Indiana Growth 100

In 2000, Crown E.S.A. was recognized as a Growth 100 company by the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which is part of Indiana University's Kelly School of Business.

The award is presented to Indiana's leading high-potential, high-growth companies at the center's seventh-annual Growth 100 Dinner and Awards Banquet at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis. Rapid-growth, high-potential, entrepreneurial Indiana companies with annual sales of at least $1 million are eligible for the annual award.

This year, 80 privately-owned companies were selected from nominations submitted by companies across the state, the release said. This year's Growth 100 honorees have an average sales volume of $8.8 million, with a growth rate averaging 58 percent.

Inc Magazine Top 500

Crown E.S.A. was named as one of the top 500 fastest growing companies in the United States in 2001 by Inc. Magazine.

"The 2001 Inc 500 companies are most notable as exemplars of financial fitness in a fitful economy. This year's honorees boast an average five-year growth rate of 1,933% -- the highest since 1996."