BDO USA LLP
48,767** (210 local)
No. 32 Grant Thornton LLP
31,500
(745 local)
No. 3 US Foods
25,000 (1,577 local)
No. 8 OSI Group LLC
19,400
(1,650 local)
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN SIX-COUNTY AREA
No. 116 Tandem HR Inc.
5,120
No. 235 Employco USA Inc.
4,869***
No. 94 Alden Management Services Inc.
4,802
No. 2 Health Care Service Corp.
3,941
Manufacturer and distributor of singleuse food-service products for foodservice operators and consumers
No. 6 CDW LLC
No. 89 Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.
847-808-3000
FreedomRoads.com
Marcus A. Lemonis
Chairman, CEO
$1,456.0
9.1%
100
3,500
Operates RV dealerships and Camping
World stores
630-279-3600
Duch.com
Craig J. Duchossois
CEO
$1,300.0
NC
450
6,200
Audio-visual equipment, garage door
openers, venture-capital, privateequity investments and gaming
CONSTRUCTION
28 PEPPER
GROUP ; Chicago
CO.
29 TTX
Chicago
WEDS FOODS INC.
30 NEWLY
Chicago
TECHNOLOGY INC.
31 FORSYTHE
Skokie
THORNTON LLP
32 GRANT
Chicago
CO.
33 BOLER
Itasca
312-266-4700
PepperConstruction.com
J. David Pepper
Chairman, CEO
$1,177.8
29.2%
498
993
General construction and construction
management
312-853-3223
TTX.com
Thomas F. Wells
President, CEO
$1,131.0
7.4%
439
1,200
Provides rail cars and related freight
and management services
773-489-7000
NewlyWedsFoods.com
Charles T. Angell
President
$1,126.0
17.4%
521
2,452
Manufacturer of food coatings and
seasonings
847-213-7000
Forsythe.com
William P. Brennan
President, CEO
$1,109.2
8.9%
459
868
312-856-0200
GrantThornton.com
Stephen M. Chipman
CEO
$1,108.0
-0.1%
745
31,500
Audit, tax and advisory services
630-773-9111
Hendrickson-Intl.com
Matthew J. Boler
President, CEO
$1,100.0
15.8%
150
3,500
Manufacturer of truck and trailer
suspension systems
4
LARGEST EMPLOYERS WORLDWIDE
Supplier of products and services to
supermarket retailers, wholesalers
and food-service companies
LLC
26 FREEDOMROADS
Lincolnshire
GROUP INC.
27 DUCHOSSOIS
Elmhurst
2
Each figure = 1,000 employees,
Red = proportion of employees in
six-county area
Information-technology and business
consulting
Continued on Page 22
3,900
✝
3,700
No. 14 Tribune Co.
3,100***
No. 186 Capital Fitness Inc.
2,800***
No. 149 First Hospitality Group
2,356
No. 16 Follett Corp.
2,306
*Includes McLean County ✝ Company estimate
**As of Sept. 30 ***Crain’s estimate
Source: Crain’s reporting
22 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Still building
despite the
downturn
The commercial construction business is supposed to be in the tank
now. So how did Power
Construction Co. LLC engineer a year, in 2011, in
which revenue soared 29
percent, to $663 million?
By betting on the right
sectors. When the economy crashed, Schaumburgbased Power rolled away
from office buildings and
hotels to focus on health
care and education, which
have continued to build
new facilities.
In January, Power finished work on a makeover
of Rush University Medical Center. In June, the
company will complete
Lurie Children’s Hospital.
Each project was billed at
more than $500 million.
Just recently, the firm was
due to finish a 36-story,
$100 million building at
Roosevelt University.
“Health care has been a
primary focus of ours going back to the 1960s. It’s
been good to us over the
years,” says Jeffrey Karp,
Power’s president and
CEO. “Higher education
has weathered the storm
in the economy pretty well
recently, too.”
These markets, however,
can turn quickly. Richard
Tilghman, a senior vicepresident at rival Pepper
Construction Group in
Chicago, worries the new
federal health care legislation could force hospitals
to curtail construction.
“And who knows about
colleges,” Mr. Tilghman
adds. “Several schools are
starting new fundraising
campaigns to finance construction projects, but with
the economy still hurting,
it’s not clear how successful those campaigns will
be.”
Pepper has widened its
reach as far afield as Texas.
But Power is practically
unique in its concentration
on Chicago. “We can control our culture better by
focusing locally,” Mr. Karp
says.
H. Lee
Murphy
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
33
35
36
37
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
of 12/31/11;
% change
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
CC INDUSTRIES INC.
Chicago
312-855-4000
CCIndustries.net
William H. Crown
President, CEO
$1,100.0
22.2%
220
4,700
Holding company for diversified manufacturing and real estate operations
SERTA INC.
Hoffman Estates
847-645-0200
Serta.com
Robert L. Sherman
President
$1,045.0
2.5%
110
2,000
Mattress and bed manufacturer
NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC.
Chicago
800-257-8787
Nuveen.com
John P. Amboian
Chairman, CEO
$1,029.2
29.9%
532
1,177
TRANSUNION LLC
Chicago
312-258-1717
TransUnion.com
Siddharth N. “Bobby”
Mehta, president, CEO
$1,024.0
7.1%
1,000
3,000
Investment services
Credit data and financial services
.
Announced in February plan to be acquired by buyout firm
Advent International and a unit of Goldman Sachs.
38
39
40
41
42
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT 630-766-4445
PhoenixIntl.com
SERVICES LTD.7; Wood Dale
Bill McInerney
Executive chairman
$999.6
30.9%
278
2,000
Logistics, transportation, customs
brokerage
A.T. KEARNEY INC.
Chicago
312-648-0111
ATKearney.com
Paul A. Laudicina
$969.0
Chairman, managing partner 10.7%
350
2,837
Management consulting
TRUSTMARK COS.
Lake Forest
847-615-1500
Joseph L. Pray
TrustmarkCompanies.com President, CEO
$960.0
6.9%
905
3,113
Health and life insurance benefits
administration
HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Chicago
877-402-6601
HubInternational.com
Martin P. Hughes
Chairman, CEO
$879.5
15.5%
261
5,506
NETWORK SERVICES CO.
Schaumburg
847-803-4888
NSCOnline.com
Robert D. Mitchum
President, CEO
$863.0
0.2%
140
150
Member-owned organization of janitorial products, food-service packaging; printing materials distributor
43
MAT HOLDINGS INC.
Long Grove
847-821-9630
Mat-Holdings.com
Steve Wang
Chairman, CEO
$844.5*
27.8%*
240
7,664
Manufacturer of automotive parts,
power equipment, fencing, and lawn
and garden products
44
45
HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC 630-967-3600
Downers Grove
HearthsideFoods.com
Rich G. Scalise
Chairman, CEO
$803.5
17.4%
45
5,000
Contract manufacturer of cereals,
snacks and other baked goods
MACLEAN-FOGG CO.
Mundelein
847-566-0010
MacLean-Fogg.com
Barry L. MacLean
CEO
$800.0
14.3%
550
2,900
Manufacturer of engineered components for the automotive and utility
industries
46
SYMPHONYIRI GROUP INC.
Chicago
312-726-1221
SymphonyIRI.com
John G. Freeland
President, CEO
$764.0*
5.1%*
515
3,600
Consumer and retail market resesarch
47
GRIFFITH LABORATORIES
WORLDWIDE INC.; Alsip
800-346-4743
GriffithLaboratories.com
Herve de la Vauvre
President, CEO
$756.5
8.1%
NA
2,700
Food seasoning and sauce manufacturer
48
49
50
51
51
53
54
55
56
57
MIDLAND PAPER CO.
Wheeling
847-777-2700
MidlandPaper.com
E.S. Hooker III
CEO
$743.5
8.6%
168
377
Wholesale distributor of printing paper, packaging materials and supplies
AMERICAN HOTEL REGISTER CO.
Vernon Hills
847-743-2000
AmericanHotel.com
Larry Morse
President, CEO
$720.0
2.9%
650
950
Distributor of hotel supplies and services
S&C ELECTRIC CO.
Chicago
773-338-1000
SandC.com
John W. Estey
President, CEO
$700.0
16.7%
1,717
2,598
Manufacturer of switching and protective products
CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL CO.
Rosemont
847-430-2800
Culligan.com
Mark A. Seals
President, CEO
$675.0
-2.9%
265
3,875
Residential and commercial water
filtration systems
WILTON BRANDS INC.
Woodridge
630-963-7100
Wilton.com
Jerry W. Levin
Chairman, CEO
$675.0
3.8%
734
1,002
Provider of branded consumer
products
POWER CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC
Schaumburg
847-925-1300
PowerConstruction.net
Jeffrey Karp
President, CEO
$663.0
29.0%
235
235
Commercial construction
BERLIN PACKAGING LLC
Chicago
800-723-7546
BerlinPackaging.com
Andrew T. Berlin
Chairman, CEO
$654.0
8.1%
146
476
Supplier of plastic, glass and metal
packaging components
READERLINK LLC2,8
Oak Brook
708-356-3600
ReaderLink.com
Dennis E. Abboud
President, CEO
$640.0
NC
299
537
Full-service book distributor
PREGIS CORP.
Deerfield
847-597-2240
Pregis.com
Kevin Baudhuin
President, CEO
$625.2
-28.4%
140
3,550
Packaging
PANDUIT CORP.
Tinley Park
708-532-1800
Panduit.com
Jack E. Caveney
Chairman, CEO
$603.0
4.0%
1,000
4,000
Manufacturer of cable and electrical
products for wiring and communications applications
58
59
59
61
62
63
64
65
66
QUANTUM FOODS LLC
Bolingbrook
630-679-2300
QuantumFoods.com
Edward Bleka
President, CEO
$600.0*
NC*
NA
1,000*
Further-processor of proteins
KENNY CONSTRUCTION CO.
Northbrook
847-919-8200
KennyConstruction.com
John E. Kenny Jr.
President, CEO
$595.0
0.2%
375
500
General contractor, construction
management
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES
INTERNATIONAL INC.; Schaumburg
847-285-2000
MCIcoach.com
Rick Heller
CEO
$595.0
8.0%
205
1,800
Bus and tour coach manufacturer and
parts distributor
EDWARD DON & CO.
North Riverside
708-442-9400
Don.com
Steven R. Don
President, CEO
$594.0
7.6%
517
1,018
Distributor of food-service equipment
and supplies
DANIEL J. EDELMAN INC.7
Chicago
312-240-2600
Edelman.com
Richard W. Edelman
President, CEO
$588.2
18.0%
612
4,126
Public relations
WILLIAM BLAIR & CO.
