O’Connor Brewing Co. among Virginia’s fastest growing companies

CHANTILLY, Va. – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce released a list of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Commonwealth Thursday, and a beloved local brewery has a lot to celebrate.

Norfolk’s O’Connor Brewing Company ranked no. 32 on the list of the “Fantastic 50.” The business was celebrated at the Chamber’s 23rd annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50 Awards Banquet” at the Westfields Mariott in Chantilly Thursday.

At the end of the banquet, the Chamber announced five Virginia Vanguard winners, all who were recognized for the highest growth in the categories of service, technology, manufacturing, retail/wholesale and recognizing the company with the highest overall growth in Virginia.

Again, O’Connor Brewing Company came out on top as it was recognized for the highest growth in manufacturing.

Here is the list of the 2018 Virginia Vanguard Winners:

• Highest Overall Growth: B.E.S. Technology Inc., Ashburn
• Technology: DH Tech, Leesburg
• Service: Alpha Omega Integration LLC, McLean
• Manufacturing: O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk
• Retail/Wholesale: Brandito LLC, Richmond

Below is the full list of the Fantastic 50 award winners:

1. B.E.S. Technology Inc., Ashburn (Virginia Vanguard – Highest Overall Growth)
2. Alpha Omega Integration LLC, McLean (Virginia Vanguard – Service)
3. DH Tech, Leesburg (Virginia Vanguard – Technology)
4. Perfecta, Springfield
5. Syntelligent Analytic Solutions LLC, Falls Church
6. Super Systems Inc. (SSi), Virginia Beach
7. Hilb Group, Richmond
8. AM LLC, Arlington
9. Creative Systems and Consulting LLC, McLean
10. Artemis Consulting Inc., Vienna
11. Apogee Research LLC, Arlington
12. Cynet Systems Inc, Ashburn
13. C3 Integrated Solutions, Arlington
14. Spatial Front Inc., McLean
15. Highlight Technologies LLC, Fairfax
16. Convoke, Arlington
17. NEOSTEK Inc., Arlington
18. Eagle Hill Consulting, Arlington
19. DIGITALSPEC LLC, Fairfax
20. American Cyber Inc., Clifton
21. Concept Plus LLC, Fairfax
22. Davis Defense Group Inc., Stafford
23. Virginia Foundation Solutions Inc., Virginia Beach
24. E3 Federal Solutions, McLean
25. ValidaTek Inc., McLean
26. The Bridge Group LLC, Bumpass
27. Criterion Systems, Vienna
28. Integrated Health Services, Hampton
29. Darkblade Systems, Stafford
30. 1Rivet, Reston
31. SOLitude Lake Management, Virginia Beach
32. O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk (Virginia Vanguard – Manufacturing)
33. MicroHealth LLC, Tysons
34. Tesla Government Inc, Vienna
35. Cape Henry Associates, Virginia Beach
36. NuAxis Innovations, Vienna
37. Contract Solutions Inc., Manassas
38. Tribal Tech LLC, Alexandria
39. ITA International LLC, Yorktown
40. DANE LLC, Chantilly
41. RM Advisory Services LLC, Alexandria
42. Brandito LLC, Richmond (Virginia Vanguard – Retail/Wholesale)
43. Divurgent, Virginia Beach
44. SecuriGence, Leesburg
45. Sevatec, Fairfax
46. Firebird AST, Falls Church
47. ITility LLC, Herndon
48. T. Parker Host Inc., Norfolk
49. The Frontier Project, Richmond
50. JES Foundation Repair, Virginia Beach

The Fantastic 50 program is the only annual statewide award that recognizes Virginia’s fastest growing businesses. In order to be eligible, a company must be privately held and headquartered in Virginia, show revenues between $200,000 and $200 million and demonstrate positive revenue growth and positive net income in its most recent fiscal year over the previous year.

Click here to learn more about the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.