In its June 6 issue, Business Week ranked three Minnesota
companies in its annual “Hot Growth Companies” listings for their three-year profit-growth rates.
ASV
(Nasdaq: ASVI) the Grand Rapids
manufacturer of compact loaders and other small construction equipment, was
ranked 13th. ASV’s profit growth was 165.3 percent.
Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV) based in Eden Prairie, which provides e-commerce software and services, was ranked 59th, with growth of 78.1 percent.
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) also in Eden Prairie, makes rapid-prototyping equipment for a variety of consumer-products manufacturers. It ranked 91st. Profit growth: 50.3 percent.