Chicago
312- 236-1600
WilliamBlair.com
John R. Ettelson
President, CEO
$585.6
6.9%
970
1,113
Global investment banking and asset
management
EMPIRE TODAY LLC
Northlake
847-583-3000
EmpireToday.com
Steve Silvers
CEO
$575.0*
8.9%
350*
1,000*
Carpet, flooring, window treatments
BDO USA LLP7,9
Chicago
312-856-9100
BDO.com
Jack Weisbaum
CEO
$572.0
-2.2%
210
48,76710
Accounting, assurance, tax, financial
advisory and consulting services
SRAM LLC
Chicago
312-664-8800
Sram.com
Stanley R. Day Jr.
CEO
$570.0
8.7%
125
2,700
Insurance brokerage
Bicycle components manufacturer
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CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
THINKSTOCK
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
Acquisition
gives fleet
firm a lift
With the recession
squeezing the industry,
very few fleet-management companies made
acquisitions in the past
five years. But Emkay Inc.
bucked the trend.
The Itasca-based company acquired JPL Vehicle Management Services’ commercial fleet
last year in a deal that
made up about half of the
company’s 50.5 percent
increase in revenue in
2011.
“The acquisition was absolutely the biggest contributor to our growth of
revenues last year, but we
positioned our balance
sheet and had a disciplined approach so that
we could enable something like that to occur,”
CEO Greg Tepas says.
JPL of Toronto occupies
the same market space as
Emkay, which allowed
Emkay to diversify geographically without radically retooling its business model.
Even without JPL,
Emkay’s services business
was up 55 percent in 2011
alone. Emkay’s customer
service reputation helped
attract new business, says
Sherb Brown, vice-president of Torrance, Calif.based Bobit Business Media, publisher of trade
publication Automotive
Fleet.
The rising cost of maintaining commercial fleets—
typically vans, SUVs and
lightweight trucks used for
shipping supplies and
making deliveries—is causing many logistics companies and shippers to offload
the task to third parties like
Emkay, Mr. Brown says.
“There is a lot of outsourcing of maintenance management services, which
are not their core business.”
Sachiko Yoshitsugu
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
% change of 12/31/11;
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
67
68
69
70
71
72
OLD WORLD INDUSTRIES LLC
Northbrook
847-559-2000
OldWorldInd.com
John Thomas Hurvis
Chairman, CEO
$567.0
-21.3%
208
208
Chemical manufacturer and consumer products marketer
F.H. PASCHEN, S.N. NIELSEN
& ASSOCIATES LLC; Chicago
773-444-3474
FHPaschen.com
James V. Blair
President
$566.5
3.4%
310
400
General contractor, construction
management
COYOTE LOGISTICS LLC
Chicago
877-626-9683
Coyote.com
Jeffrey Silver
CEO
$559.0
70.4%
625
856
Third-party logistics provider
TEMPEL STEEL CO.
Chicago
773-250-8000
Tempel.com
Vincent Buonanno
Chairman, CEO
$555.0
4.9%
830
1,750
Manufacturer of magnetic steel
laminations
EMKAY INC.11
Itasca
630-250-7400
Emkay.com
Greg Tepas
President, CEO
$549.5
50.5%
133
151
FELLOWES INC.3
Itasca
630-893-1600
Fellowes.com
James E. Fellowes
Chairman, CEO
$546.0
-9.8%
542
1,487
Manufacturer of office products
73
ELKAY MANUFACTURING CO.
Oak Brook
630-574-8484
Elkay.com
Timothy J. Jahnke
President, CEO
$540.0
4.9%
372
3,753
Manufacturer of stainless-steel
sinks, water coolers, wooden kitchen
cabinets and faucets
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
MAZZETTA CO. LLC
Highland Park
847-433-1150
Mazzetta.com
Thomas J. Mazzetta
CEO
$534.0
20.8%
28
33
CROWE HORWATH LLP3
Chicago
312-899-7000
CroweHorwath.com
Charles Allen
CEO
$529.7
8.1%
631
2,449
MESIROW FINANCIAL
HOLDINGS INC.3; Chicago
312-595-6000
MesirowFinancial.com
Richard S. Price
Chairman, CEO
$510.0
-3.0%
997
1,183
Investment management, global markets, insurance services and consulting
GRAYCOR INC.2
Oakbrook Terrace
630-684-7110
Graycor.com
Melvin Gray
Chairman, CEO
$497.0
44.5%
250
1,600
Construction services
SHURE INC.12
Niles
847-600-2000
Shure.com
Rose L. Shure
Chairman
$465.0
3.8%
850
2,100
Manufacturer of microphones and audio electronics
O'NEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
Chicago
773-755-1611
WEOneil.com
Richard Erickson
President, CEO
$458.0
9.0%
219
403
General contractor, construction
management
PEACOCK ENGINEERING CO.
Geneva
630-845-9400
PeacockEng.com
Michael A. Bilder
CEO
$445.0
4.0%
2,000
2,000
Packaging of consumer food products
TECTA AMERICA CORP.
Rosemont
847-581-3888
TectaAmerica.com
Brynne Smith
President, CEO
$425.0*
3.7%
105
2,500
Commercial roofing company
SEATON COS.
Chicago
312-915-0700
SeatonCorp.com
Patrick Beharelle
CEO
$415.2
17.3%
1,306
16,580
Provides on-site staffing and contracted workforces
SCHWARZ PAPER CO.
Morton Grove
847-966-2550
Schwarz.com
Christopher J. Donnelly
President, CEO
$413.0
2.0%
190
330
Printer, producer and distributor of
packaging and promotional materials
CONTINENTAL MOTORS
GROUP; Countryside
708-352-6000
ContinentalMotors.com
John F. Weinberger
CEO
$412.3
8.6%
536
536
Auto dealerships
NORTH AMERICAN CORP.
Glenview
847-832-4000
NA.com
John A. Miller
President, CEO
$409.0
3.0%
385
400
Supplier of industrial paper and packaging, specialty printing and fulfillment
MERIDIAN GROUP
INTERNATIONAL INC.; Deerfield
847-964-2700
OnlineMeridian.com
Ian J. Pye
Chairman, CEO
$403.2
11.3%
150
526
International information-technology
solution provider and lessor
MOTOR WERKS PARTNERS L.P.
Barrington
847-381-8900
MotorWerks.com
Jim Hub
$402.0
President, general manager 14.9%
440
440
Auto dealerships
FERRARA PAN CANDY CO.
Forest Park
708-366-0500
FerraraPan.com
Salvatore Ferrara II
President, CEO
$397.0
5.9%
580
920
Candy maker
LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU
ENTERPRISES INC.; Chicago
773-878-7340
LEYE.com
Kevin J. Brown
President, CEO
$392.0
10.4%
3,700
5,900
ACME REFINING SCRAP METAL
CO.13; Chicago
773-523-4500
ACMEScrap.com
Larry Baron
CEO
$375.0
50.0%
391
391
FLYING FOOD GROUP LLC
Chicago
312-243-2122
FlyingFood.com
Sue Ling Gin
CEO
$369.0
10.8%
563
3,527
Airline catering, freshly prepared meals,
specialty food items for stores
ADVANCED EQUITIES
FINANCIAL CORP.; Chicago
312-377-5300
AdvancedEquities.com
Dwight O. Badger
CEO
$363.0
10.0%
90
90
Securities brokerage and privateequity firm specializing in technology
companies
93
94
95
95
97
98
FORT DEARBORN CO.
Elk Grove Village
847-357-9500
FortDearborn.com
Michael Anderson
President, CEO
$360.0
2.6%
340
1,260
Labels for food, beverage, spirits, personal-care and household products
ALDEN MANAGEMENT
SERVICES INC.; Chicago
773-286-3883
TheAldenNetwork.com
Floyd A. Schlossberg
President, CEO
$352.6
5.8%
4,802
4,802
Rehabilitation and nursing facility
ABT ELECTRONICS INC.
Glenview
847-544-2301
Abt.com
Robert J. Abt
CEO
$350.0
16.7%
1,100
1,100
Retailer of consumer electronics and
major appliances
ED MINIAT GROUP INC.
South Holland
708-589-2400
Miniat.com
David J. Miniat
President, CEO
$350.0
9.4%
500
510
Manufacturer of processed meats
and cooking oils
FIDELITONE INC.
Wauconda
847-487-3300
Fidelitone.com
Craig Hudson
CEO
$340.2
9.6%
267
498
Third-party logistics and supply-chain
management
AIT WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS INC.
Itasca
800-669-4248
AITWorldwide.com
Dan F. Lisowski
Steve L. Leturno
Co-chairmen
$338.7
14.8%
332
860
Global transportation and logistics
service provider
773-342-6300
McGrathLexus.com
Michael J. McGrath
President, CEO
$333.2
-12.6%
500
500
Auto dealerships
312-595-4000
Compsych.com
Richard A. Chaifetz
Chairman, CEO
$325.0
6.6%
463
496
Employee assistance, behavioral
health, wellness and work-life programs
312-803-8800
ViLiving.com
Randal J. Richardson
President
$321.0
NC
270
2,590
708-798-0900
Buddig.com
Robert J. Buddig
CEO
$320.0
2.6%
610
780
LEXUS/ACURA/
99 MCGRATH
HONDA/HYUNDAI; Chicago
COS.
100 COMPSYCH
Chicago
101 VIChicago
BUDDIG & CO.
102 CARL
Homewood
14
Vehicle leasing and fleet management
Importer of frozen seafood
Assurance, tax, risk and consulting
services
Restaurant owner
Scrap metal processor, recycler,
document destruction
Developer, owner and manager of
senior living communities
Maker of processed lunch and snack
meats
Continued on Page 26
26 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Car dealer
sees speed
picking up
Last year ended on a
low note for Schaumburgbased Patrick Dealer
Group, when Saab, one of
its automotive brands,
filed for bankruptcy protection in December.
Selling Saab inventory
will be a challenge, CEO
Hanley Dawson IV says.
But record-setting sales of
Hyundai models helped
offset Saab’s departure.
Patrick’s Hyundai outlet
nearly doubled sales to
1,550 cars in 2011, from
855 in 2010.
Despite the Saab setback and the slow-growing economy, Patrick—a
chain of dealerships with
locations in Naperville
and Schaumburg selling
nameplates ranging from
Cadillac to Land Rover—
increased revenue by 35
percent in 2011, to $285
million.
Not surprising, Patrick
has seen growth in the
services arm of its business in the wake of the recession, as consumers
held off on new car purchases and fixed up their
older cars instead.
“All across the industry, sales numbers were
down in 2008 and especially after 2009,” says
Peter Sander, president
of the Illinois Automotive
Dealership Association in
Springfield. “There’s no
question that dealers
turned to their services
department.”
