Qualis Ranks #1280 on Inc. Magazine's 5000 Fastest Growing Companies

Huntsville, Ala., August 12, 2009 – Inc. magazine today ranked Qualis Corporation number 1280 on its Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the country. This is the third year in a row Qualis has ranked on the Inc. 5000. An extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, the Inc. 5000 includes 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. 

“Ranking on the Inc. 5000 for a third year in a row really highlights the exceptional service our employees provide to our customers,” says Elizabeth Morard, President and CEO of Qualis Corporation. “We are honored to have travelled this road of growth with our talented employees.”

Qualis also ranks number 101 in the top Government service firms in the country. The company also reported three-year sales growth of 247.1%.

Qualis Corporation is a woman-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, AL with 16 years of proven performance on more than 60 contracts supporting the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, NASA, major primes, and commercial customers. Qualis assists warfighters, space explorers, and national security specialists through expertise in systems engineering; text and evaluation; acquisition and program management; and logistics.

Qualis started in 1993 with two employees, President and CEO Elizabeth Morard, her partner Mary Engel, and $10,000.  The company now employs more than 350 people and has employees in 16 states, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Qualis ranked number 1294 on the 2008 Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the country, and ranked 1967 on the 2007 list. 

For more information, contact Cathy Shields at (256) 971-1707 or cshields@qualis-corp.com or visit www.qualis-corp.com.