B.E. 100s Neighborhood Improvement - African American business enterprises and executives

Black Enterprise, June, 2001 by Marjorie Whigham-Desir

GlobalView Technologies L.L.C. No. 31

Network integration, installation, and professional services are the hallmark of this Detroit-based company breaking onto the list with $103.5 million in gross sales. Lead by CEO Hiram E. Jackson, the 1999 start-up employed 375 people last year.

MPS Group Inc. No. 49

Started in 1994, this diversified Detroit-based company offers an array of products and services including interior flooring, industrial and environmental cleanup, demolition and decommissioning, along with commodities brokering and transportation. Under the helm of CEO Roderick K. Rickman, the $71.5 million company employs 250 and has been selected the Michigan Minority Business Development Council Supplier of the Year for 2000 and 20001.

Medical Care Management No. 58 (tied)

Established in 1996, this Nashville, Tennessee, concern develops and manages health maintenance organizations and related managed-care organizations in Tennessee. Anthony J. Cebrun is chairman and president of the $60 million company, which employs 350.

Sun State International Trucks Inc. No. 70

This Tampa, Florida-based company is heavily into trucking--heavy trucking, that is, including sales, lease, rental, parts, and service. Started in 1985, the company came under majority-black ownership in 2000, under the leadership of Oscar J. Harton, its president, and employs 140 with gross sales of $46 million.

ITS Services Inc. No. 78

In the midst of the I-95 technology beltway sits Springfield, Virginia-based ITS Services Inc., which provides information technology and telecommunications support services. Started in 1991, the company, led by President Angela M. Mason, had sales of $41.28 million last year and employed 300.

Triad Management Systems Inc. No. 92 (tied)

This Rockville, Maryland-based company provides information technology, technical engineering, and human resource contract services. Started in 1988, the company grossed $32 million in sales and employed 450 under the tutelage of its president, LeRoy E. Wildy.

American Product Distributors Inc. No. 94 (tied)

This Charlotte, North Carolina-based company provides all manner of business and janitorial supplies to the likes of Office Depot, Bank of America, Bank One, and State Farm Insurance. Established in 1992, and led by Chairman and CEO C. Ray Kennedy, the 18-employee firm grossed $30 million in sales last year.

Metropolitan Facility Resources No. 94 (tied)

Specializing in the sales and installation of commercial furniture and carpenting, the Detroit-based company grossed $30 million in sales last year. Its president, Darrell W. Francis, started the 11-person firm in 1997.

JIL Information Systems Inc. No. 98

Started in 1991, the Vienna, Virginia-based IT firm provides systems engineering, integration, installation, database design, and development, among other services, to a host of companies in the 275-employee company had sales of $29.8 million last year.