Many Americans have
postponed buying a new
car until the economy
improves. In 2011, the
average age of a consumer’s car was 10.2
years, the highest on
record. But there are
signs that the pent-up
desire for new cars could
send consumers back to
the dealership this year:
New car sales are expected to increase 5 percent
in 2012, according to
IBISWorld, a market research firm based in Los
Angeles.
“The economy is a little
stronger; (there) seems to
be a little more confidence
in the consumer,” Mr.
Dawson says. “This will be
good year.”
Sachiko Yoshitsugu
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
% change of 12/31/11;
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
103
104
105
105
105
105
109
110
111
HARPO INC.
Chicago
312-633-1000
Oprah.com
Oprah G. Winfrey
Chairman
$309.0
6.9%
340
360
Television and film production,
publishing and new media
CLUNE CONSTRUCTION CO.
Chicago
312-726-6103
CluneGC.com
Michael T. Clune
Chairman, CEO
$302.0
46.6%
132
165
General contractor
ADCO GLOBAL INC.
Lincolnshire
847-282-3485
AdcoGlobal.com
John R. Knox
$300.0
Chairman, president, CEO 10.3%
250
680
Manufacturer of adhesives, sealants,
tapes and coatings
CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL
CLUB INC.; Lake Forest
847-295-6600
ChicagoBears.com
Theodore P. Phillips
President, CEO
$300.0
1.7%
140
140
Professional football team
TRIPPE MANUFACTURING CO.
Chicago {See Page 29 for more}
773-869-1111
TrippLite.com
Glen Haeflinger
CEO
$300.0
13.2%
220
450
Designer of office power supply systems
ZS ASSOCIATES INC.
Evanston
847-492-3600
ZSAssociates.com
Jaideep Bajaj
Managing director, CEO
$300.0*
11.1%
350
1,992
Sales and marketing consulting
DOALL CO.
Wheeling
847-495-6800
DoAll.com
Michael L. Wilkie
$292.0
Chairman, president, CEO 15.9%
267
836
Industrial supplies distributor,
machine tool manufacturer
TERLATO WINE GROUP LTD.3
Lake Bluff
847-604-8900
TWG.com
Anthony J. Terlato
Chairman
$290.0
10.7%
128
297
Wine production, marketing and sales
FIFIELD COS.
Chicago
312-855-1600
FifieldCo.com
Steven D. Fifield,
Chairman, CEO; Randy A.
Fifield, vice chairman
$285.2
-4.1%
13
36
Real estate development
112
JEL SERT CO.14
West Chicago
630-231-7590
JelSert.com
Charles Wegner
Kenneth Wegner
Co-chairmen, co-CEOs
$285.0
3.6%
750
750
Manufacturer of powdered soft drink
mixes, juice drinks and ice pops
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
122
122
125
126
127
PATRICK DEALER GROUP
Schaumburg
847-605-4000
PatrickCars.com
Hanley Dawson IV
President
$284.7
34.7%
348
348
Auto dealership
SEKO WORLDWIDE LLC
Itasca
630-919-4800
SekoLogistics.com
William J. Wascher
President, CEO
$282.0
2.2%
140
2,350
Supply-chain management, third-party
logistics, transportation technology
PARKSITE INC.
Batavia
630-761-9490
Parksite.com
George Pattee
Chairman, CEO
$281.5
10.0%
63
304
Sales, marketing and distribution of
building products
TANDEM HR INC.
Oak Brook
630-371-6242
TandemHR.com
Bruce Leon
President
$281.4
26.5%
5,120
6,400
Human resources
NES RENTALS HOLDINGS INC.
Deerfield
773-695-3999
NESRentals.com
Andrew P. Studdert
$280.0
Chairman, president, CEO 12.0%
74
1,025
Aerial equipment rental for construction
and industrial users
HOSTMARK HOSPITALITY
GROUP; Schaumburg
847-517-9100
Hostmark.com
Constantine A. “Bud”
Cataldo; chairman, CEO
$275.0
4.6%
950
3,900
Hotel and restaurant management
SHELL VACATIONS LLC
Northbrook
847-564-4600
ShellVacationsClub.com
Sheldon H. Ginsburg
$274.5
Chairman, managing director -1.6%
125
1,390
Time shares, real estate
UNITED SCRAP METAL INC.
Cicero
708-780-6800
UnitedScrap.com
Marsha Serlin
CEO
$268.0
8.9%
180
180
Metal buyer and recycler
ALTER GROUP LTD.
Skokie
800-637-4842
AlterGroup.com
Michael J. Alter
President
$267.9
-20.0%
140
159
Commercial real estate development
ALDRIDGE ELECTRIC INC.
Libertyville
847-680-5200
Aldridge-Electric.com
Kenneth Aldridge
CEO
$265.0
6.0%
240
550
Supplier of electric transmission lines
CHICAGO CUBS
Chicago
773-404-2827
Cubs.com
Thomas Ricketts
Chairman
$265.0
1.9%
177
480
Professional baseball team
DSC LOGISTICS INC.
Des Plaines
847-390-6800
DSCLogistics.com
Ann M. Drake
CEO
$265.0
1.9%
350
2,250
SAFEWAY INSURANCE CO.
Westmont
630-887-8300
SafewayIns.com
William J. Parrillo
Chairman
$264.6
2.4%
108
446
Property and casualty insurance
JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION 312-986-8000
CO.3; Chicago
McHughConstruction.com
James P. McHugh
Chairman, CEO
$257.8
-42.0%
500
500
Construction
PLS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
Chicago
312-491-7300
PLSHome.com
Dan Wolfberg
Bob Wolfberg
Co-presidents
$256.8
-4.2%
958
3,332
Check-cashing, microlending and bill
payments
128
129
130
SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL
LLP14; Chicago
312-554-9090
SOM.com
Jeffrey J. McCarthy
Managing partner
$255.0
1.6%
352
1,007
Architecture, engineering, urban
planning
GOLD STANDARD ENTERPRISES
INC.4; Skokie
847-581-3100
Binnys.com
Michael Binstein
CEO
$254.3
9.6%
470
470
Retailer of wine, spirits, beer, cigars
and cheese
WATERTON ASSOCIATES LLC
Chicago
312-948-4500
WatertonAssociates.com
David Schwartz
Peter Vilim
Managing members
$253.6
19.7%
352
775
Real estate investment, management
131
132
133
133
135
136
137
137
PORTILLO'S RESTAURANT
GROUP; Oak Brook
630-954-3773
Portillos.com
Richard J. Portillo
President, CEO
$247.5
7.2%
2,176
2,290
JOE RIZZA ENTERPRISES INC.
Orland Park
708-364-2200
RizzaCars.com
Joe Rizza
CEO
$247.0
7.9%
350
350
POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS
LLC; Chicago
312-951-0600
Potbelly.com
Aylwin B. Lewis
President, CEO
$245.0
-2.0%
1,000
3,150
SIPI METALS CORP.
Chicago
773-276-0070
SipiMetals.com
Marion Cameron
President
$245.0
9.9%
165
165
Refiner of precious metal scraps
BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE 312-729-8000
LLP12; Chicago
BakerTilly.com
Timothy L. Christen
Chairman, CEO
$242.0
1.7%
179
1,321
Accounting and advisory
BRADNER CENTRAL CO.14
Elk Grove Village
847-290-8485
Bradner.com
Richard S. Bull III
$240.2
Chairman, president, CEO
-1.5%
66
137
Paper distributor
ENESCO LLC
Itasca
630-875-5300
Enesco.com
Thomas G. Bowles
CEO
$240.0
4.3%
300
1,000
Designer and marketer of gifts and
collectibles
RAJA FOODS LLC
Skokie
847-675-4455
RajaFoods.com
Rakesh Patel
President
$240.0
9.1%
100
600
Retailer and importer of Indian foods
Third-party logistics and supply-chain
management
Restaurant owner and operator
Holding company for auto dealerships;
real estate, finance and insurance
Chain of sandwich shops
Continued on Page 28
28 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
COMINGS AND GOINGS
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
Employees and dollars don’t
always go hand in hand. Nine out
of 10 companies with the greatest
increase in local staff saw
revenue growth lag personnel
growth in 2011.
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
BIGGEST INCREASE IN LOCAL EMPLOYEES
No. 69 Coyote Logistics LLC
89.4%
No. 118 Hostmark Hospitality Group
62.7%
No. 116 Tandem HR Inc.
60.0%
No. 3 US Foods
51.8%
No. 174 Temperature Equipment Corp.
51.5%*
No. 44 Hearthside Food Solutions LLC
50.0%
No. 321 Westside Mechanical Group Inc.**
43.3%
No. 306 William Ryan Homes Inc.**
42.1%
No. 237 RIM Logistics Ltd.
40.2%
No. 266 Other World Computing Inc.
37.0%
BIGGEST DECREASE IN LOCAL EMPLOYEES
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
of 12/31/11;
% change
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES
LLC; Schaumburg
847-620-5000
Convergint.com
Daniel J. Moceri
CEO
$237.2
17.0%
88
1,000
GUARANTEE TRUST LIFE
INSURANCE CO.; Glenview
847-699-0600
GTLIC.com
Richard S. Holson III
Chairman, president, CEO
$233.4
-3.4%
253
253
Life and health insurance
MERISANT WORLDWIDE INC.
Chicago
312-840-6000
Merisant.com
Paul R. Block
Chairman, president, CEO
$230.0
NC
64
425
Maker of artificial sweeteners
TUTHILL CORP.
Burr Ridge
630-82-4900
Tuthill.com
James G. Tuthill Jr.
Chairman
$228.3
-3.1%
136
979
Manufacturer of industrial equipment
BLUESTAR ENERGY HOLDINGS
INC.; Chicago
312-327-0090
BluestarEnergy.com
Guy H. Morgan
CEO
$227.3
1.1%
121
217
Retail electric supplier
HILL GROUP
Franklin Park
847-451-5000
HillGrp.com
Robert L. Krier
President
$225.2
19.2%
885
885
Contract mechanical engineering,
plumbing, fire protection, refrigeration
THOUGHTWORKS INC.
Chicago
312-373-1000
ThoughtWorks.com
Neville “Roy” Singham
Chairman
$225.0
27.1%
200
1,800
IT software and consulting
VOLVO SALES & SERVICE
CENTER INC.; Lisle
630-241-3000
Auto-Plaza.com
Horst Korallus
President
$224.0
8.2%
360
360
Auto dealership
BULLEY & ANDREWS LLC
Chicago
773-235-2433
Bulley.com
Allan E. Bulley Jr.
