FAST COMPANY RANKS THE WORLD'S 50 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES:
EIGHT OF THE 50 ARE BASED IN THE NORTHEAST
(FAIRFIELD, CT, NEW YORK, NY, STRATHAM, NH, ARMONK, NY,
BURLINGTON, MA, BURLINGTON, VT, CORNING, NY)
NEW YORK, February 20, 2008 Fast Company magazine has announced
its "Fast 50" list of the world's most innovative companies. Eight of the 50
firms named to the 2008 list are based in and around the Northeast (Fairfield,
CT, New York, NY, Stratham, NH, Armonk, NY, Burlington, MA, Burlington, VT,
and Corning, NY). The Fast 50 firms in the Northeast that made the list are:
No. 4 GE (Fairfield, CT)
No. 12 News Corp. (New York, NY)
No. 21 Timberland (Stratham, NH)
No. 22 IBM (Armonk, NY)
No. 24 Anomaly (New York, NY)
No. 31 IRobot (Burlington, MA)
No. 35 Burton (Burlington, VT)
No. 38 Coring (Corning, NY)
Expanded profiles of theses companies can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/3catzj.
The list also highlights how innovation can drive economic growth. From green
consumer-products phenomenon Method to 100-year-old Corning, which
spends $2 million each workday on R&D, the list celebrates companies that
are redefining the rules of business through new ideas.
Other notable 2008 Fast 50 firms include:
No. 1 Google (Mountain View, CA)
No. 2 Apple (Cupertino, CA)
No. 3 Facebook (Palo Alto, CA)
No. 4 GE (Fairfield, CT)
No. 5 Ideo (Palo Alto, CA)
The complete list and related stories appear in the March 2008 issue of Fast
Company magazine (available on newsstands February 19 - March 25).
Expanded profiles can be found at http://tinyurl.com/3catzj, where users can
also nominate their own Fast 50 Reader Favorite.
Fast Company Editors are available to discuss the most innovative companies
and how new ideas and fresh initiatives can lead the U.S. to economic growth.
About Fast Company magazine:
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trends and visionaries that are sparking change and creating the future of
business. With a total paid circulation of 746,161, Fast Company explores the
profound innovation, creative breakthroughs, best and "next" practices that
are driving the business world.
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