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2009 LIST OF THE 5,000 FASTEST-GROWING BUSINESSES

TWR Lighting, Inc. Ranks No. 4,090 on the 2009 Inc. 5,000
With Three-Year Sales Growth of 31%

NEW YORK, August 23, 2008 – Inc. today ranked the Houston,Texas company TWR Lighting, Inc. No. 4,089 on its annual Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. This marks the second consecutive year in which TWR Lighting, Inc. has been honored. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

“The Inc. 5,000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy – the entrepreneurial part,” said Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “This years list is even more robust than our debut effort in 2007. Our expanded format has allowed us to dig deeper into the entrepreneurial economy than we—and, quite possibly any other business publication—ever have.”

TWR Lighting, Inc. is a 28 year old, privately held Texas corporation which designs, engineers and manufactures high quality aviation obstruction lighting systems to be installed on the top of man-made structures over 150 feet tall. From it’s Houston based facilities, TWR Lighting markets and distributes the latest in patented hazard lighting technology worldwide for numerous types of applications including communications & broadcast towers, wind turbines, smokestacks & industrial chimneys, water tanks, bridges and building tops. Meeting the strict standards of the FAA and numerous other international aviation regulatory agencies, TWR Lighting backs its diverse family of products with rigorous quality processes, rapid response customer service and 24/7/365 system monitoring and technical support.

The 2009 Inc. 5,000, as revealed online at www.inc.com, reported median revenue of $9.9 million and median three-year growth of 180 percent. Complete information on this year’s Inc. 5,000, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company, almost all of them written as a result of Inc. interviews with management. In addition, the list is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry, city, state, region, and year founded.

Methodology
The 2009 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2005 through 2008. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2008, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2005, and $2 million in 2008.

Companies can apply for next year’s Inc. 500 and Inc. 5,000 by registering with IncBizNet, the new social network for private companies that will launch this fall on Inc.com.

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