Chairman, CEO
$221.4
5.4%
290
290
General contractor, construction
manager, design/build, concrete and
masonry restoration
148
149
149
149
152
153
SUN-TIMES MEDIA HOLDINGS
LLC; Chicago
312-321-3000
SunTimesMediaHoldings.com
Timothy Knight
CEO
$220.0
-10.9%
800
800
Publisher of newspapers and websites
CHICAGO WHITE SOX14
Chicago
312-674-1000
WhiteSox.com
Jerry M. Reinsdorf
Chairman
$215.0
2.4%
140
400
Professional baseball team
FIRST HOSPITALITY GROUP
INC.; Rosemont
847-299-9040
FHGInc.com
Stephen L. Schwartz
Chairman, CEO
$215.0
19.6%
2,356
3,554
Hotel management, acquisitions, development
TY INC.
Westmont
630-920-1515
Ty.com
H. Ty Warner
Chairman, CEO
$215.0
-1.8%
NA
500
Manufacturer of toys and collectibles
WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS CO. 847-934-5700
Palatine
Weber.com
James Stephen
President, CEO
$214.0
-2.3%
NA
1,200
Manufacturer of gas and charcoal
grills; restaurant operator
ROYAL BUYING GROUP INC.
Lisle
630-353-7950
RoyalBuying.com
Michael E. Zielinski
President, CEO
$210.0
117.2%
37
37
Negotiates vendor programs for member gas stations; provides sales, marketing and fulfillment services
154
GAS DEPOT INC.7
Morton Grove
847-581-0303
GasDepot.com
George Nediyakalayil
President
$209.6
23.1%
11
12
Wholesale distributor of petroleum
products to retail, commercial and
municipal entities
155
UGN INC.
Tinley Park
773-437-2400
UGNAuto.com
Peter C. Anthony
CEO
$208.0
-9.6%
257
890
Designs and manufactures acoustic,
interior trim and thermal-management products for the auto industry
156
MARKETING INNOVATORS
INTERNATIONAL INC.6
Rosemont
847-696-1111
MarketingInnovators.com
Lois M. LeMenager
Chairman, CEO
$207.3*
51.8%
45
48
Incentive, recognition, loyalty,
enterprise engagement and travel
programs
157
158
158
160
CELTIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
Tinley Park
708-532-9200
CelticIntl.com
Richard P. Hyland
President, CEO
$204.1
28.0%
61
79
Intermodal and highway brokerage
services
ATLAS LIFT TRUCK RENTALS &
SALES INC.3; Schiller Park
847-678-3450
AtlasLift.com
Allen Rawson
President
$204.0
4.6%
360
360
VMARK INC.
Downers Grove
708-449-2800
VMarkUSA.com
Arun K. Veluchamy
Chairman, CEO
$204.0
2.0%
1,100
2,500
Direct marketing, real estate, data entry, credit card embossing and coding
LEOPARDO COS.2
Hoffman Estates
847-783-3000
Leopardo.com
James A. Leopardo
CEO
$201.0
-14.7%
286
292
Commercial construction, general
contractor, construction manager, design-builder and development services
161
162
163
163
165
CAMPAGNA-TURANO BAKERY
INC.; Berwyn
708-788-9220
Turano.com
Umberto A. Turano
President
$193.0
-1.3%
562
726
Manufacturer of baked goods, breads
MAGELLAN DEVELOPMENT
GROUP LLC; Chicago
312-642-8869
MagellanDevelopment.com
David J. Carlins
President
$191.5
-47.1%
92
92
LITTLE LADY FOODS INC.
Elk Grove Village
847-806-1440
LittleLadyFoods.com
John Geocaris
Chairman, CEO
$190.0
7.3%
430
430
Frozen-food processor
RTC INC.
Rolling Meadows
847-640-2400
RTC.com
Richard Nathan
CEO
$190.0
11.8%
362
783
Retail marketing products and services
STEINER ELECTRIC CO.
Elk Grove Village
847-228-0400
SteinerElectric.com
Harold Kerman
CEO
$188.8
4.0%
415
475
Electrical and industrial supplies, automation products, motor repair,
generator sales
166
167
168
169
RABINE GROUP OF COS.
Schaumburg
888-722-4633
RabineGroup.com
Mike Johnson
President
$184.4
29.5%
275
275
Providers of pavement and roofing engineering, construction and maintenance
GUARANTEED RATE INC.
Chicago
773-290-0505
GuaranteedRate.com
Victor F. Ciardelli III
President, CEO
$182.3
3.5%
753
1,203
Mortgage lending and financial services
NUTRASWEET CO.
Chicago
312-873-5000
NutraSweet.com
Craig Petray
CEO
$180.0
NC
10
250
Manufacturer of artificial sweeteners
LOMAR CORP.2,15
Mount Prospect
847-590-7100
Rauland.com
Norman K. Kidder
President, CEO
$179.0
14.7%
325
606
Manufacturer and designer of integrated communication technology
and services
170
171
BIGGERS CHEVROLET/ISUZU
INC.; Elgin
847-742-9000
BiggersChevy.com
Jim Leichter
President, CEO
$178.0
9.9%
110
110
Auto dealership
CHICAGO BULLS7
Chicago
312-455-4000
Bulls.com
Jerry M. Reinsdorf
Chairman
$175.0
3.6%
92
96
Professional basketball team
No. 81 Tecta America Corp.
-18.0%
No. 236 Vienna Beef Ltd.
-21.9%*
No. 11 Ryerson Inc.
-25.0%
No. 97 Fidelitone Inc.
-26.8%
No. 301 ArrowStream Inc.**
-32.0%
No. 155 UGN Inc.
-32.4%
No. 182 BrightStar Group Holdings Inc.
-32.5%
No. 273 Jam Productions Ltd.
-33.3%
No. 274 Marilyn Miglin L.P.
-40.0%*
No. 148 Sun-Times Media Holdings LLC
-54.5%*
*Crain’s estimate
**Company ranked in online-only version of the
list at ChicagoBusiness.com/2012private
Four
Of the 20 companies listed above,
revenue fell at only four from
2010 to 2011: ArrowStream Inc.
(-29.2%), UGN Inc. (-9.6%),
Jam Productions Ltd. (-23.4%)
and Sun-Times Media Holdings
LLC (-10.9%, Crain’s estimate).
70.4%
The percent change in revenue
from 2010 to 2011 for Coyote
Logistics LLC, the largest increase
of the companies listed above.
Source: Crain’s reporting.
Integrator of security, fire alarm, lifesafety and building automation systems
Distributor of material handling
equipment
Real estate development, management and related services
Continued on Page 30
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS • APRIL 16, 2012 29
{105 See Page 26 for Trippe’s listing}
Electronic components maker gets spark from diverse lineup
If a company is going to
keep growing over 90, it
pays to be flexible, as the
executives at Chicagobased Trippe Manufacturing Co. can tell you.
In 1922, in an era when
lights weren’t included on
many new cars, Graham
Trippe (pronounced Trip)
started his company making high-beam headlights.
By the 1950s he had moved
on to providing flashing
lights for emergency vehicles, then by the 1970s the
company had expanded
once again to provide power equipment for ambulances, to run respirators
and the like.
When IBM Corp. made its
first personal computer in
1981, Trippe was there to
provide electronic support
products, such as backup
power and surge protec-
THE BROAD LINEUP—
THE COMPANY OFFERS
SOME 2,500 PRODUCTS
UNDER THE TRIPP LITE
BRAND THROUGH
RESELLERS SUCH AS
CDW CORP. IN
LINCOLNSHIRE—HAS
KEPT THE COMPANY
ON A GROWTH PATH.
tors. The company began
producing its own software
to manage the power used
by information technology
equipment in the mid1990s and then, as laptops
after 2000 began to replace
many desktop machines,
the company again zigzagged, selling racks and
cabling and connectivity.
The broad lineup—the
company offers some 2,500
products under the Tripp
Lite brand through resellers
such as CDW Corp. in Lincolnshire—has kept the
company on a growth path.
Keelin Wyman, an executive vice-president, arrived
at Trippe in the 1970s and
reports that sales have risen
every year since.
“It helps that we play in a
wide variety of markets,
both in the U.S. and internationally,” Mr. Wyman
says, noting that the company, whose lone foreign market when he arrived was
Canada, today sells to 80
countries. It sources its
products from contract
manufacturers, most based
in Asia. Much of the distribution is from the company’s 10-story, 1 millionsquare-foot warehouse,
which once belonged to the
now-defunct retailer Spiegel
Inc., on the South Side.
The company, with annual
sales of about $300 million,
has no plans to go public. It
might be a candidate for acquisition by a bigger competitor such as Eaton Corp.
of Cleveland, though Mr.
Wyman says management,
which is led by CEO Glen
Haeflinger, 44, has no interest in selling out at the moment. “There has been some
consolidation in this indus-
try recently, and
there is likely to be
more to come,” says
Philip Franklin,
chief financial officer of Littelfuse Inc.
in Chicago, which
makes fuses and
other power
management
products and is
in the hunt for
deals itself.
H. Lee Murphy
30 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
ERIK UNGER
Company/headquarters
BrightStar nurse Cassandras
Fonville works with patient Lovely
Davis, 17, in her Flossmoor home.
Home care a
growth engine
for BrightStar
Virtually every survey of
employment opportunities
over the next decade predicts
skyrocketing demand for athome caregivers to look after
America’s aging population.
BrightStar Group Holdings
Inc. aims to claim a good
share of that market.
From a standing start 10
years ago, when CEO Shelly
Sun grew distressed over
the limited options she had
for an infirm elderly relative and decided to start
her own home-care service,
she has expanded Gurneebased BrightStar to encompass 260 franchised locations in 38 states employing 8,000 people. Revenue
last year rose 58 percent to
almost $157 million. She
plans to expand to 400 locations by 2014.
“We think we can add 75
to 100 locations a year without allowing quality to suffer,” says Ms. Sun, 41. She
starts construction this
summer in Madison, Wis.,
on the company’s first facilities of its own, offering assisted-living care in a 36-bed
setting, with Alzheimer’s patients part of the target audience. She hopes to grow that
into a chain while expanding the home-care network
to 28 countries over the next
decade.
There may be plenty of
competition standing in the
way, notes Kevin Smith, interim executive director of
the National Private Duty Association in Indianapolis. He
estimates the number of
home-care agencies at 18,000
in the U.S., with more opening all the time. “The growth
in this industry has been startling,” Mr. Smith says. “I get
entrepreneurs calling me
constantly asking how to get
started in home care.”
BrightStar’s biggest rivals
include such franchise organizations as Right at
Home Inc. in Omaha, Neb.,
and Comfort Keepers Inc. in
Dayton, Ohio. Ms. Sun
hopes to outflank them by
reaching into more sophisticated segments, such as
nurse training and hospice
care. She also expects to take
BrightStar public eventually.
