GreenSpark Solar, Black Button Distilling, and Conifer Realty Lead 2023 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 37th Annual List of Fastest-growing Privately-Owned Businesses
37th Annual List of Fastest-Growing, Privately-Owned Companies
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce announced the rankings for the Greater Rochester Chamber 2023 Top 100 List at an awards ceremony on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at the Floreano Convention Center, attended by 1,500 business and community leaders from the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes region. GreenSpark Solar took the number one spot on the 37th annual list and has been providing renewable energy to the Greater Rochester region for more than 20 years. Grain-to-glass distillery Black Button Distilling and real estate development and management company Conifer Realty, LLC rounded out the top three.
The annual Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 list celebrates the fastest-growing, privately owned companies in the Greater Rochester nine-county region. Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce accounting partner KPMG LLP determines Top 100 rankings based upon dollar and percentage revenue growth over a three-year period, which allows companies large and small to compete on a level playing field. All revenue information received is kept in the strictest of confidence and is not made public.
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy said “The Top 100 companies are some of the most powerful economic drivers for our Rochester region. They are the fastest-growing companies thanks to their leadership, employees, and customers. Despite the many challenges facing business in Greater Rochester and across the globe today, they are thriving and growing – and they are creating jobs and economic growth. We are grateful to our Top 100 companies for making the Rochester region so successful. The 2023 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 companies employ nearly 13,000 people in the Greater Rochester region and employ over 7,000 more across the country. This year, these companies generated over $5.4 billion in revenue, creating an undeniable impact on our regional economy. Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate on Thursday, and to all our sponsors and supporters for making this annual recognition celebration possible.”
To be eligible for the Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100, businesses must be independent, privately held, headquartered in the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes region, and have revenue of at least $1 million in each of the three most recent fiscal years. The program recognizes Rochester’s reputation as a region of innovation spurred by a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
The manufacturing industry led the list with 26 companies placing on this year’s Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100. 24 construction companies, 20 service firms, 14 technology businesses, ten wholesale and distribution companies, three financial services companies, and three retail companies were also included on the list.
The nomination process for the 2024 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 begins in February and goes on until the end of June. For more information, contact Greater Rochester Chamber Events Director Susan George at Susan.George@GreaterRochesterChamber.com.