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21 August 2009

 

nLIGHT named one of America’s 5000 fastest-growing private firms

nLIGHT of Vancouver, WA, USA, which manufactures high-power semiconductor lasers and specialty optical fibers for material processing, medical, defense, solar and consumer applications, has been named to Inc's annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America.

INC 5000 consists of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America based on percentage revenue growth from 2005-2008.

“We continue to grow despite the recession and achieved record revenue in the second quarter,” says president & CEO Scott Keeney.

Previously, in May, for the fourth consecutive year nLight was ranked 76th in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecom and life-sciences companies in North America (based on percentage fiscal-year revenue growth over five years, from 2004 to 2008).   

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