H. Lee Murphy
171
173
174
174
174
177
177
179
180
Phone/website
Top executive
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
of 12/31/11;
% change
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS INC. 815-625-0980
Chicago
Halo.com
Marc Simon
CEO
$175.0
9.4%
250
475
Distributor of promotional corporate
products
BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS
CO.; Frankfort
815-464-9994
BRFoods.com
Eric G. Johnson
President, CEO
$173.0
10.9%
10
252
Manufacturer of liquid products, including signature sauces and condiments
HALLSTAR CO.2
Chicago
312-554-7400
Hallstar.com
John J. Paro
$170.0
Chairman, president, CEO 21.4%
87
154
Supplier of polymer additives and
personal-care ingredients
ROSE PACKING CO.14
Barrington
847-381-5700
RosePacking.com
Dwight Stiehl
President
$170.0
1.2%
550
600
Pork processing for retail and foodservice industry
TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT CORP. 708-418-0900
Lansing
TECMungo.com
R. F. “Skip” Mungo
President, CEO
$170.0
32.8%
250
300
Wholesale distributor of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning products
APPLIED SYSTEMS INC.
University Park
Reid R. French
CEO
$165.0
13.0%
600
840
Insurance software development and
services
EXECUTIVE CONSTRUCTION INC. 708-236-3300
Hillside
ECIBuild.com
John F. Blacketor
President
$165.0
57.1%
115
115
GONNELLA BAKING CO.
Chicago
312-733-2020
Gonnella.com
Nick Marcucci
President, CEO
$164.0
2.5%
420
510
Manufacturer and distributor of fresh
and frozen bakery products
GOGO LLC
Itasca
877-350-0038
GogoAir.com
Michael Small
President, CEO
$160.2
69.2%
329
463
In-flight Internet service, streaming
video
708-534-5575
AppliedSystems.com
General contractor, construction
manager
.
Filed documents for initial public
offering, December 2011
181
182
183
KLEIN TOOLS INC.
Lincolnshire
847-821-5500
KleinTools.com
Thomas R. Klein
President
$159.0
7.4%
NA
1,000
BRIGHTSTAR GROUP HOLDINGS 866-777-7110
INC.; Gurnee
BrightstarCare.com
Shelly Sun
CEO
$156.8
58.2%
85
109
Home health care staffing
COLUMBIA PIPE & SUPPLY CO.
Chicago
773-927-6600
ColumbiaPipe.com
William D. Arenberg
Chairman, CEO
$156.4
-5.8%
160
375
Distributor of industrial pipe, valves,
fittings and plumbing equipment and
supplies
312-781-0265
Skender.com
Joseph Skender
President
$154.0
18.5%
80
80
General contractor
312-616-9600
C-K.com
Peter G. Krivkovich
President, CEO
$152.6
2.0%
278
551
Advertising, media, interactive and
public relations services
630-556-3731
XSportFitness.com
Steven M. Rayman
Chairman, CEO
$152.0
7.0%
847-581-8600
Hammacher.com
Richard W. Tinberg
CEO
$152.0
4.8%
55
175
Specialty retail catalog
630-261-1600
TheRoomPlace.com
Bruce Berman
Chairman
$151.0
-9.0%
574
650
Furniture retailer
312-559-2999
SuperiorGraphite.com
Edward O. Carney
President, CEO
$150.7
32.9%
86
331
Graphite and carbon manufacturer
847-742-1516
IHCConstruction.com
David J. Rock
President
$150.5
-27.2%
152
152
General contracting, design-build,
underground utility construction
630-754-2300
MoreyCorp.com
Scott Morey
CEO
$150.0*
42.9%*
NA
600
Electronic manufacturing services
312-453-1700
TheParkingSpot.com
Martin H. Nesbitt
President, CEO
$148.9
17.6%
30
1,866
Parking lot ownership and management
312-930-9400
QST.com
Thomas A. Danch
President, CEO
$145.0
11.5%
27
745
Manufacturer and distributor of
apparel components
630-250-9090
Henricksen.com
Michael D. Assell
President
$143.0
10.2%
118
185
Contract office furniture dealer
773-374-1000
BerglundCo.com
Fred Berglund
President
$142.0
1.4%
350
350
Construction manager, general contractor and facade restoration specialist
877-286-2809
AdvantageChev.com
Desmond A. Roberts
President
$140.0
7.7%
165
165
Auto dealerships
847-299-9550
CumminsAllison.com
William Jones
Chairman, CEO
$140.0
3.7%
500
1,000
Manufacturer of check and coin sorting equipment
847-695-9300
Plote.com
Daniel Plote
President, CEO
$140.0
-9.7%
400
400
Road paver and builder
773-927-6622
SchulzeBurch.com
Kevin M. Boyle
President, CEO
$140.0
9.4%
450
450
Contract manufacturer and marketer
of pastries and snacks
847-364-8500
WeberMarking.com
Glenn C. Gilly
President, CEO
$140.0
1.4%
280
550
Labeling and coding solutions
847-675-1000
LoeberMotors.com
Michael Loeber
President
$139.0
17.1%
120
120
Auto dealership
773-847-4600
WorldsFinestChocolate.com
Edmond F. Opler
Chairman, CEO
$137.0
7.9%
460
460
Candy manufacturer
773-254-2400
ChiGourmetSteaks.com
James J. Stevens
President
$136.5
5.0%
110
125
Meat processing
630-455-3700
TurtleWax.com
Denis John Healy Jr.
CEO
$136.0
-9.3%
98
132
Manufacturer of automotive appearance and performance products
312-397-5760
Centro.net
Shawn Riegsecker
President
$133.5
15.4%
148
238
Technology and media services
847-564-4090
SteveFoley.com
Stephen X. Foley Sr.
$133.0
Chairman, president, CEO 7.8%
45
60
Auto dealerships
CONSTRUCTION CO.
184 SKENDER
Chicago
CO.
185 CRAMER-KRASSELT
Chicago
FITNESS INC.
186 CAPITAL
Big Rock
SCHLEMMER & CO.
186 HAMMACHER
Niles
PLACE
188 ROOM
Lombard
GRAPHITE CO.
189 SUPERIOR
Chicago
CONSTRUCTION COS. LLC
190 IHC
Elgin
CORP.
191 MOREY
Woodridge
PARKING MANAGEMENT
192 PRG
LLC; Chicago
INDUSTRIES INC.
193 QST
Chicago
& CO.
194 HENRICKSEN
Itasca
CONSTRUCTION CO.
195 BERGLUND
Chicago
AUTO GROUP
196 ADVANTAGE
Hodgkins
CORP.
196 CUMMINS-ALLISON
Mount Prospect
CONSTRUCTION CO.
196 PLOTE
Hoffman Estates
& BURCH BISCUIT CO.
196 SCHULZE
Chicago
MARKING SYSTEMS INC.
196 WEBER
Arlington Heights
MOTORS INC.
201 LOEBER
Lincolnwood
FINEST CHOCOLATE
202 WORLD’S
INC.; Chicago
PROVISION INC.
203 LINCOLN
Chicago
WAX INC.
204 TURTLE
Willowbrook
LLC
205 CENTRO
Chicago
FOLEY AUTO GROUP
206 STEVE
Northbrook
2,16
13
Manufacturer of professional hand
tools and protective equipment
2,800 Health club operator
3,400
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207
208
209
210
211
212
213
213
213
213
217
218
219
220
221
221
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
% change
of 12/31/11;
from 2010
worldwide Type of business
COMPANIES THAT LEFT THE LIST:
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
KRONOS FOODS INC.
Glendale Heights
224-353-5353
KronosProducts.com
Michael B. Austin
CEO
$132.0
8.6%
200
520
Manufacturer and distributor of
specialty Mediterranean foods
TONY RIZZA ENTERPRISES
Tinley Park
708-429-6600
RizzaCars.com
Anthony V. Rizza
President
$131.0
7.4%
100
100
Auto sales, banking, real estate, insurance
TRUSTWAVE HOLDINGS INC.
Chicago
312-873-7500
Trustwave.com
Robert J. McCullen
$129.4
Chairman, president, CEO 16.1%
NA
600
Data security and IT solutions
SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES
INC.; Downers Grove
630-769-4300
Sentinel.com
Dennis Hoelzer
President, CEO
$127.6
31.1%
251
371
Technology design, deployment,
support and integration
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRIES INC.; Addison
630-588-8800
Associated-Solutions.com
Michael B. Romano
President, CEO
$127.1
18.3%
179
330
Supply-chain solutions provider
CERMAK PRODUCE INC.
Cicero
708-863-1100
CermakFreshMarket.com
Dimitrios “Jimmy”
Bousis; president, CEO
$126.0
5.0%
700
700
Chain of grocery stores
BLISTEX INC.
Oak Brook
630-571-2870
Blistex.com
David C. Arch
Chairman, CEO
$125.0
25.0%
NA
200
Manufacturer of lip balm and other
personal-care products
CHICAGO MEAT AUTHORITY INC. 800-383-3811
Chicago
ChicagoMeat.com
Jordan M. Dorfman
President
$125.0
13.6%
350
350
Meat processor
MINER ENTERPRISES INC.3
Geneva
630-232-3000
MinerEnt.com
David W. Withall
$125.0
Chairman, president, CEO 8.7%
150
330
Manufacturer of rail car components
WOZNIAK INDUSTRIES INC.
Oakbrook Terrace
630-954-3400
WozniakIndustries.com
Michael R. Wozniak
President
$125.0
25.0%
130
260
Manufacturer of forged, stamped, fabricated and machined metal components
GEORGE SOLLITT CONSTRUCTION 630-860-7333
CO.; Wood Dale
Sollitt.com
John D. Pridmore
President
$124.3
-4.4%
76
76
SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORP. 847-385-1600
Mount Prospect
BatteryChargers.com
Donald A. Schumacher
Chairman, CEO
$124.0
NC
70
940
Manufacturer of battery chargers,
transformers and welders
General contractor, construction
manager
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
INC.17; Buffalo Grove
224-676-7272
IPA-C.com
John R. Burgess
Managing director
$123.5
2.1%
1,195
1,235
Management consulting
JORDAN INDUSTRIES INC.
Chicago
847-945-5591
TheJordanCompany.com
John W. “Jay” Jordan II
Chairman, CEO
$121.6
-1.9%
10
975
Diversified manufacturer
BUTERA FINER FOODS INC.
Elgin
847-741-1010
ButeraMarket.com
Paul Butera
CEO
$120.0
4.3%
625
625
Retail grocery chain
GERBER PLUMBING FIXTURES
LLC; Woodridge
630-754-0278
GerberOnline.com
Michael E. Werner
President, CEO
$120.0
7.1%
70
150
Manufacturer of vitreous china, castiron plumbing fixtures, faucets, fittings
Continued on Page 32
◗ Aspen Marketing Services Inc.
Acquired by Epsilon division of Plano,
Texas-based Alliance Data Systems Corp.
