Auburn University: Fifty-four Auburn alumni-owned or led companies receive 2021-22 Top Tigers awards
Auburn University and the Harbert College of Business are recognizing 54 businesses for exceptional growth, revenue and entrepreneurial spirit. In its eighth year, “Top Tiger” honorees are among the fastest-growing companies founded, owned or led by Auburn University alumni.
Co-sponsored by the Harbert College and Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors, the companies were selected based on their compounded annual growth rates as measured over a three-year period. They were ranked according to total revenue and operations in a manner consistent with the Auburn Creed.
Two of this year’s Top Tigers’ recipients grew by more than 500 percent: Veryable Inc., an online labor marketplace for manufacturing, logistics and warehousing based in Dallas; and Two Maids and A Mop of Auburn, a performance-based cleaning service. Two Maids and A Mop was co-founded by Harbert alumnus Blue Akers and his wife, Nicole, an Auburn College of Liberal Arts graduate.
Top Tiger honorees for 2021-2022 by category are:
Large companies (revenue of $30,000,001 and above) listed in the order of their growth rate are: Columbia Care; Pearce Services LLC; Newline Interactive; Cobbs Allen; Stone Martin Builders LLC; Progress Bank; Simulations Plus Inc.; Wilson Lumber; Lewis M. Carter; Star Discount Pharmacy Inc./Star Market Inc; SEA Wire and Cable Inc.; Oakworth Capital Bank; Lavender Inc.; Fulcrum Construction; Scott Contracting LLC; and Fite Building Company.
Medium companies (revenue of $5,000,001 to $30,000,000) listed in the order of their growth rate are:
Veryable Inc.; Bridgeworth LLC; Method Mortgage; Regulatory Solutions LLC; Lake Homes Realty; MartinFederal Consulting LLC; GIO Architectural Tile & Stone; Grand Bay Construction LLC; High Level Marketing LLC (previously Bell Media); MCM Technology; Building & Earth Sciences Inc.; Noah’s Animal Hospitals; First National Bank of Hartford; Blackjack Horticulture; C&I Enclosures; WRD Inc./Timber Products Inspection Inc.; and The Prewitt Group.
Small companies (revenue of $0 to $5,000,000) listed in the order of their growth rate are:
Two Maids & A Mop of Auburn; El Guapo (New Orleans Beverage Group LLC); Pottsburg Animal Clinic; Airship; 30A Luxury Vacations; Eshelman Construction; SafeSpray Pest Control; Farrior Homes LLC; SiteMix LLC; Shoals Area Veterinary Emergency PC; Freedom Financial Group; New Latitude Movers (formerly Move & Store); Bradfordville Animal Hospital; Lee Veterinary Clinic PC; Auburn Flowers and Gifts; Troy Rhone Garden Design; Clay Chalkville Animal Clinic; Southern Financial Group; L&K Consulting; Taylor Workshop LLC; and the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association.