2010 revenue: $312 million
◗ Donlen Corp.
Acquired by Park Ridge, N.J.-based
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.
2010 revenue: $920.5 million
BLOOMBERG L.P.
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
◗ GOODBYE
CEO Andrew Mason
◗ Groupon Inc.
Went public in November 2011.
2010 revenue: $312.9 million
◗ H20 Plus L.P.
Acquired by Tokyo-based Pola Orbis
Holdings Inc.
2010 revenue: $125 million (Crain’s
estimate)
◗ Orval Kent Food Co.
Acquired by Beaverton, Ore.-based
Reser’s Fine Foods
2010 revenue: $250 million
◗ Richco Inc.
Acquired by Milton Keynes, U.K.based Filtrona PLC
2010 revenue: $83 million
Source: Crain’s reporting
32 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
◗ WELCOME ABOARD
At least 11 companies on the list
got a new top executive this year.
COMPANIES THAT HAVE A NEW LEADER:
No. 5 Topco Associates LLC
Randall J. Skoda, president, CEO
No. 6 CDW LLC
Thomas E. Richards, president, CEO
No. 14 Tribune Co.
Eddy Hartenstein, president, CEO
No. 40 Trustmark Cos.
Joseph L. Pray, president, CEO
No. 56 Pregis Corp.
Kevin Baudhuin, president, CEO
No. 81 Tecta America Corp.
Brynne Smith, president, CEO
No. 101 Vi
Randal J. Richardson, president
No. 148 Sun-Times Media
Holdings LLC Timothy Knight, CEO
No.177 Applied Systems Inc.
Reid R. French, CEO
No. 194 Henricksen & Co.
Michael D. Assell, president
No. 249 Universal Scrap Metals
Inc. Barry B. Riback, president
Source: Crain’s reporting
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
of 12/31/11;
% change
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
221
221
225
226
227
JOHNSON PUBLISHING CO.
Chicago
312-322-9241
JohnsonPublishing.com
Linda Johnson Rice
Chairman
$120.0
NC
124
161
Publishing, entertainment, cosmetics
NOVAK CONSTRUCTION CO.
Chicago
773-278-1100
NovakConstruction.com
John Novak
President
$120.0*
NC
80
80
General contractor
MICRODYNAMICS GROUP
Naperville
630-527-8400
MicroDG.com
Thomas F. Harter Sr.
Chairman, president, CEO
$119.0
24.0%
145
175
Billing and statement processing,
mailing and electronic presentation
CLARK & WAMBERG LLC
North Barrington
847-304-5800
ClarkWamberg.com
Tom Wamberg
CEO
$118.0
3.5%
45
400
Management consulting
INTERIOR INVESTMENTS LLC
Lincolnshire
847-325-1000
InteriorInvestments.com
Michael Greenberg
Donald Shannon
Co-principals
$115.5
21.6%
95
150
Contract office furniture dealer
228
229
230
231
232
233
233
235
236
237
237
NELSEN STEEL CO. L.P.
Franklin Park
847-671-9700
NelsenSteel.com
C. Davis Nelsen II
Chairman, CEO
$114.9
9.4%
80
81
Steel manufacturer
ILLINOIS AUTO ELECTRIC CO.
Aurora
630-862-3300
IllinoisAutoElectric.com
H. Bruce Sirotek
Chairman, CEO
$114.0
14.0%
169
247
Sales and distribution of transportation,
industrial and outdoor care products
PROMOWORKS LLC
Schaumburg
847-310-2600
PromoWorks.com
Dan Steever
CEO
$113.0
NC
130
410
Marketing services
W.S. DARLEY & CO.
Itasca
708-345-8050
Darley.com
Paul C. Darley
President, CEO
$112.1
0.5%
62
195
Manufacturer and distributor of
tactical and firefighting equipment
TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
ENTERPRISES LLC; Chicago
312-738-5500
TSE-LLC.com
Todd Berger
President, CEO
$112.0
15.5%
158
182
Third-party logistics
B2B COMPUTER PRODUCTS LLC 630-396-6300
Addison
B2BComp.com
Michael A. Theriault
President, CEO
$110.0
31.3%
75
100
Information technology reseller
LIBERTYVILLE CLASSIC GROUP 847-367-1700
Libertyville
LincolnMercurys.com
Daniel H. Marks
President, CEO
$110.0
7.8%
50
50
Auto dealership
EMPLOYCO USA INC.
Westmont
630-920-0000
Employco.com
Robert A. Wilson
CEO
$109.0
NC
4,869
7,342
VIENNA BEEF LTD.13
Chicago
773-278-7800
ViennaBeef.com
James W. Bodman
Chairman, CEO
$108.0
1.9%
250
400
ARTHUR J. ROGERS & CO.
Elk Grove Village
847-297-2200
ArthurJRogers.com
William G. Schmitz
President, CEO
$105.0
2.9%
50
50
Commercial real estate
RIM LOGISTICS LTD.
Roselle
630-595-0610
RimLogistics.com
Robert J. Mueller III
CEO
$105.0
41.9%
164
247
International and domestic freight
forwarding, customs brokerage,
warehouse, distribution, logistics
239
239
COMPACT INDUSTRIES INC.
St. Charles
630-513-9600
CompactInd.com
Dale Veronica Brown
Vice-chairman, CEO
$103.0
8.4%
104
104
Contract manufacturer and
co-packer of dry foods
WILLIAM A. RANDOLPH INC.3
Gurnee
847-856-0123
WARandolph.com
Anthony Riccardi Sr.
President
$103.0
7.3%
50
50
Construction, general contractor
Human resources outsourcing
Food processor
Continued on Page 34
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS • APRIL 16, 2012 33
{210 See Page 31 for Sentinel’s listing}
When corporate budgets
turn tight amid an economic downturn, Sentinel
Technologies Inc. stands
to benefit.
Downers Grove-based
Sentinel got its start in the
1980s as a maintenance
service for IBM mainframes. Then in the ’90s
the company started reselling Cisco network
products. More recently,
Sentinel has built a network operations center
that remotely monitors
“IT’S IMPRESSIVE
HOW ALMOST
ANYTHING CAN BE
DONE REMOTELY ON
A COMPUTER THESE
DAYS.”
Deborah Gillespie,
Joyce Foundation
clients’ networks, something that has come into
vogue for companies seeking to outsource more of
their hardware and software problem-solving.
“We can watch for hackers and for viruses invading a client’s network,”
says Dennis Hoelzer, 59,
who founded Sentinel and
has remained president
and CEO for the firm’s entire history. Last year was
the company’s best ever,
with revenue surging 31
percent, to $127.6 million.
Some of the credit goes to
Mr. Hoelzer’s decision to
expand—a new branch office opened in Grand
Rapids, Mich., in October—but even more important has been the decision
to focus on network monitoring. “A router or a
switch can go bad for a
client, or they can lose
connection with a carrier.
Or maybe they need a new
configuration in their software setup. We can see all
this happening and help
them deal with it immediately,” Mr. Hoelzer says.
For many clients, Sentinel brings substantial savings. The Loop-based Joyce
Foundation, a nonprofit
with $800 million in assets
and 25 employees, once
employed a full-time network engineer to oversee
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Chicago’s Largest Privately Held
Companies. For the complete listing,
visit, ChicagoBusiness.com/2012private
its computers but found he
had trouble filling his days
with real work. He’s gone
now, replaced by an
arrangement in which Sentinel sends an employee to
the company for a half-day
each week while the rest of
the time providing remote
24-hour support and monitoring service.
“It’s impressive how almost anything can be done
remotely on a computer
these days,” says Deborah
Gillespie, Joyce’s vice
president of finance and
administration. “They can
do maintenance and repairs from their home office. If a server is acting
up, they can reboot it for
us. If something becomes
a real problem, I like the
fact they have a deep
bench, including people at
Cisco, to fall back on.”
There has been a lot of
acquisition and consolidation activity in the reseller
space lately, but Mr. Hoelzer is standing on the sidelines. “We’ve had 20 offers
over the years from bigger
companies interested in
buying us,” he says. “But
I’m comfortable with the
way things are now. In fact,
our recent growth has got
us all pretty excited here.”
H. Lee Murphy
THINKSTOCK
IT security outsourcer sees surge of demand
34 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
LOCATION, LOCATION
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CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
94
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
2
Company/headquarters
90
94
88
3
4
55
1
290
5
94
80
LARGEST COMPANIES BY COUNTY
By 2011 revenue
1. Health Care Service Corp. (Cook County)
$49.0 billion
2. CDW LLC (Lake County)
$9.6 billion
3. Havi Group L.P. (DuPage County)
$8.3 billion*
4. OSI Group LLC (Kane County)
$5.5 billion
5. Central Grocers Inc. (Will County)
$1.9 billion
13
2011 revenue Full-time local
employees as
(millions)
of 12/31/2011
% change
worldwide
Type of business
from 2010
Phone/website
Top executive
Maureen Beal
$102.0
Chairman, president, CEO 26.4%
130
132
Moving company
241
242
243
243
243
246
247
248
249
250
251
NATIONAL VAN LINES INC.
Broadview
708-450-2900
NationalVanLines.com
WISS JANNEY ELSTNER
ASSOCIATES INC.; Northbrook
847-272-7400
WJE.com
William J. Nugent
President, CEO
$100.3
10.3%
192
473
Architecture, engineering,
materials science
EARTH FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
Addison
800-335-3267
Ecos.com
E. Van Vlahakis
CEO
$100.0*
NA
60
300
Manufacturer of environmentally
friendly household cleaners
PEER FOODS INC.
Chicago
773-927-1440
PeerFoods.com
Larry O’Connell
President
$100.0
NC
12
200
Processor of meats for the foodservice and retail industry
SAYERS40 INC.
Vernon Hills
847-391-4040
Sayers.com
Gale E. Sayers
Chairman, CEO
$100.0
8.7%
60
100
Information technology products
and services
ADDISON SEARCH LLC18
Chicago
312-424-0300
AddisonSearch.com
Thomas B. Moran
CEO
$99.7
34.8%
383
1,405
Temporary and permanent
staffing
MARKETING WERKS INC.
Chicago
312-228-0800
MarketingWerks.com
Julie Guida, Scott Moller $99.0
Managing partners
-0.1%
152
170
Advertising and marketing
MACHINERY SYSTEMS INC.2
Schaumburg
847-882-8085
MachSys.com
Ronald J. Mager
Chairman, president, CEO
$98.5
16.8%
48
85
Distributor of machine tools, cutting
tools and factory floor software
UNIVERSAL SCRAP METALS INC. 312-666-0011
Chicago
USMScrap.com
Barry B. Riback
President
$98.4
16.9%
90
90
Scrap metal recycling
CONTINENTAL ELECTRICAL
CONSTRUCTION CO.; Skokie
847-677-1600
CECCo.com
David A. Witz
President
$98.0
5.4%
430*
430*
Electrical and network technology contracting
OTTO ENGINEERING INC.
Carpentersville
847-428-7171
OttoExcellence.com
Thomas J. Roeser
President
$96.7
7.8%
549
549
Manufacturer of audio accessories for two-way radios and
controls for electrical switching
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
H.W. LOCHNER INC.13
Chicago
312-372-7346
HWLochner.com
Hal Lochner
Chairman
$96.1
15.5%
80
525
Engineering consultant
CHICAGO HEIGHTS STEEL13
Chicago Heights
708-756-5619
CHS.com
Bradley Corral
President
$95.0
3.3%
252
252
Steel manufacturer
TREASURE ISLAND FOODS INC. 773-327-4265
Chicago
TIFoods.com
Maria Kamberos
President, CEO
$94.4
6.5%
545
545
Retail grocery chain
GARY LANG AUTO GROUP
McHenry
815-385-2100
GaryLangAuto.com
Gary Lang
President
$94.0
6.8%
105
105
Auto dealership
FOUR SEASONS HEATING & AIR
CONDITIONING INC.; Bedford Park
773-577-2709
FourSeasons-Chicago.com
David Musial
CEO
$93.1
2.4%
646
646
Residential heating and air
conditioning contractor
TCA HOLDINGS LLC7
Chicago
773-463-1234
TCAHoldings.com
Steven L. Schwartz
President, CEO
$93.0
1.1%
1,200
2,500
DAUBERT INDUSTRIES INC.
Burr Ridge
630-203-6800
Daubert.com
Mike Dwyer
President, CEO
$92.6
19.8%
131
157
6. Gary Lang Auto Group (McHenry County)
$94.0 million
* Crain’s estimate
WHERE THE COMPANIES ARE LOCATED
210 Cook County
57 DuPage County
32 Lake County
13 Kane County
11 Will County
5 McHenry County
Note: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.,
the No. 1 company on the list, is based in McLean
County and is not included in these charts.
Owner and manager of tennis
and fitness clubs
Manufacturer of corrosion-inhibiting products, adhesives and
car care products
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS • APRIL 16, 2012 35
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
WHO’S ON TOP
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
CRAIN'S NO. 1'S OVER THE YEARS
259
260
261
262
262
262
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
271
273
274
275
276
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions); employees as
of 12/31/11;
% change
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
1992 Montgomery Ward & Co.
$5.8 billion
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
FLORSTAR SALES INC.2
Romeoville
815-836-2800
Florstar.com
F. Wade Cassidy
CEO
$91.5
5.2%
108
166
Wholesale distributor of floor coverings;
provider of logistical services
MNJ TECHNOLOGIES DIRECT INC.
Buffalo Grove
847-634-0700
MNJTech.com
Susan Kozak
President
$91.2
5.5%
74
79
Computer hardware and software
reseller
EVANS FOOD GROUP LTD.
Chicago
773-254-7400
EvansFood.com
Alejandro Silva
Chairman
$91.0
2.2%
80
230
Snack-food manufacturer
GRECIAN DELIGHT FOODS INC.
Elk Grove Village
847-364-1010
GrecianDelight.com
Peter Parthenis Jr.
President, CEO
$90.0
12.5%
240
260
Greek food supplier and manufacturer
HOLLY HUNT ENTERPRISES INC.
Chicago
312-329-5999
HollyHunt.com
Holly A. Hunt
CEO
$90.0
2.3%
165
230
Designer, manufacturer and distributor
of interior furnishings
UPTOWN MOTORS INC.
Chicago
773-794-7100
MarinoCJD.com
Gregory A. Marino
President
$90.0
7.6%
70
70
Auto dealership
HINDA INC.14
Chicago
773-890-5900
Hinda.com
Michael Arkes
CEO
$89.0
0.7%
88
97
Developer and manager of incentive
programs
2000 Marmon Group Inc.
OTHER WORLD COMPUTING INC.
Woodstock
815-338-8685
MacSales.com
Lawrence R. O'Connor
President, CEO
$88.3*
24.4%*
137
137
Operator of online catalogs of computer,
iPad, iPod and iPhone accessories
2001 Marmon Group Inc.
SMITHBUCKLIN CORP.
Chicago
800-539-9740
SmithBucklin.com
Henry S. Givray
President, CEO
$87.5
7.5%
420
651
Association management company
2002 Marmon Group Inc.
WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE
INC.; Itasca
630-285-8000
Smithe.com
Walter E. Smithe III
President
$87.0
1.5%
400
400
Furniture retailer
2003 Marmon Group Inc.
KENWOOD LIQUORS GROUP
Homer Glen
708-590-8210
KenwoodLiquors.biz
JoAnn Dixon
President, CEO
$86.0
7.5%
100
100
Chain of liquor stores
2004 Marmon Group Inc.
1993 Montgomery Ward & Co.
$5.9 billion
1994 Montgomery Ward & Co.
$7.0 billion
1995 Montgomery Ward & Co.
$7.0 billion
1996 Montgomery Ward & Co.
$6.6 billion
1997 Marmon Group Inc.
$6.0 billion
1998 Alliant Foodservice Inc.
$6.1 billion
1999 Marmon Group Inc.
$6.5 billion
$6.8 billion
$6.4 billion*
$5.8 billion
$5.7 billion
$6.4 billion
2005 Reyes Holdings LLC
NEW WORLD VAN LINES INC.
Chicago
800-422-9300
NWVL.com
Shirley Marx
Chairman
$84.1
9.3%
143
607
Moving company
BAIRD & WARNER INC.
Chicago
312-368-1855
BairdWarner.com
Stephen W. Baird
President, CEO
$84.0
-8.7%
166
166
Real estate brokerage; mortgage, title
and home services
L&D GROUP INC.
Montgomery
630-892-8941
LyonWorkspace.com
R. Peter Washington
Chairman, CEO
$84.0
-6.7%
101
473
Manufacturer and distributor of workplace equipment
2008 U.S. Foodservice Inc.
JAM PRODUCTIONS LTD.
Chicago
312-266-6262
JamUSA.com
Arny Granat
President
$82.9
-23.4%
40
40
Concert promoter; festivals and corporate
special events
2009 U.S. Foodservice Inc.
MARILYN MIGLIN L.P.
Chicago
312-266-4600
MarilynMiglin.com
Marilyn J. Miglin
President, CEO
$82.6
30.0%
30
70
Fragrance, cosmetics, skin-care products
NAVMAN WIRELESS HOLDINGS
Glenview
847-832-9950
NavmanWireless.com
T.J. Chung
President, CEO
$81.5
8.7%
30
315
GPS fleet tracking; seller of GPS
technology
FCL BUILDERS LLC
Itasca
630-773-0050
FCLBuilders.com
Michael J. Boro
President
$81.2
24.9%
34
34
Design-build general contractor
$7.3 billion
2006 Reyes Holdings LLC
$8.4 billion
2007 Reyes Holdings LLC
$9.7 billion
$19.8 billion
$18.9 billion
2010 U.S. Foodservice Inc.
Continued on Page 36
$18.8 billion
2011 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
$64.3 billion
Data not adjusted for inflation. *Company estimate.
Source: Crain’s reporting
36 APRIL 16, 2012 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
LARGEST PERCENT INCREASE IN REVENUE
From 2010 to 2011
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate.
No. 153 Royal Buying Group Inc.
117.2%
No. 322 Orsini Healthcare*
Company/headquarters
19
2011 revenue Full-time local
(millions) employees as
% change of 12/31/2011
worldwide Type of business
from 2010
Phone/website
Top executive
Bill DeForrest
President, CEO
$81.0
5.9%
170
1,400
$80.0
28.2%
92
92
277
LANE HOSPITALITY INC.
Northbrook
847-498-6650
LaneHospitality.com
278
278
278
278
282
283
TYSON MOTOR LLC
Shorewood
815-741-5530
TysonMotor.com
Anthony H. Blake
President
CHARLES INDUSTRIES LTD.
Rolling Meadows
847-806-6300
CharlesIndustries.com
Joseph T. Charles Sr. $80.0
President
3.9%
95
490
Manufacturer of telecommunications,
marine and industrial electrical products
CURRAN CONTRACTING CO.
Crystal Lake
815-455-5100
CurranContracting.com
James “Rick” Noe
President
$80.0
-16.7%
240
240
Asphalt paver and road builder
GOLD EAGLE CO.3
Chicago
773-376-4400
GoldEagle.com
Marc Blackman
President, CEO
$80.0
NC
165
165
Manufacturer and marketer of automotive
chemicals and additives
BELT RAILWAY CO. OF
CHICAGO; Bedford Park
708-496-4000
BeltRailway.com
Patrick J. O’Brien
President
$79.4
9.2%
440
440
Operator of an intermediate switching
railroad
WINDY CITY WIRE CABLE &
TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS LLC
Bolingbrook
630-633-4500
SmartWire.com
Richard G. Galgano
CEO
$79.3
14.3%
128
152
Distributor and manufacturer of wire and
cable; distributor of electrical devices
284
285
286
O'HARE AUTO GROUP
Des Plaines
847-297-5700
OHareAutoGroup.com
Kevin Mize
President, CEO
$77.3
-2.0%
105
105
Sales and service of Honda and Hyundai
ABELSONTAYLOR INC.
Chicago
312-894-5500
Abelson-Taylor.com
Dale Taylor
President, CEO
$77.0
10.0%
457
462
Advertising
ADVANCE MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS INC.11
Arlington Heights
847-593-2510
AdvMech.com
David M. Weiner
President, CEO
$76.5
23.4%
265
265
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
plumbing and service contractor
287
288
289
290
RADIO FLYER INC.
Chicago
773-797-9100
RadioFlyer.com
Robert Pasin
President, CEO
$76.3
-25.9%
67
117
Manufacturer of wagons, tricycles,
scooters and other toys
KELSO-BURNETT CO.
Rolling Meadows
847-259-0720
Kelso-Burnett.com
Brad R. Weir
President, CEO
$76.0
10.1%
300
300
Electrical and telecommunications
contractor
CHELSEA & SCOTT LTD.
Lake Bluff
847-615-2110
OneStepAhead.com
Karen B. Scott
President
$75.7
5.0%
125
125
Catalog and online children's clothing
retailer
NELSON WESTERBERG INC.
Elk Grove Village
847-437-2080
NelsonWesterberg.com
John R. Westerberg
Chairman, CEO
$75.1
3.2%
150
379
Corporate, office and industrial moving and
storage services; records management
107.4%
No. 69 Coyote Logistics LLC
70.4%
No. 180 Gogo LLC
69.2%
No. 318 Krusinski Construction Co.*
59.4%
No. 182 BrightStar Group Holdings Inc.
58.2%
No. 295 Austin Chemical Co.*
57.7%
No. 177 Executive Construction Inc.
57.1%
LARGEST PERCENT DECREASE IN REVENUE
From 2010 to 2011
No. 99 McGrath Lexus/Acura/Honda/Hyundai
-12.6%
No.160 Leopardo Cos. Inc.
-14.7%
No. 320 Optima Inc.*
-15.3%
No. 279 Curran Contracting Co.
-16.7%
No. 121 Alter Group Ltd.
-20.0%
No. 67 Old World Industries LLC
-21.3%**
No. 273 Jam Productions Ltd.
-23.4%
No. 287 Radio Flyer Inc.
-25.9%
*Company ranked in online-only version of list
at ChicagoBusiness.com/2012private
**Crain’s estimate
Source: Crain’s reporting
Holding company with interests in office
products, hotel ownership and management, real estate development, agriculture
Auto dealerships
Crain’s list of privately held companies, while the most comprehensive available, is not a complete list of private companies in the Chicago area because of the right of such companies to withhold
information. Information for this list is provided by the companies, and Crain’s takes their word for sales and employee figures. Cooperatives are included in the definition of privately held companies. On this list are companies with headquarters in the six-county region: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is based outside the six-county area, but Crain’s made an exception for it because of its size; the local employment figure includes its McLean County headquarters.) All revenue and employee figures are as of 12/31/11 unless
noted. Crain’s estimates are in gray; actual revenue figures may vary. Crain’s estimates are based on industry analysis and benchmarks, news reports and a wide range of other sources. Asterisk:
Company-provided estimate. NA: Not available. NC: No change. 1. Previously listed as US Foodservice Inc. 2. Fiscal year ends in September. 3. Fiscal year ends in March. 4. Fiscal year ends in July.
5. Fiscal year ends in August. 6. Fiscal year ends in January. 7. Fiscal year ends in June. 8. Previously listed as Chas. Levy Co. 9. Revenue does not include international membership firms. 10. As of
9/30/11. 11. Fiscal year ends in February. 12. Fiscal year ends in May. 13. Fiscal year ends in April. 14. Fiscal year ends in October. 15. Previously listed as Rauland-Borg Corp. 16. Previously listed as
Harlem Furniture LLC. 17. Previously listed as International Profit Associates Inc. 18. Previously listed as Addison Professional Financial Search LLC. 19. Previously listed as Lane Industries Inc.
Researched and edited by Allison Riggio and Gabrielle Tompkins, with additional research by Crain’s reporting staff
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS • APRIL 16, 2012 37
INDEX
A
A.T. Kearney Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
AbelsonTaylor Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Abt Electronics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Ace Hardware Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Acme Refining Scrap Metal Co. . . . 90
Adco Global Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Addison Search LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Advance Mechanical Systems Inc. . . 286
Advanced Equities Financial Corp. . 92
Advantage Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . 196
AIT Worldwide Logistics Inc. . . . . . . 98
Alden Management Services Inc. . . 94
Aldridge Electric Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Alter Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
American Hotel Register Co. . . . . . . 49
Amsted Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Applied Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Arthur J. Rogers & Co. . . . . . . . . . . 237
Associated Material Handling Industries
Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Atlas Lift Truck Rentals & Sales Inc. . . 158
B
B2B Computer Products LLC . . . . . 233
Baird & Warner Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP . . 135
Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. . . . . 173
BDO USA LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Belt Railway Co. of Chicago . . . . . . 282
Berglund Construction Co. . . . . . . . 195
Berlin Packaging LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Biggers Chevrolet/Isuzu Inc. . . . . . 170
Blistex Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
BlueStar Energy Holdings Inc. . . . . 143
Boler Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bradner Central Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
BrightStar Group Holdings Inc. . . . 182
Bulley & Andrews LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Butera Finer Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 221
C
Campagna-Turano Bakery Inc. . . . . 161
Capital Fitness Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Carl Buddig & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
CC Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CDW LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Celtic International Inc. . . . . . . . . . 157
Central Grocers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Centro LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cermak Produce Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Charles Industries Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 278
Chelsea & Scott Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Chicago Bears Football Club Inc. . . 105
Chicago Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Chicago Cubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Chicago Heights Steel . . . . . . . . . . 253
Chicago Meat Authority Inc. . . . . . . 213
Chicago White Sox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Clark & Wamberg LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Clune Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 104
Columbia Pipe & Supply Co. . . . . . . 183
Compact Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . 239
ComPsych Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Continental Electrical Construction
Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Continental Motors Group . . . . . . . . 84
Convergint Technologies LLC . . . . 139
Coyote Logistics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cramer-Krasselt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Crowe Horwath LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Culligan International Co. . . . . . . . . . 51
Cummins-Allison Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 196
Curran Contracting Co. . . . . . . . . . 278
D
Daniel J. Edelman Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Daubert Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 258
DoALL Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
DSC Logistics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Duchossois Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E
Earth Friendly Products . . . . . . . . . 243
Eby-Brown Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ed Miniat Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Edward Don & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Elkay Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . 73
Emkay Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Empire Today LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Employco USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Enesco LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Evans Food Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 261
Executive Construction Inc. . . . . . . 177
F
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates
LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
FCL Builders LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Fellowes Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ferrara Pan Candy Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Fidelitone Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fifield Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
First Hospitality Group Inc. . . . . . . 149
Florstar Sales Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Flying Food Group LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Follett Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Forsythe Technology Inc. . . . . . . . . . 31
Fort Dearborn Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning
Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Frank Consolidated Enterprises Inc. . . 24
FreedomRoads LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
G
Gary Lang Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . 255
Gas Depot Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
George Sollitt Construction Co. . . . 217
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC . . . . 221
Gogo LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Gold Eagle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Gold Standard Enterprises Inc. . . . 129
Gonnella Baking Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Grant Thornton LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Graycor Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Grecian Delight Foods Inc. . . . . . . . 262
Griffith Laboratories Worldwide Inc. . .47
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co. . . 140
Guaranteed Rate Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
H
H.W. Lochner Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
HallStar Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Halo Branded Solutions Inc. . . . . . . 171
Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. . . . . 186
Harpo Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Havi Group L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Health Care Service Corp. . . . . . . . . . 2
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC . . . . 44
Heico Cos. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Henricksen & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Hill Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Hinda Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Holly Hunt Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . 262
Hostmark Hospitality Group . . . . . . 118
Hub International Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
I
IHC Construction Cos. LLC . . . . . . . 190
Illinois Auto Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . 229
Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. . . . 17
Interior Investments LLC . . . . . . . . 227
International Services Inc. . . . . . . 219
J
Jam Productions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 273
James McHugh Construction Co. . 126
Jel Sert Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Joe Rizza Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . 132
Johnson Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . . . 221
Jordan Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 220
K
Kelso-Burnett Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Kenny Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 59
Kenwood Liquors Group . . . . . . . . . 269
Klein Tools Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Koch Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Kronos Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
L
L&D Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Lane Hospitality Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Leopardo Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc. 89
Libertyville Classic Group . . . . . . . 233
Lincoln Provision Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Little Lady Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Loeber Motors Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Lomar Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
M
Machinery Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . 248
MacLean-Fogg Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Magellan Development Group LLC . . 162
Marilyn Miglin L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Marketing Innovators International
Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Marketing Werks Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 247
MAT Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Mazzetta Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
McGrath Lexus/Acura/Honda/
Hyundai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
McMaster-Carr Supply Co. . . . . . . . . 23
Medline Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Meridian Group International Inc. . 86
Merisant Worldwide Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. . . . 76
Microdynamics Group . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Midland Paper Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Miner Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 213
MNJ Technologies Direct Inc. . . . . 260
Morey Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Motor Coach Industries International
Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Motor Werks Partners L.P. . . . . . . . . 87
N
National Van Lines Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 241
Navman Wireless Holdings . . . . . . 275
Nelsen Steel Co. L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Nelson Westerberg Inc. . . . . . . . . . 290
NES Rentals Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . 117
Network Services Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
New World Van Lines Inc. . . . . . . . . 270
Newly Weds Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
North American Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Novak Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 221
NutraSweet Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Nuveen Investments Inc. . . . . . . . . . 36
O
O'Hare Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Old World Industries LLC . . . . . . . . . 67
O'Neil Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
OSI Group LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Other World Computing Inc. . . . . . 266
Otto Engineering Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
P
Panduit Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Parksite Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Patrick Dealer Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Peacock Engineering Co. . . . . . . . . . 80
Peer Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Pepper Construction Group . . . . . . 28
Phoenix International Freight Services
Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Plote Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 196
PLS Financial Services Inc. . . . . . . . 127
Portillo's Restaurant Group . . . . . . 131
Potbelly Sandwich Works LLC . . . . 133
Power Construction Co. LLC . . . . . . 53
Pregis Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PRG Parking Management LLC . . . . 192
PromoWorks LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Q
QST Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Quantum Foods LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
R
Rabine Group of Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Radio Flyer Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Raja Foods LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Readerlink LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reyes Holdings LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
RIM Logistics Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Room Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Rose Packing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Royal Buying Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . 153
RTC Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ryerson Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S
S&C Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safeway Insurance Co. . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sayers40 Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co. . . . . . . 196
Schumacher Electric Corp. . . . . . . . 218
Schwarz Paper Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seaton Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seko Worldwide LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Sentinel Technologies Inc. . . . . . . . 210
Serta Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Shell Vacations LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Shure Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sipi Metals Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Skender Construction Co. . . . . . . . . 184
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP . . . 128
SmithBucklin Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Solo Cup Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sram LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Steiner Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Steve Foley Auto Group . . . . . . . . . 206
Sun-Times Media Holdings LLC . . . 148
Superior Graphite Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 189
SymphonyIRI Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 46
T
Tandem HR Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
TCA Holdings LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tecta America Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tempel Steel Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Temperature Equipment Corp. . . . 174
Terlato Wine Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 110
ThoughtWorks Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tony Rizza Enterprises . . . . . . . . . 208
Topco Associates LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Transportation Solutions Enterprises
LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
TransUnion LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Treasure Island Foods Inc. . . . . . . 254
Tribune Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trippe Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . 105
True Value Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Trustmark Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Trustwave Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . 209
TTX Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turtle Wax Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tuthill Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ty Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tyson Motor LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
U
UGN Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
United Scrap Metal Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 120
Universal Scrap Metals Inc. . . . . . . 249
Uptown Motors Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
US Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
Vi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vienna Beef Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Vmark Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Volvo Sales & Service Center Inc. . 146
W
W.S. Darley & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Walsh Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Walter E. Smithe Furniture Inc. . . . 268
Waterton Associates LLC . . . . . . . . 130
Weber Marking Systems Inc. . . . . . 196
Weber-Stephen Products Co. . . . . . 152
William A. Randolph Inc. . . . . . . . . 239
William Blair & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Wilton Brands Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windy City Wire Cable & Technology
Products LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Wirtz Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc. . .242
World's Finest Chocolate Inc. . . . . 202
Wozniak Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 213
Z
ZS Associates Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105